I never get tired of listening to BB King, I always come back to his playing for inspiration, beauty and enjoyment. No matter how many times, his playing still sounds fresh to me; pure feeling!
B.B. brought the blues to the very highest level of the art form in every way, decade after decade. I'm so lucky I saw him around this same time in his career.
With my great friend, bandleader, and mentor, the late Milton Hopkins next to BB on that red 335. He took me to meet BB on couple occasions. Two great gents ! We just lost Milton at age 88 in February this year. ( 2022). RIP my friend !
Without a doubt, the best of the Rhythmic Guitars, that the BB KING Band had. They were all good in their style but Milton's style is very interesting, I learned with this video, and today I play Blues and Soul in his style... RIP
I know all musicians feel the music. But just not like he did. You can see his whole self being fully absorbed and just fully connected with the tunes.
Went to NOLA one weekend, on my own, and just wasn't by the HOB just to see who was appearing.....yep, you guessed it! Met a sweet/fun couple who invited me to hang out with them ON THE VERY FRONT ROW. Without a doubt, one of the best nights of my LIFE! RIP Mr. King and may God richly bless that sweet couple and NEW ORLEANS!
How wonderful you are, BB, but you have made generations happy for me. preceded us. With this beautiful playing, here we are, the new generation. you enjoy. I play you. And I knocked. Ghazfak. Ola the guitar, may God have mercy on you
I bought 2 albums in 1969 in Stockholm, lent both to Jeremy Spencer of Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac & that was the last I saw of them. This concert here in Stockholm is just wonderful.
How can anyone put thumbs down for the GREATEST BLUES SINGER OF ALL TIMES ALL YALL HATERS ON THIS GET SOME SOUL IN UR LIFE BECAUSE U ARE SO SAD BB KING REST EASY MY BROTHER BALTIMORE CITY IS STILL GROOVIN HERE 2021.
Musicians everywhere, please study this man’s dynamic range within a song!!! This along with absolutely everything else said about BB’s mastery of his instrument, his swing, his soul must be witnessed and respected! Thanks so much for sharing this powerful and timeless performance!!!
I've been playing for about 6 years now and I've noticed the best way to learn blues is to listen to him play live. He seems to play more creatively live when he has to freestyle
BB was so kind & there will never be another that can touch him. Once in a while, God gives us someone who touches our soul and that was BB. God bless you BB, can't wait to see you again, hell of a band in Heaven!
I can play like satriani or eddy but I would give my pinky on my right hand to sing like him and have his microphone 🎤 skills he is and has been my hole life my absolute 💯 🎶 😏 HERO
Riley was a great player and a great singer too,his vocal vibrato,high notes,feel and emotion make Mr.King an excellent vocalist that doesn't get spoken about,I love the guy.
Como.como.dices.. Pero si,,,.. BB.KING..eres lo maximo.. El mismo viajero de los vientos , Mi respeto.maestro.asi como tal..a la musica.esa inpiracion ese sentido A todos los actores de este proposito. Excelente. Abrazos.
Then you should check out his stuff in the 1950s, like ''Sweet Little Angel'' or Please Love Me'', 'cause he was really wild, both his phrasing and volume. Later on he reflected on himself and decide to change his style which result in Live at The Regal.
@@nguyenba9605 Live in Japan, which was a few years after the Regal show, has some of his fattest tone ever and some really wild playing in You're Still My Woman. And don't get me started on the distorted tone from Live at San Quentin!
@@progmeup You should check out Blues Is King Recorded live (Chicago 1966) This Lp (BluesWay) is IMO underrated. This is my favorite BB king Live session. Cheers!
