Wednesday, July 13, 2022

B.B. King


 





















Artist:  B.B. King
Birth Name:  Riley B. King
Born:  September 16, 1925.  Berclair, Mississippi, USA
Died:  May 14, 2015 (Aged 89).  Las Vegas, Nevada, USQ
Genre:  Blues, Rhythm And Blues, Blues Rock, Soul Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Memphis Blues
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist, Record Producer
Instruments:  Guitar, Vocals

B.B. King was an American Blues Singer, Songwriter, Electric Guitarist and Record Producer.  He introduced a sophisticated style of Soloing based on string bending and shimmering vibrato that influenced many later Electric Blues Guitarists.  He was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 1987, and is considered one of the most influential Blues Musicians of all time, nickname "The King Of The Blues".




















Title:  Blue Shadows - Underated Kent  Singles 1958-1962 (Limited Collectors Edition) (2022) 

Genre:  Blues, Rhythm And Blues, Blues Rock, Soul Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Memphis Blues

Label:  Waxtime In Color

Rating:   *****


Format:  LP


Tracks:


Side One:


 1.  Beatician Blues (2:03)

 2.  Blues Shadows (3:48)

 3.  Days Of Old (2:30)

 4.  The Worst Thing In My Life (3:50)

 5.  I Stay In Te Mood (2:34)

 6.  Sugar Mama (2:45) 

 7.  Mean Ole Frisco (2:33)

 8.  Why Do Everything Happen To Me (2:48)


Side Two:


 1.  The Fool (A Fool Too Long) (2:42)

 2.  I Can Hear My Name (aka My Black Name) (2:23)

 3.  Treat Me Right (Oh Baby) (2:23)

 4.  Army Of The Lord (3:07)

 5.  Partin' Time (3:01)

 6.  Walkin' Dr. Bill (3:42)

 7.  Someday (2:35)

 8.  Please Accept My Love (2:34)

 9.  Peace Of Mind (2:18)


Personnel:


B.B. King:  Vocals, Guitar, Plus:


Side One:  Tracks:  1, 2, 4, Recorded in Los Angeles, California


Leo Lauchie:  Bass

Sonny Freeman:  Drums

Die Jetro:  Piano

Johnny Board:  Tenor Saxophone

Bobby Forte:  Tenor Saxophone

Kenny Sands:  Trumpet


Side One:  Tracks:  3, 8, 9, Recorded In Los Angeles, California, January 1958


Johnny Board:  Tenor Saxophone

Lawrence Burdine:  Alto Saxophone

Barry Hubert:  Baritone Saxophone

Kenny Sands:  Trumpet

Henry Boozier:  Trumpet

Marshall York:  Bass

Millard Lee:  Piano

Ted Curry:  Drums


Side One:  Tracks:  6, 7, and Side Two:  Track 3, Recorded In Los Angeles, California,February 7-9, 1959


Johnny Board:  Tenor Saxophone

Lawrence Burdine:  Alto Saxophone

Barry Hubert:  Baritone Saxophone

Kenny Sands:  Trumpet

Henry Boozier:  Trumpet

Marshall York:  Bass

Millard Lee:  Piano

Ted Curry:  Drums


Side One:  Track 5, Recorded in Los Angeles, California, probably 1958


Johnny Board:  Tenor Saxophone

Lawrence Burdine:  Alto Saxophone

Folyd Newman:  Baritone Saxophone

Kenny Sands:  Trumpet

Henry Boozier:  Trumpet

Jymie Merritt:  Bass

Millard Lee:  Piano

Ted Curry:  Drums


Side Two:  Track 1, in Los Angeles, California, 1959


Johnny Board:  Tenor Saxophone

Lawrence Burdine:  Alto Saxophone

Barry Hubert:  Baritone Saxophone

Henry Boozier:  Trumpet

Hobart Dotson:  Trumpet

Kenny Sands:  Trumpet

Marshall York:  Bass

Millard Lee:  Piano

Ted Curry:  Drums

Sonny Freeman:  Drums


Side Two:  Track 2 , Unidentified Bass, Organ, Piano, Drums, Recorded in Los Angeles, California, 1961


Side Two:  Track 4, Recorded in Los Angeles, California, April 3, 1959


Sonny Freeman:  Drums

The Charioteers:  Backing Vocals, Handclaps

Unknown Bass, Piano, Organ


Side Two:  Track 5, Recorded in Los Angeles, California, March 16, 1960


Johnny Board:  Tenor Saxophone

Lawrence Burdine:  Alto Saxophone

Barry Hubert:  Baritone Saxophone

Henry Boozier:  Trumpet

John Browning:  Trumpet

Kenny Sands:  Trumpet

Pluma Davis:  Trombone

Marshall York:  Bass

Lloyd Glenn:  Piano

Ted Curry:  Drums

Sonny Freeman:  Drums


Side Two:  Track 6, Recorded in Los Angeles, California, March 3, 1960


Lloyd Glenn:  Piano

Ralph Hamilton:  Bass

Jesse Sailes:  Drums


Side Two:  Tracks:  7, 9, Recorded in Los Angeles, California, April 10, 1961


Unknown Saxophone, Bass, Piano, Drums, Strings


Side Two:  Track 8, Recorded in Los Angeles, California, August 1958


The Vocal Chords:  


Jewel Aikens, Terry. Evans, James Russell, Thomas Turner:   Vocals


Blue Shadows - Underated Kent  Singles 1958-1962 is the collection album by B.B. King, released on May 27, 2022 by Wastime In Color, Limited Collectors Edition, 180 Gram Red Colored Vinyl.










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