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I just bought Riding with the King last month. Didn't know there was a DVD-Audio version. I was sad to hear that some of his recent performances were poorly r
by SloopJon 11y ago
I just bought Riding with the King last month. Didn't know there was a DVD-Audio version.
I was sad to hear that some of his recent performances were poorly received:
http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/music/reviews/b-b-king-at-the-peabody-how-things-just-got/article_59ade8eb-c431-55de-a138-66925bb8de3b.html http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/music/reviews/b-b-king...
http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/music/headlines/20131121-concert-review-b.b.-king-struggles-to-find-a-thrill-in-dallas-concert.ece http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/music/headlines/2013...
http://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2014/09/28/bb-king-concert-review-erratic-phoenix/16391877/ http://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2014/09/2...
When it comes to aging music icons who still perform, I think of Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones. They're in their early seventies, kids compared to B.B. King, touring in his late eighties. If you ever catch me booing a man like B.B. King for an erratic performance, punch me in the nose. Hard.
- SloopJon 11y agoI opened the liner notes for Riding with the King, which has a great picture of B.B. King and Eric Clapton playing side by side, sitting on Fender amps (not sure if this link will work): http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/blues-guitarist-b-b-king-eric-clapton-and-elvin-bishop-news-photo/73992816 http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/blues-guitarist... Googling a bit, I found out (or maybe I knew at one time) that B.B. King was the cousin of Bukka White, who first sparked my interest in the blues. There's something about that gravely voice and slide guitar.