@@bluesmansunnyfournier4727 Guess what I found last year in a store selling used CDs... 😋I also have the versions of Goin' Down Slow and the restored Sweet Sixteen from the King of the Blues box set and wish the entire live recording was remastered (afaik there are several more unreleased tracks that he played). But I still prefer Live in Japan because it's so much longer and has definite versions of many tracks. Also I'll never understand why Blues is King starts with a studio recording (Waitin' on You)... 🤷♂️
I saw the title I know it's my s*** so I click on it and I'm in heaven in OneNote. No joke. I grew up in New York followed BB around late 80s 90s and was lucky enough to see him at the Blue Note very intimate about a hundred fifty people and he allowed several groups to visit with him after and my friend and I sat with him for 10 minutes. I feel my life has been touched just to be able to do that and I will have the I told him I loved him that he made me a better musician and gave me countless hours of joy. And continues to to this second and always will of course :-)
I got to see BB and his fabulous band in the early 2002. He was extremely humble and shook everyone’s hand after the show and thanked us for coming. Absolutely awesome. Thanks to BB and your band members. RIP.
This is the King BB KING at the top of his game. Lucky me this is near the time I discovered THE MAN. Blues/rock is one thing and I love it but this is a masterful bluesman at work. Sure do miss him one of my most prized processions is my BB KING anthology cd set.
I've never seen anyone slam into a hi-hat like the drummer does during the break in the first song. Just beats the hell out of it but hits it at the same spot at the same intervals without missing once. Amazing.
Gracias a vos por tenerlo en cuenta, realmente es uno de los mas lindos conciertos de esa época de BB KING y la banda, se puede escuchar la pureza de la música y la gran interpretación con instrumentos básicos de la época.. es un placer lo escucho cada tanto todo de nuevo....
Can't beat this...me, I'm an old B-3 guy for 60 years...I've played it all..been in bands with great black bluesmen...always fun, always entertaining and always a thrill...miss those days but remember shows like this...a white bluesman in a soul band is where I found myself often cause I could afford to own and play a B-3...(saved my money in the military from 1965 to 1970 with a plan of buying a B-3 when I got out..and I did.
I’ve listened to B.B. for a long time. He influenced me to start playing music over ten years ago. But I had not heard this set till about 6 months ago. Now I understand how powerful this era really was. His band was so tight and the song choices are so good. Thanks for making this available.
He was amazing when he was younger. I wasn’t fortunate enough to catch him then.I saw him when he was older. There’s a clip that’s never going to see the light of day. Around 1963 maybe. He was playing in a more informal concert & in the line up backing him was a young Jimmy Hendrix. last guy on the right. He introduced them all very politely & then said “Oh yeh & that’s just Jimmy Hendrix” (Not his brightest moment) Hendrix let loose & BB did not play one more note after that. That concert ended early. He denied the whole thing. But the clips out there someplace. I saw it about 20 yrs ago.
Setlist: 0:00 To Know You Is To Love You 4:00 Interlude (Darling I Love You); Thanks @James Johnson 10:45 Walking Dr. Bill 16:02 I’ve Got Some Outside Help I Don’t Need 24:00 The Thrill Is Gone 28:34 Instrumental & Band Intros 32:30 Guess Who 34:28 Just A Little Bit Love 33:37 Let the blues talk to your heart
4:00 he is playing sort of an interlude of the song Darling I Love You. It's quite recognizable. If you search BB King on the Ralph Gleason show, there is a beautiful full version of the song. In my mind some of the most beautiful guitar playing I've ever heard, and the song is amazing.
@@jamesjohnson1522 I think there are also bits of "Easy Listening Blues" in there. Same on the Live in Japan version. Also the piece at 28:34 is already "Guess Who", he's done it like this on a few other live recordings I have.
So far my favorite concert of him. I had the privilege of seeing him live in a small venue. He was still great but this is awesome same year I was born.
@@josbruls Hi, yes I did! I went for a Maybach capitol 59 cherry, I custom ordered it with a side mount jack. I had tried a Freddie King model that had fretnibs and a stereo varitone plus a slim neck. I took a chance on the Maybach because of no fretnibs and custom option, which would have been way too expensive with Gibson. The Maybach was delayed 5 times, so I went for an off the shelf model from Thomann. The Capitol has BIG neck, almost 44mm. wide, medium to vintage frets, I would have liked them bigger. I think the BB model also has a big neck if I remember correctly. So getting used to the neck takes a little time. But the tone is there, big bright with good sustain. Maybach cut corners on pots, pickguard and tuners, but the rest is fine, and is has a nice light relic job. So I will play this guitar some more and eventually make a TH-cam video on it ;-)
All you need, is an es-355, a Fender Twin Reverb, and an incredible amount of musicianship and soul to be the best there ever was….Thank you Riley B King! RIP
I never get tired of listening to BB King, I always come back to his playing for inspiration, beauty and enjoyment. No matter how many times, his playing still sounds fresh to me; pure feeling!
