B.B. King's music has been anthologized and put in box sets many times, but this is the first single-disc collection that truly spans the American icon's career. It starts with his breakthrough 1951 No. 1 R&B hit "Three O'Clock Blues" and ends, chronologically, with 2000's "Ten Long Years" from his platinum-selling, pop-chart-topping smash collaboration with Eric Clapton, Riding with the King. In between there are 19 numbers that trace King's creative peaks (1969's "The Thrill is Gone," 1960's "Rock Me Baby") and valleys (1973's disco-inspired "I Like to Live the Love"). And they all tell the story of his growth as a performer. As the years and tunes tumble by, King's guitar solos become more expansive and adventurous, and his cross-genre experiments, like 1987's "When Love Come to Town" with U2, grow bolder. "I'll Survive," also featured here, has become King's late-career theme song, but as he heads toward his 80th birthday on September 16, 2005--still playing 150 concerts a year with his vastly influential guitar skills sharp and his voice just a bit weathered--King's version of survival contains genuine majesty. --Ted Drozdowski
SIDE A 1. The Thrill Is Gone 2. Payin' The Cost To Be The Boss 3. Everyday I Have The Blues 4. How Blue Can You Get 5. Please Love Me 6. Guess Who
SIDE B 1. You've Done Lost Your Good Thing Now 2. Save A Seat For Me 3. I Am Willing To Run All The Way 4. Long Nights 5. From The Bottom [with Sonny Boy Williamson] 6. That Evil Child
One Kind Favor Music Artist : B.B. King Music Label : Geffen Records Release Date : 2008-08-26 Artistopia's Price :$11.34
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B.B. King returns to his blues roots with the help of producer T Bone Burnett on "One Kind Favor,". The legendary artist is backed on the effort by pianist Dr. John, drummer Jim Keltner and bassist Nathan East. The track list includes such blues chestnuts as Big Bill Broonzy's "Backwater Blues," Lonnie Johnson's "Tomorrow Night," Blind Lemon Jefferson's "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" and T-Bone Walker's "I Get So Weary."
No Description Available No Track Information Available Media Type: CD Artist: KING,B.B. Title: INDIANOLA MISSISSIPPI SEEDS Street Release Date: 10/25/2005 Domestic Genre: BLUES
