B.B. King Live at Austin City Limits (ACL), Austin, Texas. October 5, 1982. Broadcast in 1983
-Setlist:
01. ACL introduction
02. Everyday I Have The Blues
03. Night Life
04. Everybody I Know Sings The Blues
05. Since I Met You Baby
06. Love Me Tender
07. Some Help I Don't Really Need
08. When It All Comes Down
09. One Of Those Nights
10. You And Me, Me And You
11. Someone Really Loves You (Guess Who)
12. The Thrill Is Gone
Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 - May 14, 2015), known professionally as B.B. King, was an American blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, shimmering vibrato, and staccato picking that influenced many later blues electric guitar players. AllMusic recognized King as "the single most important electric guitarist of the last half of the 20th century".
King was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 and is one of the most influential blues musicians of all time, earning the nickname "The King of the Blues", and is considered one of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar" (along with Albert King and Freddie King, none of whom are related). King performed tirelessly throughout his musical career, appearing on average at more than 200 concerts per year into his 70s. In 1956 alone, he appeared at 342 shows.
King was born on a cotton plantation of Berclair near the city of Itta Bena, Mississippi, and later worked at a cotton gin in Indianola, Mississippi. He was attracted to music and the guitar in church and began his career in juke joints and local radio. He later lived in Memphis and Chicago; then, as his fame grew, he toured the world extensively. King died at 89 in Las Vegas on May 14, 2015.
Calvin Owens (April 23, 1929 - February 21, 2008) was an American blues trumpeter, bandleader, and composer/arranger. Owens grew up in Houston's Fifth Ward neighborhood and was influenced by Louis Armstrong. At various times, Owens worked alongside B.B. King, Pete Mayes, T-Bone Walker, Amos Milburn, David "Fathead" Newman, Arnett Cobb, Junior Parker, Otis Turner, Willie Nelson and Johnny Bush.
Having played professionally in Houston, including at the Eldorado from 1950 to 1953 as well as being the audio and recording director for Peacock Records, Owens was hired by B. B. King in two periods - from 1953 until 1957 and later from 1978 to 1984.
Sometimes known as the Maestro, Owens died on February 21, 2008, from renal failure, at the age of 78.
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