100%
B.B. brought the blues to the very highest level of the art form in every way, decade after decade. I'm so lucky I saw him around this same time in his career.
love the KING
the most tasteful, well timed, non show-offy blues guitarist ever. never a bad note.
This was the era I first started seeing BB King live. They were smoking hot and B.B. was full of youth and fire. What a time that was.
The Best!!
With my great friend, bandleader, and mentor, the late Milton Hopkins next to BB on that red 335. He took me to meet BB on couple occasions. Two great gents ! We just lost Milton at age 88 in February this year. ( 2022). RIP my friend !
Without a doubt, the best of the Rhythmic Guitars, that the BB KING Band had. They were all good in their style but Milton's style is very interesting, I learned with this video, and today I play Blues and Soul in his style... RIP
I didn't know. RIP Milton.
Hello Vickie...nice meeting you here.... hope you are having a nice day out there?
What a great experience that had to be meeting him. I'm sorry for your loss
@@LaEstanoBluesBand iv ercclapton
I know all musicians feel the music. But just not like he did. You can see his whole self being fully absorbed and just fully connected with the tunes.
Totally true!!!
Mr. Soul BB King ! He made his Guitar sing so ,so sweet !
Went to NOLA one weekend, on my own, and just wasn't by the HOB just to see who was appearing.....yep, you guessed it! Met a sweet/fun couple who invited me to hang out with them ON THE VERY FRONT ROW. Without a doubt, one of the best nights of my LIFE! RIP Mr. King and may God richly bless that sweet couple and NEW ORLEANS!
I saw BB at age 16 in 1978...it was just like this. I was so fortunate to see him while still in his prime.
Me too, in his Nairobi Tour, Kenya at carnivore grounds
How wonderful you are, BB, but you have made generations happy for me. preceded us. With this beautiful playing, here we are, the new generation. you enjoy. I play you. And I knocked. Ghazfak. Ola the guitar, may God have mercy on you
Es un gran y verdadero placer escucharlos.
Wilbert Freeman (Bass), Sonny Freeman (Drums), Melton Hopkins (guitar). All Houston Trinity GARDEN BOYS. Wonderful People, great Musicians, All friends of mine!
En nuestro Homenaje, tratamos de nutrirnos de todos los estilos, pero en especial de Sony Freeman y Melton Hopkins son maravillosos!!!
That instrumental must be where Toy Caldwell of the Marshall Tucker Band got the idea for his "watermelon boogie". Another mystery in my life solved.
He puts so much soul into this.... this is a level many cannot even comprehend
Bravo!
Let's give it up to the conductor, sound and film team.
Mr BB gave 120% to the audience. One of the greatest performance. Thank you for sharing.
B. B. King.
King Of The Blues.
awesome, i love watching this, fantastic, such an excelent guitarist and artist BB king♾️❤
Not only BB himself, but all these musicians are world-class! Fabulous! And all of them neatly dressed, just great.
BB could play all musics, blues, rock roll, soul ,jazz and others, he is and was great player and singer.his music Will never died.
I bought 2 albums in 1969 in Stockholm, lent both to Jeremy Spencer of Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac & that was the last I saw of them. This concert here in Stockholm is just wonderful.
WOW! Thank you so much for offering this up. Amazing concert. Such talent. What a treat to see this legend. 🇨🇦
Eddie Rowe on trumpet and Bobby Forte on tenor sax.... Those were some HOT solos in Darling I Love You!! Whew!
How can anyone put thumbs down for the GREATEST BLUES SINGER OF ALL TIMES ALL YALL HATERS ON THIS GET SOME SOUL IN UR LIFE BECAUSE U ARE SO SAD BB KING REST EASY MY BROTHER BALTIMORE CITY IS STILL GROOVIN HERE 2021.
most people have to grow into their best talent but young B.B.King killed it.
