![]() sings like he’s trying to dislodge the lump from his throat, and his guitar - known to blues fans the world over as Lucille - sings counterpoint. ![]() This Anthology is arranged chronologically, but to discuss some of the more important elements of King’s career I’ve divided my review into five segments: The classics, the new sounds, the duets, the live sets, and odds & ends.Ī couple of the classic hits here make the argument for King as well as I ever could: From the opening notes of “How Blue Can You Get”, recorded in 1963, we’re already hearing the heart of his music that would continue to beat strong into the 1990s and beyond. The All-Music Guide is not exaggerating when they say, “A contemporary blues guitar solo without at least a couple of recognizable King-inspired bent notes is all but unimaginable.” On the legendary Live at the Regal (1965), King is introduced as “The worlds greatest blues singer, the king of the blues!” and spends the rest of the album proving that this is not hyperbole. ![]() B.B King’s guitar sound is immediately identifiable and hugely influential.
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