#671 :: I'll Start Tomorrow (12 December 2018)

The Flaming Mudcats - Sneaking Around

Tony Joe White - Polk Salad Annie

B.B. King - Mean Ole' World

Kevin Burt - Real Love

Victor Wainwright - I'll Start Tomorrow

Samantha Fish - Hello Stranger

Dana Fuchs - Ain’t Nobody’s Fault But Mine

Flávio Guimarães & Prado Blues Band - Tin Pan Alley

Ben Rice with Mitch Kashmar - If You Ever Change Your Mind

Big Jon Atkinson & Bob Corritore - Mojo in My Bread Seven

Ms Zeno The Mojo Queen - Mojo Queen

Gary Clark Jr. - Next Door Neighbor Blues

Ruthie Foster - Richland Woman Blues

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#547 :: LIVE Blues Recording :: Crossroads Revisited with Eric Clapton

The Blues Room #547

Wednesday 27 July 2016 

9pm-10pm, FreeFM89.0, 

http://player.wizz.co.nz/freefm89/,

Hamilton, NZ.

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Nearly four hours of live performances from Eric Clapton's acclaimed Crossroads Guitar Festival are coming to CD for the first time. This new 3 disc collection coming out now on Rhino will feature 41 tracks of landmark performances from all four Crossroads Guitar Festivals, which were held in 2004, 2007, 2010 and 2013.

Founded in 2004 by the legendary guitarist, Eric Clapton, the Crossroads Guitar Festival has given fans an opportunity to witness truly historic performances by some of the world's greatest guitarists. While fans have been able to relive those magical moments thanks to a series of successful DVD and Blu-ray compilations, only a few of those performances have made their way to CD.

A veritable "Who's Who" of guitar music can be heard on this set, including Clapton, Jeff Beck, Gary Clark Jr., Robert Cray, Billy F Gibbons, Vince Gill, Buddy Guy, B.B. King, John Mayer, Carlos Santana, Joe Walsh, Ronnie Wood, and Jimmie Vaughn, just to name a few. Naturally, the all-star jams deliver some of the collection s most unforgettable moments.

Held every three years since 2004, the Crossroads Guitar Festival raises funds for the Crossroads Centre in Antigua, a treatment and education facility that Clapton founded in 1998 to help people suffering from chemical dependency.

Nate has selected some of his favorite performances from Crossroads festivals, including a tune by Taj Mahala nd Keb Mo which wasn't included on the 3 CD release. Enjoy!

1. Rock Me Baby – Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, B.B. King & Jimmie Vaughan [2004]

2. Drums Of Passion (Jingo) – Carlos Santana with Eric Clapton [2004]

3. Hell At Home – Sonny Landreth with Eric Clapton [2007]

4. Mas Y Mas – Los Lobos [2007]

5. Lay Down Sally – Vince Gill with Sheryl Crow, Keb’ Mo’, Albert Lee, James Burton & Earl Klugh [2010]

6. Five Long Years – Buddy Guy with Jonny Lang & Ronnie Wood [2010]

7. Born Under A Bad Sign – Booker T. with Steve Cropper, Keb’ Mo’, Blake Mills, Matt “Guitar” Murphy & Albert Lee [2013]

8. Please Come Home – Gary Clark Jr. [2013]

9. Diving Duck Blues - Taj Mahal and Keb Mo [2013]

Gone But Not Forgotten :: B.B. King Performs Incredible Instrumental Version Of Five Long Years (Stockholm, Sweden, 1974)

B.B. King performs an incredible, instrumental version of "Five Long Years", on his first concert in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1974.#Guitar #GuitarLegends #BBKing #Gibson #BluesGuitar #70s ForgottenGuitar.com

Posted by Forgotten Guitar on Thursday, December 31, 2015

#486 :: Riley B. King aka B.B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015)

The Blues Room, 20 May 2015

Episode #486

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It was like I had lost an uncle, a family member, a friend when I heard on May 14, 2015 that B.B. King had passed away. The King of the blues will be sorely missed by his family, friends and all us blues fans. This ones for you B.B. King. Thank you for being you.

http://www.bbking.com/

1. B.B. King - Every Day I Have The Blues

2. B.B. King - Chains and Things

3. B.B. King Three O'Clock Blues

4. Joe Smith talks with B.B. King (BlankOnBlank.Org)*

5. B.B. King - Lucille

6. B.B. King with the Robert Cray Band, Eric Clapton, Jimmie Vaughan - Everyday I Have The Blues

7. A tribute to B.B. King**

8. U2 feat. B.B. King - When Love Comes To Town

9. B.B. King and Bobby Blue Bland - Let The Good Times Roll

10. B.B. King - I'll Survive

B.B. KING MEMORIALS & FUNERAL

Friday, May 22, 2015

Viewing

3:00 -7:00 p.m.

Palm Mortuary West

1600 South Jones Blvd.

Las Vegas, NV 89146

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Funeral procession-Memphis

12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Procession on Beale Street to Handy Park for a tribute.