He was almost fifty in this show 😀
I have been in love with BB for many years. The best
I saw him and the gang in Owensboro Kentucky, 1981. Best show I have ever seen
So much swing and jazziness too. Man this is wonderful.
This man not only lived the music but felt every note none better
Musicians everywhere, please study this man’s dynamic range within a song!!! This along with absolutely everything else said about BB’s mastery of his instrument, his swing, his soul must be witnessed and respected! Thanks so much for sharing this powerful and timeless performance!!!
and the tenor sax man...oh man....
I've been playing for about 6 years now and I've noticed the best way to learn blues is to listen to him play live. He seems to play more creatively live when he has to freestyle
@@aydenburris8631 I've loved BB since I was a beginner and have always been one of his students! His playing just reaches me!
I was 6 in 74 watching Scotland play I World Cup..if I was show this at 6 what a fkn different route I’d have took ❤️❤️❤️cx
Nah mate chuck 10 OTTs on it
Dios mío esto sí era música!!!
BB was so kind & there will never be another that can touch him. Once in a while, God gives us someone who touches our soul and that was BB. God bless you BB, can't wait to see you again, hell of a band in Heaven!
Marvelous concert !
I have been in love with BB for many years 💖💖🎸🎸🎶🎶
I can play like satriani or eddy but I would give my pinky on my right hand to sing like him and have his microphone 🎤 skills he is and has been my hole life my absolute 💯 🎶 😏 HERO
Bringing joy to our world 🌎 💕
The thrill is never gone...
It lives with your songs King...
Yeah! The King of the Blues... love his music
Ain’t nuttin but the BLUES! Classic B.B.
World class musicianship.
Top.
J ai été devant bb king au palais des congrès à Lille .il m à salutation main ✋️..c était trop grand
One of the greatest Blues singers of all time. His guitar reciprocates.
Genius. I’ve been to his bar in Memphis, what a cool place to be, this is an Absolutely phenomenal performance.
Riley was a great player and a great singer too,his vocal vibrato,high notes,feel and emotion make Mr.King an excellent vocalist that doesn't get spoken about,I love the guy.
Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, BB King, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn = The Mount Rushmore of Blues.
Don't forget Michael Bloomfield. A rare, natural prodigy. A short life but just as involved.
Albert collins🎉
My b year 74 this must be an early gift tyou! ❤🚴🏽♀️
This will go down in history as one of the best live performances hopefully
BB King 👑 was a monster on that guitar he was 🎸 just awesome 👍
Como.como.dices..
Pero si,,,..
BB.KING..eres lo maximo..
El mismo viajero de los vientos ,
Mi respeto.maestro.asi como tal..a la musica.esa inpiracion ese sentido
A todos los actores de este proposito.
Excelente.
Abrazos.
BB is the best musicians in history
The best of ever of the blues😊
EL REY
🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
BB always said he was never a fast player...shitting me...some of those bikes and jazz runs were phenomenal, and yes fast...
Then you should check out his stuff in the 1950s, like ''Sweet Little Angel'' or Please Love Me'', 'cause he was really wild, both his phrasing and volume. Later on he reflected on himself and decide to change his style which result in Live at The Regal.
@@nguyenba9605 Live in Japan, which was a few years after the Regal show, has some of his fattest tone ever and some really wild playing in You're Still My Woman. And don't get me started on the distorted tone from Live at San Quentin!
@@progmeup You should check out Blues Is King
Recorded live (Chicago 1966) This Lp (BluesWay) is IMO underrated. This is my favorite BB king Live session.
Cheers!
@@bluesmansunnyfournier4727 Guess what I found last year in a store selling used CDs... 😋I also have the versions of Goin' Down Slow and the restored Sweet Sixteen from the King of the Blues box set and wish the entire live recording was remastered (afaik there are several more unreleased tracks that he played).
