B.B. King
B.B. King - Here's One That You Didn't Know About, From The RPM & Kent Vaults [2015]
The great bluesman B. B. King was one of the few artists whose every note was of interest. This 25-track CD of mostly previously unissued recordings is drawn from his sessions for Modern Records between 1954 and 1962. 'Be Careful Baby' is a rare thing - a B. B. King song that has never been released before in any version, while two tracks appeared on our 2014 RPM compilation Speak Easy. The version of 'Catfish Blues' is from a completely different session to the familiar issued version and from B. B.'s commentary appears to be the version he played on the road. There are many comments from B. B. and the band which provide an insight into the recording process and B. B.'s relaxed and informal manner in the studio. The CD ends with a previous unheard interview, recorded backstage at the Fillmore Ballroom in San Francisco with radio station KSAY at the 10/10 spot on your dial. All tracks are from the original master tapes. (Amazon)
A great compilation of unreleased B.B. King gems. Hats off to Ace Records for another quality job....clean sound, great booklet with rare pics and in-depth info on the man and the tracks by Dick Shurman. Not to mention the tracks....all first-class B.B. Hard to believe these went unreleased for so long! Here's hoping for a volume two... When I listen to this album I am so reminded of Boz Scaggs sound...
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B.B. King - Here's One That You Didn't Know About, From The RPM & Kent Vaults [2015]
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Track list
01 Catfish Blues Aka Fishin' 4:15
02 Be Careful Baby 2:48
03 Growing Old 3:07
04 Gotta Find My Baby Aka Wha 3:09
05 Long Nights (The Feeling T 3:31
06 Loving You in Vain Aka Hea 2:47
07 Shut Your Mouth 2:43
08 Sweet Little Angel (Versio 3:09
09 Sweet Little Angel (Versio 3:36
10 Bad Case of Love 2:43
11 Talkin' the Blues 2:22
12 Whole Lotta Love 2:31
13 You Know I Go for You 2:39
14 You've Been an Angel 3:01
15 Be Careful With a Fool 2:52
16 When My Heart Beats Like A 2:58
17 Don't You Want a Man Like 2:46
18 Early in the Morning 2:22
19 I Wonder Why 2:53
20 Partin' Time 3:42
21 Soul Beat Aka Powerhouse 4:20
22 Why Not 2:09
23 The Woman I Love 2:54
24 Whole Lotta Meat Aka Hey L 2:37
25 Going Down Slow 7:48
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Yeah, B.B. King. I use to go to his club in NYC. Sadly it closed after 18 years in 2018. I got to see many great bands play there. Sadly, I never got to see the man himself. May he rest in peace.
ReplyDeleteI can only imagine D, you must have some great stories that could become a book. Help the wippersnappers of today understand more about the roots lol.
DeleteHope this set bring some more memories for you D.
DeleteCheers.
This album is great, because it's not too heavy on the blues for those who don't like too much deep blues, as it also has Big Band,, strings, original R'n'B that spawned Rock 'n' Roll as well as Rockabily sounds (upbeat) etc.
ReplyDeleteI already have this on BB, but good to see it here :)
Thank puw.
DeleteIt is a wonderful album.
Cheers.
Thanks for these (most)unreleased songs of the great great B.B. King. His legacy is invaluable.
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome, Racati.
DeleteI couldn't agree more.
Cheers
Thank you for this sweet, blue surprise from the Blues Boy himself, Butter! He's the first bluesman I saw in person, back in '91. I'd just gotten introduced to the blues by a girlfriend, and found the concert achingly frustrating because of how magnificent and masterful he was. The frustration was my humbled awareness that I knew so little about him, coming into the concert, and didn't have the depth I needed to give him all the appreciation he deserved... and he was absolutely awesome.
