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KBR · September 16th, 2003, 04:13 PM

Happy Birthday B

Thanks for all the Lessons!

KBR

Big Tony · September 16th, 2003, 05:27 PM

What a guy! There has never been a better ambassador for the blues. We all owe him. Happy birthday, Mr. King!

Brad · September 16th, 2003, 05:52 PM

Years ago, I had ( well, still do ) a habbit of recording CD's to tape for my car and not writing who or what they are on the tape. As a result, I have about 200 unmarked tapes from the last twenty years. They have been stored for the last 5 - 6 years. Last night, I was looking for something in the garage and came across the tapes. I grabbed a handful and stuck em in the car for road listening. Well, the first one I grabed and put in this morning was BB "Live at the Regal". I had no idea it was his birthday, but it does not suprise me. I swear, I got chills this morning listening to his incredible note choice and vibrato. A true master. I hope he continues to play the blues for many, many more years to come. Happy Birthday BB. Thank you for years of enjoyment and all the cool lick's I've stolen from you!

stantheman · September 16th, 2003, 06:57 PM

single note lines and went through 3 copies of the record
just enjoyin',playin to,workin' out new ideas, and when The Kid got his Tele I was smart (got him the CD!)
Happy 78th !!! I gonna do a "London Broil" on the grill and groove to "LA Midnight" (chix diggit)!

bek · September 16th, 2003, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brad

BB "Live at the Regal". I swear, I got chills this morning listening to his incredible note choice and vibrato. A true master. Happy Birthday BB. Thank you for years of enjoyment and all the cool lick's I've stolen from you!

Too well said to add anything. The reason many of us took up blues guitar.

weelie · September 17th, 2003, 03:28 AM

To me he is the top blues player of all. And at 78, he is still touring and touring year in year out.

Read his bio just couple of months ago. Excellent read.

Plastics71 · September 17th, 2003, 02:13 PM

And I still have not seen him live yet.
Shame on me.

Deaf Eddie · September 22nd, 2003, 02:25 PM

.... There's a DVD I have, I believe it's called "The Jazz Channel Presents BB King" - GET IT!

It's almost like an "Austin City Limits" deal, BB and his big band on stage in a "nightclub" atmosphere, with the crowd seated at tables, instead of concert/theatre seating. I found this DVD after seeing BB (FINALLY!) live a couple of years ago, and watching it took me right back to the live show... missed some of his stage patter, but the music vibe was right on.

It might be out of print, but scan eBay... I was hoping that maybe this was a Vestapol DVD - I have some cool Freddy King stuff from them - but it doesn't appear in their catalog on the Stephan Grossman's Guitar Workshop website...

My personal fav BB CD (for the moment, anyway) is "Blues on the Bayou" - no "hit" songs, but I love way the band works, and the mix seems to feature the B-3 a bit more - my OTHER passion. I think BB is actually credited with the director/producer's chair for this one, and there are lots of featured solos from the band's "other" guitar player, who cooks it straight (slides, no bends) and runs it jazzzzzy and cool. I dig the groove, baby.

*****
A quick update - the DVD IS available from amazon.com

dB · September 23rd, 2003, 11:31 PM

partly for his playing and partly for his (and Lucille's) personality.

dB

September 16th, 2003, 04:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
KBR Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 667 10 Photos	BB KIng 78 years young today Happy Birthday B Thanks for all the Lessons! KBR __________________ KBR http://home.earthlink.net/~blueray/

September 16th, 2003, 05:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
Big Tony Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sweden, by golly! Age: 54 Posts: 2,752 29 Photos	Yes! What a guy! There has never been a better ambassador for the blues. We all owe him. Happy birthday, Mr. King!

September 16th, 2003, 05:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
Brad Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 1,294	BB! Years ago, I had ( well, still do ) a habbit of recording CD's to tape for my car and not writing who or what they are on the tape. As a result, I have about 200 unmarked tapes from the last twenty years. They have been stored for the last 5 - 6 years. Last night, I was looking for something in the garage and came across the tapes. I grabbed a handful and stuck em in the car for road listening. Well, the first one I grabed and put in this morning was BB "Live at the Regal". I had no idea it was his birthday, but it does not suprise me. I swear, I got chills this morning listening to his incredible note choice and vibrato. A true master. I hope he continues to play the blues for many, many more years to come. Happy Birthday BB. Thank you for years of enjoyment and all the cool lick's I've stolen from you! __________________ We don't stop playing because we get old, we get old becasue we stop playing.

September 16th, 2003, 06:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
stantheman Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: White Mountains Posts: 5,945	I cut my teeth on BB and Bobby Together (Again) for single note lines and went through 3 copies of the record just enjoyin',playin to,workin' out new ideas, and when The Kid got his Tele I was smart (got him the CD!) Happy 78th !!! I gonna do a "London Broil" on the grill and groove to "LA Midnight" (chix diggit)! __________________ Somebody Loan Me A Dime

September 17th, 2003, 03:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
weelie Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Helsinki, Finland, Yer-up Age: 35 Posts: 2,024 12 Photos	Happy Birthday to the KING! To me he is the top blues player of all. And at 78, he is still touring and touring year in year out. Read his bio just couple of months ago. Excellent read. __________________ <- I don't need smileys, I'm smiling already.

September 17th, 2003, 02:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
Plastics71 Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2003 Location: Perth Amboy, New Jersey Posts: 173	78..... And I still have not seen him live yet. Shame on me. __________________ ...but these go to 11

September 22nd, 2003, 02:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
Deaf Eddie Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sunny San Diego, CA Posts: 1,740 14 Photos	A pale second, but better than nothing... .... There's a DVD I have, I believe it's called "The Jazz Channel Presents BB King" - GET IT! It's almost like an "Austin City Limits" deal, BB and his big band on stage in a "nightclub" atmosphere, with the crowd seated at tables, instead of concert/theatre seating. I found this DVD after seeing BB (FINALLY!) live a couple of years ago, and watching it took me right back to the live show... missed some of his stage patter, but the music vibe was right on. It might be out of print, but scan eBay... I was hoping that maybe this was a Vestapol DVD - I have some cool Freddy King stuff from them - but it doesn't appear in their catalog on the Stephan Grossman's Guitar Workshop website... My personal fav BB CD (for the moment, anyway) is "Blues on the Bayou" - no "hit" songs, but I love way the band works, and the mix seems to feature the B-3 a bit more - my OTHER passion. I think BB is actually credited with the director/producer's chair for this one, and there are lots of featured solos from the band's "other" guitar player, who cooks it straight (slides, no bends) and runs it jazzzzzy and cool. I dig the groove, baby. ***** A quick update - the DVD IS available from amazon.com

September 23rd, 2003, 11:31 PM	#9 (permalink)
dB Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 447	My all-time favorite player partly for his playing and partly for his (and Lucille's) personality. dB

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