A blended concert video featuring B.B. King and the B.B. King band at B.B.’s blues clubs in Nashville and Dallas, in October 2006. Terrific video and, of course, even better music. The Fine Print. Embed made possible via YouTube (thanks, guys). All rights owned by respective artist. This video through Geffen Records, A …
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The Weekend Concert Series: B.B.King and Band at B.B. Blues Clubs (Nashville & Dallas)
A blended concert video featuring B.B. King and the B.B. King band at B.B.’s blues clubs in Nashville and Dallas, in October 2006. Terrific video and, of course, even better music. The Fine Print. Embed made possible via YouTube (thanks, guys). All rights owned by respective artist. This video through Geffen Records, A …
The Weekend Concert Series: B.B. King & Eric Clapton, Crossroads Music Festival, 2010
Eric Clapton has a long-standing music and personal relationship with B.B. King. In 2010, B.B. came to play at Clapton’s charity concert, the Crossroads Music Festival. This cut is B.B.and Clapton doing the “Thrill is Gone“. The Fine Print. Embed courtesy of YouTube. Originally posted to YouTube by Jovan Stojanovic. All rights reserved by respective …
The Weekend Concert Series: B.B. King & Eric Clapton, Crossroads Music Festival, 2010
Eric Clapton has a long-standing music and personal relationship with B.B. King. In 2010, B.B. came to play at Clapton’s charity concert, the Crossroads Music Festival. This cut is B.B.and Clapton doing the “Thrill is Gone“. The Fine Print. Embed courtesy of YouTube. Originally posted to YouTube by Jovan Stojanovic. All rights reserved by respective …
The Weekend Concert Series: B.B. King Live at Montreaux Jazz Festival, 1993.
B.B. King passed away this week at age 89. The very best way to honor B.B. King is to appreciate–again or for the first time–his special genius in making music. This weekend, the Concert Series focuses on the musical performances of B.B. King. Up first, a series of videos of B.B. at the Montreaux Jazz Fesitval, …
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The Thrill Is Gone: B.B. King Dies at 89
Editor’s Note: We’ve interrupted the planned multi-day run of Gay Talese’s seminal profile of Frank Sinatra to pay tribute to another music giant who passed today. The Sinatra profile will be re-posted at a later date…or..you can just scroll down from this post to find it. Transitions: Riley B. King, known all over the world …
So You Think You Can Dance…
In the beginning was James Brown, Live at the Apollo. The concert that moved James Brown from a cult figure on the R&B circuit into the mainstream of American Music. But what moved James Brown the most–and the fastest–was a collection of dance moves no one had ever seen before and that we’ve seldom seen since. Almost …
White Suit and The Blues
Lost Friends: Niles Siegel
“A man walks down the street,He says, Why am I soft in the middle now?Why am I soft in the middle?The rest of my life is so hard!I need a photo-opportunity,I want a shot at redemption!Don’t want to end up a cartoon,In a cartoon graveyard ….. “—–“You Can Call Me Al”, Paul Simon Transitions: Niles …