But I still prefer Live in Japan because it's so much longer and has definite versions of many tracks. Also I'll never understand why Blues is King starts with a studio recording (Waitin' on You)... 🤷♂️
BLUES ON TOP OF BLUES = THE TOPMOST OF EM ALL. SUPERB HORNS, and they swing hard & @ FULL BLAST ...
He is the greatest also he has a great band ❤
Hello Juanita...nice meeting you here.... hope you are having a nice day out there?
Any day is a good day for blues❤🔥🎵 🎺
I saw the title I know it's my s*** so I click on it and I'm in heaven in OneNote. No joke. I grew up in New York followed BB around late 80s 90s and was lucky enough to see him at the Blue Note very intimate about a hundred fifty people and he allowed several groups to visit with him after and my friend and I sat with him for 10 minutes. I feel my life has been touched just to be able to do that and I will have the I told him I loved him that he made me a better musician and gave me countless hours of joy. And continues to to this second and always will of course :-)
I love BB King's blues, he puts his soul into it when he sings and plays it.
Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
He was a blessed man. Definitely.
I got to see BB and his fabulous band in the early 2002. He was extremely humble and shook everyone’s hand after the show and thanked us for coming. Absolutely awesome. Thanks to BB and your band members. RIP.
When love walks in 🎉🎉🎉
Rip BB King❤❤❤
Fantastic Blues!!
Thank you so much for posting this and the names od the band musicians
It’s fantastic. What a talent! Blues is my life .This blues tinged soul and jazz is extraordinary !
Thanx
Some performers define a musical genres. BB is the king of blues, MJ king of pop, EP king of r&r, MD king of jazz, BD king of folk.
This is the King BB KING at the top of his game. Lucky me this is near the time I discovered THE MAN. Blues/rock is one thing and I love it but this is a masterful bluesman at work. Sure do miss him one of my most prized processions is my BB KING anthology cd set.
Le plus Grand. Qu'il se repose. Un tel Homme un tel Artiste. Un tel Professeur. Paix. Milliers de Mercis Monsieur ❤️🥀😘🥰😍🙏
Go to the 10:58 mark and sit back and enjoy. BB was awesome.
B.B. King - 🙂🎸 King Of The Blues - 🎸 🙂
I've never seen anyone slam into a hi-hat like the drummer does during the break in the first song. Just beats the hell out of it but hits it at the same spot at the same intervals without missing once. Amazing.
the man was slamming on the first tune!
Is the Drummer Sonny Freeman?
Happy thanks giving to you all
Hello Annie....nice meeting you here.... hope you are having a nice day out there?
B at his zenith. So strong here it’s crazy.
Amazing Mr. B.B on stage !!
Truly the best.
Muchas gracias Aníbal! Realmente está muy mejorado. Se agradece enormemente. Abrazo!
Gracias a vos por tenerlo en cuenta, realmente es uno de los mas lindos conciertos de esa época de BB KING y la banda, se puede escuchar la pureza de la música y la gran interpretación con instrumentos básicos de la época.. es un placer lo escucho cada tanto todo de nuevo....
Can't beat this...me, I'm an old B-3 guy for 60 years...I've played it all..been in bands with great black bluesmen...always fun, always entertaining and always a thrill...miss those days but remember shows like this...a white bluesman in a soul band is where I found myself often cause I could afford to own and play a B-3...(saved my money in the military from 1965 to 1970 with a plan of buying a B-3 when I got out..and I did.
Hammond B3 = Sex & Love
Anos 70 , só música boa ,que blues, que ritmo bommm! BB KING Pelé do Blues
I’ve listened to B.B. for a long time. He influenced me to start playing music over ten years ago. But I had not heard this set till about 6 months ago. Now I understand how powerful this era really was. His band was so tight and the song choices are so good. Thanks for making this available.
Cómo pasa el tiempo che.. Y para colmo pensar que yo ni estaba vivo, al menos que recuerde! Gracias por la música que nos dejaste B.B.
He was amazing when he was younger. I wasn’t fortunate enough to catch him then.I saw him when he was older.
There’s a clip that’s never going to see the light of day. Around 1963 maybe.
