B.B. King is a great guitarist, no doubt about it! Y’all have yet to check out Roy Clark; he was a master of many genres and one of the best of all time. From the Spanish “Malagueña”, to a high speed “12th Street Rag”, to a gorgeous “Lara’s Theme”, to a comedic “Folsom Prison Blues”, to a “Guitar Boogie”, he could do it all!! Also can play a hot fiddle and banjo! Still waiting for y’all to add him to your mix!❤❤❤❤❤
Back in the day when I was visiting my father in Philadelphia B.B. King was in town for a concert. My father's girlfriend wanted to go to the concert, but my father worked at night and couldn't take her. He didn't want her to go alone so he bought two tickets and told me to escort her. I didn't want to. I was 19 years old and couldn't have cared less about the Blues because that was "old people's music." But I escorted her to the concert and was blown away by B.B. King. I've been a fan of the Blues ever since.
@@bazzer124 Indeed you are. I grew up in central New Mexico and now I live in central Texas. I saw a few bands in ABQ (The Beach Boys, Dave Clark 5), but all we ever get in Texas are second rate country artists.
I got to see two of his all day Blues Festivals which included people like Etta James, Koko Taylor, Buddy Guy and many others I probably wouldn’t have seen otherwise. I also saw him with Jeff Beck. Amazing!!😊
You have to listen to BB King live at Cook County Jail the song "How Blue Can You Get" You won't regret it. Saw him do it live in 1977 and I still get chills.
I was lucky to see B.B. King in May 2008 at a Harrah's Casino in Iowa. I was googling when B.B. died and saw this: "By his own estimate, King, who died May 14, 2015, had 15 children by 15 women, none of them his wives. He was also married twice, but neither marriage produced children." Now them's the blues!
He named her at an AR juke joint after it burned down...two guys were fighting over a girl named Lucille, they kicked over a bucket of coal oil that was burning in the middle of the room for heat. I saw him in a juke joint he bought in Indianola ms...lived a couple years in Clarksdale MS...Blues everyday and night
You might want to consider reacting to the early version of a band you may not realize started as a blues band - Fleetwood Mac. Peter Green, founder of the band is known as one of the best blues guitarist of all time. BB King said of Peter Green, "he has more talent in his little finger than I have in my whole body" and "he's the only one who gives me cold sweats." His 1970 live performance of Black Magic Woman, which he wrote, is available on RU-vid and I'd love to see your reaction to it.
In the bustling confines of an airport in 1992, serendipity granted me the chance to meet the legendary B.B. King. Amidst the hurried pace of travelers, his unmistakable presence shone like a beacon. Approaching with a mix of excitement and reverence, I exchanged a few words with the blues maestro, who exuded both humility and charm. Our brief encounter, framed by the hum of departing planes, became a timeless snapshot of crossing paths with a musical icon in the most unexpected of places.
One of the Three Kings of Blues. B.B. King, Albert King and Freddie King. For your next Blues song reaction, I'm gonna throw you for a loop... Do Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughn in session, Born Under a Bad Sign. That whole session they did was pure magic, but this was what they opened with and omg, you want some god level blues? Listen to that. On a side note, I remember the day B.B. King left us. I was at work when I heard the news and I stood up and walked out of the building and cried in the parking lot until my manager came out to see what was wrong. Through the tears I told him... My guitar hero, B.B. King just passed away. I sat there for a good half an hour and wept. You are missed and you are loved B.B.
I was going to say this one is a classic, but everything he does is classic. There’s really not much else to say that hasn’t been said about BB. BBN U2 got together and put out a song called “when love comes to town.” I highly recommend the song. 🕊❤️🎼
I’ve seen BB King live three times in Liverpool, England - twice in the 80’s and about 20 years ago. I totally lose myself when he’s playing and singing. The theatre could fall down around me and I wouldn’t have noticed. He’s a phenomenon. 10000% authentic and real. He feels the music with every note. You were both absolutely excellent in the way you presented him and felt his music. Thank you so much. You’re amazing. Samantha from Liverpool, UK.
Like all the truly greats it’s not what he plays, it’s what he doesn’t play. He doesn’t need to be too busy to convey the feeling, just the right notes, in the absolutely most tasteful way that strikes right through to your core. ✌️
Amber, love that you called out the Simplicity of his stuff which isn't simple at all but it denotes so much stuff without going to all the elaboration and yet it is so elaborate and emotional.
Love B.B. King. So grateful I got to see him before his passing. One of my favorite albums is his duet album with Eric Clapton. Any song off of that but especially the track "Riding With The King" is worthy of a listen.
Halfway through and it's incredible, but I must point out that he and Elvis Presley really liked each other a lot and while they didn't hang out together all the time they definitely dug each other. It's because by the time Elvis was a teen and driving a truck and all that stuff, he was fascinated with Beale Street or BB King was already established but they were both young and Elvis worshiped him basically and later when Elvis started to gain success, BB King was one of his best supporters.
