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Paying Attention: We’re in weekend of the French Open. The men’s semis are now over (yes, Djokovic took our Murray in 5 sets); the women’s title decided (another win for Serena) and tomorrow–the men’s title. What the tennis fan sees this weekend is tennis at its’ finest–the art of clay court tennis, as mastered by the best …
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Paying Attention: One thing that Hollywood does really well is re-cycle. Make one hit movie, and it can be remade once a generation to meet the expectations of a new group of movie goers. Peter Pan, originally an animated Disney film, was rather famously remade as the live-action movie Hook(starring Robin Williams). Remakes are a …
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The Hunt for New Music: The complete concert from the Foo Fighters 2015 show in Rio. Play it big and turn it up. In Honor of Letterman and the fact that the Foo Fighters were the last band to play on the Letterman’s late night TV Show. The Fine Print: Embed courtesy of …
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An older performance, Hamburg, 1991, when B.B. King was a mere 65 years old. The video is what you would expect from a concert recorded two and a half generations ago; the music is still stellar. One of the things that jumps out about this concert is that B.B. jumps right into it….. The …
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A 2006 concert of B.B. King live in New York, recorded in 2003. This is the seventh concert in the Weekend Concert Series tribute to B.B. King. The Fine Print: Embed via YouTube (thanks!), via Mr. SameEverynight (thank you for posting). All rights reserved by respective rights holders.This is a full length concert video …
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The One Special Night concert (1985) united B.B. King and James Brown in a special by-invitation-only concert in New York. This concert united the Godfather of Soul with the King of the Blues for a once-in-a-lifetime evening. This is the fifth show in the Weekend Concert Series tribute to B.B. King. The Fine Print: …
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Gravity Limited provided this concert video, of a young B.B. King playing Live in Africa in 1974. The Fine Print. Embed via YouTube(thanks, guys) from a Gravity Limited Production. All rights owned by their respective rights holders. Special thanks to Gravity Limited for making this concert available.
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 …
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 …
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 …