He was playing in a more informal concert & in the line up backing him was a young Jimmy Hendrix. last guy on the right.
He introduced them all very politely & then said
“Oh yeh & that’s just Jimmy Hendrix” (Not his brightest moment)
Hendrix let loose & BB did not play one more note after that.
That concert ended early.
He denied the whole thing. But the clips out there someplace.
I saw it about 20 yrs ago.
40 mins of the real g n his band playing, nicee
Este disco es un hogar... eterno.
Bb is the best in blues
Oh man! The King! That's it...
Setlist:
0:00 To Know You Is To Love You
4:00 Interlude (Darling I Love You); Thanks @James Johnson
10:45 Walking Dr. Bill
16:02 I’ve Got Some Outside Help I Don’t Need
24:00 The Thrill Is Gone
28:34 Instrumental & Band Intros
32:30 Guess Who
34:28 Just A Little Bit Love
33:37
Let the blues talk to your heart
4:00 he is playing sort of an interlude of the song Darling I Love You. It's quite recognizable. If you search BB King on the Ralph Gleason show, there is a beautiful full version of the song. In my mind some of the most beautiful guitar playing I've ever heard, and the song is amazing.
@@jamesjohnson1522 I think there are also bits of "Easy Listening Blues" in there. Same on the Live in Japan version.
Also the piece at 28:34 is already "Guess Who", he's done it like this on a few other live recordings I have.
@@progmeup yes it does actually sound like it. Beautiful stuff.
Merci 🙏🙂
He will be always be the King__ of the Blues
So far my favorite concert of him.
I had the privilege of seeing him live in a small venue. He was still great but this is awesome same year I was born.
Thank you Anibal for sharing this treasure that brings joy to my soul.
Iconic! Classic!! King BB
I love BB!!!
Hello Sally...nice meeting you here.... hope you are having a nice day out there?
MAESTRO ☮️
Excelente labor de sonido! Muchas Gracias, espectacular show!
Straordinaria...eccellenza 2024
I'm 57 been playing since I was 11, and I should be getting my first 335 this year, mostly because of this man, can't wait to explore the tones ;-)
Congratulations!!!
Did you get the 335?
@@josbruls Hi, yes I did! I went for a Maybach capitol 59 cherry, I custom ordered it with a side mount jack. I had tried a Freddie King model that had fretnibs and a stereo varitone plus a slim neck. I took a chance on the Maybach because of no fretnibs and custom option, which would have been way too expensive with Gibson. The Maybach was delayed 5 times, so I went for an off the shelf model from Thomann. The Capitol has BIG neck, almost 44mm. wide, medium to vintage frets, I would have liked them bigger. I think the BB model also has a big neck if I remember correctly. So getting used to the neck takes a little time. But the tone is there, big bright with good sustain. Maybach cut corners on pots, pickguard and tuners, but the rest is fine, and is has a nice light relic job. So I will play this guitar some more and eventually make a TH-cam video on it ;-)
@@christianboddum8783 Let me kniw when it's
there!
@@christianboddum8783 Let me know when it's here!
4:50 wow
Jacob McQuistion do you have any idea which song that is?
I think it's an instrumental version of 'I believe to my soul.' If you watch the version from the Africa Concert it sounds very similar.
@@gloriawong9597 It's "(Darling) You Know I Love You".
All you need, is an es-355, a Fender Twin Reverb, and an incredible amount of musicianship and soul to be the best there ever was….Thank you Riley B King! RIP
Thanx for this. Shot in the arm. All heart and soul. Plus guitar 🎸 to die for. Love the 67 to 75 stage of his career
Not normal how he can play!he is a heroe and master for me to learn guitar will never for get him in my live
The 70’s , when any genre of music was fantastic, just like this awesome performance! Motown, Rock and Jazz!
agree
What an amazing video, thank you for uploading!
This is one of the best best shows I’ve ever seen in my life. I am so fortunate to have seen this. Thank you for uploading.
Король всегда король!Потрясающе!!!
У вас есть все основания!! Tu tienes toda la Razón!!
Fantástico, o rei do blues ❤