ReplyDeleteFast-forward twenty-some years, and - far better educated and prepared - I was in Chicago for a several-day convention. I escorted a university professor and several keenly interested students to Buddy Guy's club for a night of the Blues. Buddy wasn't there... and I knew a whole different kind of frustration: the band, and all the audience, was white. The band was *very* good - Corey-somebody - but I'd gone in expecting authentic, real, traditional blues: smoky room, wobbly tables, mismatched chairs, chipped glasses, and nary a Caucasian other than yours truly, taking it all in. Here instead were spotlights, neon, clear air, a showman playing good blues, yes, but cockier than David Lee Roth, and in a room full of groovin' yuppies. This was not Buddy Guy's fault, or the band's - just my expectations'.
Two years later, and I was strolling Beale Street in Memphis (which has a B.B. King's Blues Club I didn't get to visit). And here, in a plain little park, was an older African-American man in a battered hat, seated (as B.B. King had been nearly a quarter-century earlier), singing out and playing real blues from the heart and gut, with a small band doing well even while clearly in awe of the man (never caught his name), and surrounded by a small audience... including happy me.
That's the blues; that's B.B. King and Big Mama Thornton and so many, many more. Thanks for sharing the wealth, Butter!
Hi Aging Child ,
DeleteThanks for sharing your story. It is such a great feeling to be awakened.
I saw BB in 1989 for the first time. He was touring with U2 on the Love Town tour. He stole the show.
I have also been awaken by the blues in Chicago. I went to see Link Wray at the HOB and met a guy who invited me to a blues club on the south side of Chicago. He said don't go alone and we agreed to meet up. When I arrived I was looked up and down by the doorman (Who was the size of a haystack). Within a few minutes my new friend arrived, we we waved in like royalty. It was a small club that catered to new blues acts. The house band was a well established band and played blues all night. Their singer asked me(knowing that I was somewhat of a blues virgin from Australia) if I had a request. I asked for the song Stormy Monday. The band shifted gear and played a 20 minute or so version of that song. Fantastic. The next day I traveled to New York despite a lack of sleep. That evening I went to a bar where there was a blues band playing. (probably not exciting for the locals) but for me a absolutely magic night of raw blues. there was the bar full length and only about 3 meters of space to the wall. Both acoustic and electric sets were played. I purchased the bands CD. I will dig it out some time and post it. The blues is best played live... Such wonderful music.
There are many more blues sets to be posted so hang in there sir.
Cheers.
I like your experiences, Butter... and I hope I didn't come across as a cultural/musical snob and naïf; Blues work by early F'wood Mac, by Eric Clapton, by Gary Moore, and others, is absolutely beautiful as well, and I truly like musical and vocal mastery. And I agree with you on the special way that good live Blues just seizes one's head and soul; that's something a slick studio just can't deliver.
DeleteOne of many rich parallels alongside historical Blues is Boogie-Woogie Blues (among others yet); I've caught a few shows by Deanna Bogart, and she's worth the listen as well. In person - playing or just chatting - she's accessible, and fun and funny... and definitely a particularly talented, and lively, blueswoman in modern Boogie-Woogie and well beyond. Here's just one example of many to be found: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMSfvXbut64. I hope she makes it downunder once she can resume touring; when she does, be sure to take her in! (http://www.deannabogart.com/)
Another great clip i have not seen. Great atmosphere too. I don't Youtube very often but it sound/looks like I should do a little more of that as you have passed on some wonderful links. More happy days ahead.
DeleteThanks again Aging Child.
Cheers
PS. Did you think this BB King album sound like Boz Scaggs?
I'm listening to the album right now, and I can definitely hear some Boz - both in voice and some of the brasswork... and wouldn't have drawn the parallel if you hadn't pointed it out. Darned interesting!
DeleteWhile he's not in the same league (and *darned* few are), I like Boz - "Lowdown", "We're All Alone", "Look What You've Done to Me", "Heart of Mine", and more. He has some Blues (and Soul) chops of his own... and it would be interesting to know whether / how much King's own work influenced his. I'll have to give him a closer listen, too...
Thanks as always for the good sounds, kind sir, and enjoy your fine winter weekend!