They say BB, would stay, after his show for hours alot of the times talking to his fan,s, and signing autographs, he was quiet the gentleman!😊 I had the pleasure of seeing Mr, King a couple of times, great shows indeed! I wish i could have chatted with him! Nice reaction guy,s!😊😊
J&A, Ready for more blues? Anything off Albert Collins ‘Ice Pickin’ album is great. Try his “Master Charge”, “Too Tired” or "When the Welfare Turns Its Back on You”. He could really make that guitar talk. Blues artists I’ve seen in concert include Albert Collins, Son Seals, John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy and Robert Cray. edit- Albert jammed with George Thorogood at Live Aid and had a cameo in the movie "Adventures In Babysitting"!
One of my favourite blues tracks is "The Healer" by John Lee Hooker & with Carlos Santana on guitar, the blues & soul in that track will be Healing. Love & Light.
Blues On The Bayou and Riding With The King *Eric Clapton with BB King*, two must albums. I was fortunate to see BB 6 times. Amber talks about emotion and the blues...exactly because blues comes from the soul.
It's safe to say that for most lead guitar players from the 50s on, B.B. King was the teacher. That single note style with the string bends and especially that vibrato he got from the left hand on the fretboard is timeless. And he had a great blues voice (overlooked perhaps because of how great and influential he was on guitar) and he was a great bandleader. He'd have to be a great bandleader to keep a band going for all those years with musicians coming and going. You hear one of his records, you know right away it's him.
You know there were 3 kings of the blues BB King Albert King and Freddy King. I was luck to see BB 2 times in Chicago. But my Favorite player Buddy Guy. He just did his finale tour this year. Now *& years old and he was such a character with his stage personality. My favorite Buddy Guy song is "Skin Deep"
Blues is my favorite music to dance alone to! I was born in 1960, but was raised on tv shows that highlighted these incredible singers and also dancers. The Lawrence Welk show was one of the greatest
Amber nailed it. BB hits all the exact right notes to give you the powerful emotional impact that other artists can’t with 10x the notes. His singing is the same, stripped down to the essentials, which doesn’t bury the message in vocal tricks. You should also check out: We’re Gonna Make it - Little Milton On Broadway - George Benson This Masquerade - George Benson
He recorded an album with Eric Clapton, Riding With The King. It's great. I recommend the title track, Keys to The Highway or their cover of Sam and Dave's Hold on I'm Comin'
I had the good fortune of seeing Mr. King perform two times once in the late 80s and again around 2006. At the gig in the 80s at the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano, CA,I was about 10 ft from him. It was amazing. The man is a legend.
Eric Clapton who idolized B.B. King became good friends with the King over the years, and they did a bunch of stuff together. Try and check that out. You could tell there was love and respect between the two. Much like SRV and Albert King. Albert King kind of took SRV under his wing in the early days. Much Respect and love there. B.B. was a Humble man always ready to help one cause or another. A better man than me for sure. Love to you and yours!
BB did some great duets in 1993 with Ruth Brown, Etta James, Kate Webster, and Koko Taylor. Worth checking out. Also Katie Webster "Pussycat moan" is incredible.
Deuces Wild was a great album. He also did great duets with Willie Nelson, Zucchero, and one poignant one on Buddy Guy's album (I think it was "Stay a little longer"?).
You guys need to know, BB King did a whole album with Eric Clapton. Riding With The King. I think you'll love the title track, but they also covered the soul classic Hold On, I'm Comin'. Either of those are straight up blues joy!!
Love "The Thrill is Gone," but this lyric from "The Blues Come Over Me" just gets me: Up on a mountain, I'm drowning in the sea, All the clocks say midnight. When the blues come over me
Both of you are fantastic. It is so refreshing to see younger people beginning to enjoy the music of older generations. Thank you for that!!! You should react to 3 of BB King's songs The first two I am going to mention shows a little more of his vocals and are best to hear and watch live. 1) "To Know You Is To Love You- Live" in Africa 1974 and the video is on RU-vid. 2) "Never Make A Move Too Soon"- Live at Nick's 1983 and the video is on RU-vid 3) "I Like To Live The Love"- this song is better to listen than to look at a video. Hope you are able to react to one or all three on your show. Once again, thank you so very much for what you are doing!!! By the way my name is Jeffrey Lyes.
What A voice !!! 😮 this kind of blues are the fountain where everybody drank up to in England in the 50s. The kids like Eric Claptons/ Rolling stones/ the who/ Hendrix (USA)etc etc. They listened to this, from the American navy bases post WW2. , air waves. Liverpool,Manchester, also the American Air force Radio stations. The basic school was here 😊
Saw B.B. King at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury Long Island with Sam the Bluzman Taylor, what a Great night that was. You have to see B.B. King play at Sing Sing prison on Thanksgiving 1973, he called it one of his Greatest Perfomances!
