B.B. King/Bobby "Blue" Bland - Together for the First Time...Live

Artist:

King, B.B.

UPC:

076732416020

See Also:

Diane Schuur - Heart to Heart Eric Clapton/B.B. King - Riding With The King

Description:

Personnel includes: Melvin Jackson, Sonny Freeman, Mel Brown, Ben Benay, Milton Hopkins, Joseph Burton, Ron Levy, Cato Walker, Louis Hubert, Bobby Forte, Edward Rowe, Wilbert Freeman, Charles Polk, Tommy Punkson, Harold Potier, Jr., Theodore Arthur, Theodore Reynolds, Leo Penn, Joseph Hardin, Jr., Alfred Thomas, Michael Omartian.
That`s "together for the first time" on disc, of course. Bland and King have shared stages since the `50s, when they were both members of the Beale Streeters, the legendary Memphis blues commune. In any case, this 1974 concert catches both artists at the peak of their game, recorded (with a nice sense of inside-the-band intimacy) in front of an extremely appreciative audience. Highpoints include a terrific call-and-response duet between the two stars on Bland`s signature "That`s the Way Love Is," and a riveting, can-you-top-this version of "3 O`Clock Blues," which features stinging guitar work by King and some of Bland`s most impassioned singing ever.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. 3 O`Clock Blues
2. It`s My Own Fault
3. Driftin` Blues
4. That`s the Way Love Is
5. I`m Sorry
6. I`ll Take Care of You
7. Don`t Cry No More
8. Don`t Want a Soul Hangin` Around
9. Good To Be Back Home / Driving Wheel / Rock Me Baby / Black Night / Cherry Red / It`s My Own Fault / 3 O`Clock Blues / Oh, Come Back Baby / Chains Of Love / Gonna Get Me An Old Woman
10. Everybody Wants to Know Why I Sing the Blues
11. Goin` Down Slow
12. I Like to Live the Love

Album Information

Release Date:

10/17/1990

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Blues

Subgenre:

Texas/W. Coast Blues

Label:

MCA (USA)

Producer:

Steve Barri

Catalog Number:

AAMCAD4160

Original Release Year:

1974

# of Discs:

1

SPARS Coding:

AAD

Studio/Live:

Live

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

68 : 40

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