B. B. King and Eric Clapton

 

Artist:  B.B. King & Eric Clapton

Genre:  Blues, Electric Blues, Traditional Blues, Blues Rock, R&B

Original line-up:

B.B. King:  Vocals, Guitar

Eric Clapton:  Vocals, Guitar

B.B. King & Eric Clapton are the two legends by the Blues legend B.B. King and Rock Icon Eric Clapton (Guitar Ex The Roosters, The Yardbirds, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, The Immediate All-Stars, Eric Clapton & The Powerhouse, Cream, Blind Faith, The Dirty Mac, Plastic Ono Band, Delaney & Bonnie, Derek and The Domins, The Louisiana Gator Boys).  First performed together in NYC in 1967, over 30 years later, in 1999 the two longtime friends joined forces to create a collection of all new studio recordings of Blues Classics and Contemporary Songs.

Title:  Riding With The King (2026)

Origin:  USA & UK

Genre:  Blues, Electric Blues, Traditional Blues, Blues Rock, R&B

Label:  Surfdog Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Riding With The King (4:23)

 2.  Ten Long Years (4:40)

 3.  Key To The Highway (3:39)

 4.  Marry You (4:59)

 5.  Three O'Clock Blues (8:36)

 6.  Help The Poor (5:06)

 7.  I Wanna Be (4:45)

 8.  Worried Lfe Blues (4:25)

 9.  Days Of Old (3:00)

10. When My Heart Beats Like A Hammer (7:09)

11. Hold On, I'm Comin' (6:20)

12. Come Rain Or Come Shine (4:11)

Bonus Tracks:

13. Rollin' And Tumblin' (4:32)

14. Let Me Love You Baby (2:43)

Personnel:

B.B. King:  Co-Lead Vocals, Electric Guitar

Eric Clapton:  Co-Lead Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitars

Rhythm Sections:

Doyle Barmhall II:  Rhythm & Slide Guitar, Backing Vocals

Andy Fairweather Low:  Guitar

Jimmie Vaughan:  Guitar on Track 6

Joe Sample:  Keyboards, Acoustic Piano, Wurlitzer, Rhodes Electric Piiano

Tim Carmon:  Hammond, Organ

Nathan East:  Bass

Steve Gadd:  Drums

Jim Keltner:  Drums, Percussion

Paul Waller:  Drums, Programming

Susannah Melvoin:  Backing Vocals

Wendy Melvoin:  Backing Vocals

Riding With The King is a collaborative album by B.B.King  Eric Clapton, originally released on June 12, 2000 by Reprise, remastered and reissued On June 31, 2026 by Surfdong Records to honor B.B. King's 100th Birthday, and go on to sell over 2 million copies and win the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.