I consider myself very lucky to have seen B.B. King at the House of Blues here in Orlando! He was amazing, talented, and so joyful! He couldn't stand very much, butbat the end he stood up and threw out guitar picls to the crowd! It was magical!
I saw BB King about 20 years ago at our local baseball stadium, opener was Jeff Beck. They were both great guitarists, no doubt, but only one of the 2 is a showman. Beck played well but he didn't say a word and stood in one spot the entire time. Enter Mr King. Wowsy! It was fabulous becuse he knew how to entertain an audience! He gave a great show. Too bad they're both gone now, as of a week or 2 ago when J Beck passed. None of my favorites are getting any younger 😢 Be blessed ❤
I’ve seen B.B. 3 times, opening for the Stones, at a festival and at Ann Arbor’s Hill Auditorium. For the Hill Auditorium concert, not all of the band showed up, as there was a blizzard in progress, but it made little difference, especially as we were sitting 2nd row center! It was fantastic watching him work close up.
" My Lucille" is one of my favorites by the late, great legend. My granddaddy used to sing it whenever we were fishing or out in the garden harvesting our various fruit and veg in the back yard. I miss hom every day.
I got to see BB at the Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor in 199...4, I think. Boy those 90's are blurry 🤣 I consider seeing BB live one of my crowning achievements in life.
We're old enough and lucky enough to have enjoyed BB King in person from the mid-60's to 2012. Hard to find a better blues master...ain't gonna happen. ❤
B. B. King and Lucille made legendary music for many years that is stiill good today. He was one of the greatest guitar players of all time and respected and admired by many people.
Ride cymbal, not a hi-hat, at the opening. So glad you guys are covering this legend. I saw him when I was m 18 and snuck in as an underage to the Club, and he was strutting all over the stage with Lucille and it was a mostly black audience and people were dressed to the nines, pulling out handkerchiefs and dabbing at their eyes during his ballads and then prancing around and it was just amazing.
One of the all time legends...He could make a guitar talk...Here in New York I eat at his restaurant all the time...He used to perform there a lot...R.I.P B.B.
Duet with Zucchero ("Hey Man"), duet with U2 ("When Live Comes to Town"), duet with Buddy Guy ("Stay Around a Little Longer"), and so many others. When you venture into his duets, it's an even greater experience....
Best impromptu jam session: BB King, Bonnie Raite, Linda Ronstadt in a coffee house in Oxford MS.... Mid 70's we considered ourselves blessed that night.
Love the blues, and BB King is legendary. As someone else commented here, you may not be aware of "PETER GREENS ORIGINAL FLEETWOOD MAC "Formed here in England in the late 60s as a 5 piece blues band . They had some awesome hits, including. MAN OF THE WORLD, OH WELL, GREEN MANALISHI , ALBATROSS and BLACK MAGIC WOMAN To name a few. ❤❤
A great Female Friday choice would be Lou Ann Barton. Her songs “Natural Born Lover” or “You Can Have my Husband, bit Please Don’t Mess With My Man” are pure raw Texas Roadhouse blues.
Never heard this song. Omg I love it. Blues is not as popular as before it seems, damn shame. I mean, this goes right into my soul. Amber, i have never seen anyone get into listening to music like I do more than you. I think we are music soul sisters 😊
There will never be another B.B. You'll love his duet with Eric Clapton "Riding With the King". Clapton idolized B.B. King, & they play off each other wonderfully in this ultimate rockin' blues tune. 🙂
I strongly suggest you try the joint performance of BB King and U2, "When Love Comes to Town". Bono wrote this song for BB King, in the 1980s. And it makes it to the U2 movie "Rattle & Hum" on the album of the same name.
I don't listen to a lot of blues, and I really don't know why, because I love great blues like this. Really great blues doesn't even need somebody singing because the musicians make their instruments sing! And B.B. King is the king on making a guitar sing. Really enjoyed this song!
I was lucky to see him in concert at North Adams State teachers college in North Adams Massachusetts in I think it was 1974 . Of course he had Lucille with him and it was a beautiful concert!
Robert Cray is a fantastic modern blues musician. Howlin Wolf is a true blues legend. Bobby Bland had the smooth blues voice. Buddy Guy is from the same little share cropper area as BB King. So much blues history to explore.
Yet another excellent reaction to the Grandfather of the blues. So very many of the "great" guitarists from the present as well as the past (SRV, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and more) learned their art from the King. I'm so proud of you both...but especially for "our girl" Amber!!! We've seen you blossom from the shy girl with nothing much to say from the days of the brick wall to what you are now!! Jay, give you wife a KISS....appreciate her...she is truly 50.5% of the channel. Love you both!!
LOVE LOVE LOVE BB KING, & LUCILLE! You really need to check out “Nobody Loves Me But My Mother”! He has so many GREAT songs, but that's my favorite! I loved Amber's description of blues! Couldn't have put it better myself.
His bar on Beale Street in Memphis always had the blues playing, right down the street from Sun Records (Elvis, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins)