Friday, May 29, 2015

Viewing

10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

B.B. King Museum

400 Second Street

Indianola, MS 38751

Saturday, May 30, 2015

Funeral services-Indianola

11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Officiating: Rev. Herron Wilson, Rev. Otis Anthony and Rev. Melvin Matthews

Bell Grove M.B. Church

1301 B B King Rd

Indianola, MS 38751

Memorials

In lieu of flowers a gift can be made to the B.B. King Museum

www.bbkingmuseum.org/donate

B.B. was fond of saying that education is something no one can take away from you, and there is a vast population of under-served children in our area who need the message of hope. We take that to heart and have many programs in place, but we need ongoing support to keep those viable and continue to add engaging and inspirational messages. Your donation can help us with resources to reach as many young people as possible. The B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center is a 501©(3) non-profit organization, so your contributions are tax-deductible.

Flowers may be sent to:

B.B. King Museum

400 Second Street

Indianola, MS 38751


Joe Smith talks with BB King (BlankOnBlank.Org)*


A tribute to B.B. King** from Riddle Films on Vimeo.

The Blues Room # 348

 

"Tin-eared critics have frequently damned him as a yuppie blues wannabe whose slickly soulful offerings bear scant resemblance to the real down-home item. In reality, Robert Cray is one of a precious few young blues-based artists with the talent and vision to successfully usher the idiom into the 21st century without resorting either to slavish imitation or simply playing rock while passing it off as blues. Just as importantly, his immensely popular records helped immeasurably to jump-start the contemporary blues boom that still holds sway to this day. Blessed with a soulful voice that sometimes recalls '60s-great O.V. Wright and a concise lead guitar approach that never wastes notes, Cray's rise to international fame was indeed a heartwarming one. For a guy whose 1980 debut album for Tomato, Who's Been Talkin', proved an instantaneous cutout, his ascendancy was amazingly swift -- in 1986 his breakthrough Strong Persuader album for Mercury (containing "Smoking Gun") won him a Grammy and shot his asking price for a night's work skyward.

 

"Robert Cray was born on August 1, 1953 in Columbus, Georgia. An Army brat who grew up all over the country before his folks settled in Tacoma, Washington, in 1968, Cray listened intently to soul and rock before becoming immersed in the blues (in particular, the icy Telecaster of Albert Collins, who played at Cray's high-school graduation). Cray formed his first band with longtime bassist Richard Cousins in 1974. They soon hooked up with Collins as his backup unit before breaking out on their own. The cinematic set caught a brief glimpse of Cray (even if they weren't aware of it) when he anonymously played the bassist of the frat party band Otis Day & the Knights in National Lampoon's Animal House. Cray's Tomato set, also featuring the harp of Curtis Salgado, was an excellent beginning, but it was the guitarist's 1983 set for HighTone, Bad Influence, that really showed just how full of talent Cray was. Another HighTone set, False Accusations, preceded the emergence of the Grammy-winning 1985 guitar summit meeting album Showdown! for Alligator, which found the relative newcomer more than holding his own alongside Collins and Texan Johnny Copeland. Strong Persuader made it two Grammys in two years and made Cray a familiar face even on video-driven MTV.

 

"Unlike too many of his peers, Cray continued to experiment within his two presiding genres, blues and soul, on sets for Mercury such as Midnight Stroll in 1990, I Was Warned in 1992, and Shame + A Sin in 1993. After switching to Rykodisc in the late '90s, Cray released Take Your Shoes Off in 1999 and Shoulda Been Home in 2001, proving that the "bluenatics" (as he amusedly labels his purist detractors) have nothing to fear and plenty to anticipate from this innovative, laudably accessible guitarist. Touring regularly with the likes of Eric Clapton and Bob Dylan, Cray stayed active in the studio as well, signing with Sanctuary Records and releasing Time Will Tell in 2003, Twenty in 2005, a pair of live albums, Live from Across the Pond in 2006 and Live at the BBC in 2008, and This Time, which was issued by Vanguard Records a year later. Cray released his third live album in four years, Cookin' in Mobile, in 2010. The material that comprised the album was taken from a single performance at the Saenger Theatre in Mobile, Alabama in February of that year. The Kevin Shirley-produced Nothin But Love, a solid outing featuring narrative songs that circle around the trials and tribulations of love, appeared in 2012. (taken from http://www.allmusic.com/artist/robert-cray-mn0000830425)

 

Episode 348, 19 September 2012

 

1. BB King with Robert Cray - Playing With My Friends
2. BB King with Eric Clapton - The Thrill Is Gone
3. Jimmy Vaughan, Robert Cray, BB King, Buddy Guy, Dr. John - Tick Tock
4. Robert Cray Band - Too Many Cooks
5. Robert Cray Band - Right Next Door (Because Of Me)
6. Robert Cray Band - When The Welfare Turns Its Back On You
7. Robert Cray Band - Won't Be Coming Home
8. Robert Cray Band - You Belong To Me
9. Robert Cray Band - Blues Get Off My Shoulder
10. Otis Rush - Its My Own Fault Baby

 

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Happy 86th Birthday Mr BB King!