Four Classic Albums Plus (B.b. King Sings Spirituals / King Of The Blues / More B.B. King / Easy Listening Blues)
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B.B. King
Four Classic Albums Plus (B.b. King Sings Spirituals / King Of The Blues / More B.B. King / Easy Listening Blues)
[ Avid Roots / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Friday 5 March 2021
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AVID Roots continues with its Four Classic Album series with a re-mastered 2CD second release by B.B.King complete with original artwork and liner notes.
'B.B.King Sings Spirituals'; 'King Of The Blues'; 'More B.B.King' and 'Easy Listening Blues' plus 16 Bonus tracks
To most of us music fans living in the 21st century, B.B.King was the 'real thing', the epitome of the 'Blues Man', a genuine living legend! Here was a guy who had actually lived the classic blues story. He was born Riley B. King into poverty on a cotton plantation in Mississippi, the son of sharecroppers. A broken family was followed by being raised by his maternal grandmother and he was singing gospel in the local church from a very young age. Legend has it that he was given his first guitar at age 12 by a relative named Bukka White! Following White to Memphis in 1946 he stayed with the great blues man until returning home 10 months later. By 1948 he was singing and disc jockeying on local radio station WDIA and when he met T Bone Walker he made the decision to get himself an electric guitar. The rest as they say is a legendary blues history and the early results can be heard on our four classic selections alongside 16 great bonus tracks. Four our second visit to the King catalogue we have added a couple of more unusual titles, one that shows B.B. as the great singer he was rather than the fabulous guitarist we are all aware of. 'Sings Spirituals' finds B.B. supported by organ, piano, bass and drums, here he lets his amazing voice tell the story. By complete contrast on the strangely titled 'Easy Listening Blues' we hear B.B.King without any vocals at all! B.B. King plays the 'Shads'!! See what you think? Oh and don't forget the 16 Bonus tracks, gems one and all!
Tracks:
CD1
1. Precious Lord (B.B. King Sings Spirituals)
2. Save A Seat For Me (B.B. King Sings Spirituals)
3. Ole Time Religion (B.B. King Sings Spirituals)
4. Sweet Chariot (B.B. King Sings Spirituals)
5. Servant's Prayer (B.B. King Sings Spirituals)
6. Jesus Gave Me Water (B.B. King Sings Spirituals)
7. I Never Heard A Man (B.B. King Sings Spirituals)
8. Army Of The Lord (B.B. King Sings Spirituals)
9. I Am Willing To Run All The Way (B.B. King Sings Spirituals)
10. I'm Working On The Building (B.B. King Sings Spirituals)
11. I've Got A Right To Love My Baby (King Of The Blues)
12. What Way To Go (King Of The Blues)
13. Long Nights (The Feeling They Call The Blues) (King Of The Blues)
14. Feel Like A Million (King Of The Blues)
15. I'll Survive (King Of The Blues)
16. Good Man Gone Bad (King Of The Blues)
17. If I Lost You (King Of The Blues)
18. You're On Top (King Of The Blues)
19. Partin' Time (King Of The Blues)
20. I'm King (King Of The Blues)
21. Everyday I Have The Blues (Bonus Track)
22. Yes Indeed! (Bonus Track)
23. Jump With You Baby (Bonus Track)
24. Lonely And Blue (Bonus Track)
25. Ruby Lee (Bonus Track)
26. I'm In Love (Bonus Track)
27. Bye! Bye! Baby (Bonus Track)
CD2
1. Bad Case Of Love (More B.B. King)
2. Get Out Of Here (More B.B. King)
3. Bad Luck Soul (More B.B. King)
4. Shut Your Mouth (More B.B. King)
5. Baby, Look At You (More B.B. King)
6. You're Breaking My Heart (More B.B. King)
7. My Reward (More B.B. King)
8. Don't Cry Anymore (More B.B. King)
9. Blues For Me aka Groovin' Twist (More B.B. King)
10. (Ain't That) Just Like A Woman (More B.B. King)
11. Easy Listening Blues (Easy Listening Blues)
12. Blues For Me (Easy Listening Blues)
13. Night Long (Easy Listening Blues)
14. Confessin' (Easy Listening Blues)
15. Don't Touch (Easy Listening Blues)
16. Slow Walk aka Slow Burn (Easy Listening Blues)
17. Walkin' (Easy Listening Blues)
18. Hully Gully Twist (Easy Listening Blues)
19. Shoutin' The Blues (Easy Listening Blues)
20. Rambler (Easy Listening Blues)
21. Things Are Not The Same (Bonus Track)
22. Tell Me Baby (Bonus Track)
23. Going Down Slow (Bonus Track)
24. Whole Lot Of Lovin' aka Whole Lotta Love (Bonus Track)
25. When My Heart Beats Like A Hammer aka Million Years Blues (Bonus Track)
26. Three O'Clock Blues (Bonus Track)
27. Three O'Clock Stomp aka Poontwangie (Bonus Track)
28. Talkin' The Blues (Bonus Track)
29. Boogie Rock aka House Rocker
