Bb King

February 7, 2003 – fifty artists are gathered for a concert at Radio City Music Hall in New-York City to kick off the “Year Of The Blues” national celebration. It will feature BB King, Bonnie Raitt, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, Buddy Guy, Solomon Burke, etc.

This day (January 19, 1998 ), in Jackson, Tennessee, died Carl Lee Perkins a.k.a. Carl Perkins, an American singer, songwriter who wrote among others ‘Blue Suede Shoes’ and ‘ Matchbox’.

BB King, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Etta James, Wilson Pickett, Parliament Funkadelic, Jackie Wilson, Chic, Mavis Staples, Whitney Houston, Incognito, Erykah Badu & The Roots, Temptations, Corinne Bailey Rae, Sade. They are the 12 Soul Artists selected among the 165 Posts we publish this week. Here, they are reunited in one glorious playlist. Enjoy! Tracklist […]

January 14, 2012 – BB King performs in Asheville,NC

This day (December 18, 1943), in Dartford, Kent, England, is born Keith Richards, English guitarist, singer-songwriter, co-founder of The Rolling Stones

November 25, 1971 – you do not miss BB King on “Rollin’ On The River,” a Canadian TV Show hosted by Kenny Rogers

November 18, 1989 – the U2 “Lovetown Tour” is finally (after two postponements) in Sydney, Australia and BB King will sit in with the Irish boys

November 7, 1997 – you do not want to miss Tracy Chapman and BB King duetting at “Late Show with David Letterman” on CBS

October 16, 1977 – John Clayton Mayer simply known as John Mayer, American singer, songwriter & guitarist is 41. Happy Birthday Sir

Stevie Ray Vaughan who would have turned 64 today, has duetted with a myriad of blues and non blues artists. We have selected twelve of them : Johnny Copeland, Buddy Guy, BB King, Dick Dale, Albert King, Jeff Healey, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Lonnie Mack , Night Music Band, Jeff Beck, Colin James, Albert Collins Here, […]

September 23, 2003 – BB King is in New York at “Live By Request” where the set list is determined by viewer phone calls. Jeff Beck is due to join him on three songs.

B.B. King’s ‘Live in Cook County Jail’ is a live album recorded on September 10, 1970 in Cook County Jail, Chicago, Illinois and released In 1971 By Mca. Track Listing : 1.Introductions – 01:50 . 2.Every Day I Have The Blues (Memphis Slim) – 01:43 . 3.How Blue Can You Get? (Jane Feather, Leonard Feather) […]

September 5, 2012 – the rumour says that Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi who are the opening act plus John Mayer who is in town may join BB King for his finale at Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles

Albert King’s ‘In Session’ is an album recorded live for Canadian television with Stevie Ray Vaughan and released on August 17, 1999 by Stax Records. Track listing : 1.Call It Stormy Monday (Aaron “T-Bone” Walker) – 08:59 . 2.Old Times – 1:15 . 3.Pride and Joy (Stevie Ray Vaughan) – 05:57 . 4.Ask Me No […]

August 11, 2013 – BB King and Peter Frampton will share the bill (and eventually play together) at Wolf Traps Performing Arts Center in Vienna Virginia

This day (July 30, 1936), in Lettsworth, Louisiana, is born Buddy Guy, an American blues guitarist and singer.

June 28, 1990 – BB King and his band are at Estival Jazz Lugano, Switzerland

June 26, 2010 – Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival takes place in Chicago. BB King, Jeff Beck, Buddy Guy, John Mayer, Warren Hayes, Citizen Cope and many others will be there

Albert King‘s ‘Live Wire Blues Power’ is an album recorded live on June 26, 1968 at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco and released by By Stax Records. Track Listing : 1.Watermelon Man (Herbie Hancock) – 04:04 . 2.Blues Power (Albert King) – 10:18 . 3.Night Stomp (Raymond Jackson, Albert King) – 05:49 . 4.Blues […]

This day (June 23, 2013), in Memphis, Tennessee, died Bobby Blue Bland, a;k.a. the Lion of the Blues an American singer of blues and soul.