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B.B. King continues roadwork, some with Buddy Guy
| Posted on 11/06/2009 | Comments (2) | Views: ()
B.B. King isn't letting his recent 84th birthday slow him down as he plots an extensive fall and winter itinerary featuring a mixture of solo shows and co-headlining dates with Buddy Guy.
The legendary bluesman returns to the stage Nov. 10 in Portland, OR, working his way along the West Coast through early December. Following a New Year's Eve (12/31) performance in Tulsa, OK, King will be hitting the road with Buddy Guy for a theater run that currently spans 13 cities. The full schedule can be found by clicking the TOUR tab at the top of this page.King, a 14-time Grammy winner, scored the highest-debuting solo album of his nearly 60-year career with his latest release, "One Kind Favor." The set, which surfaced in August of last year, debuted at No. 37 on The Billboard 200 chart.
Produced by T Bone Burnett (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Roy Orbison), "One Kind Favor" features covers of old blues songs that inspired King as a young man, and was made to sound like it was recorded in the '50s. Players include Dr. John on piano, Nathan East on standup bass and Jim Keltner on drums.
A 14-track live set entitled "B.B. King Live at the BBC" surfaced in March.
After more than 60 years in the music business, King still takes his stage appearance seriously, thanks in large part to a piece of advice given to him by his second cousin, fellow blues musician Bukka White.
"If you want to be a good blues singer, people are going to be down on you, so dress like you're going to the bank to borrow money," King revealed in a recent interview with the UK's Telegraph.
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TWO OF THE WORLD MOST RESPECTED BLUESMEN TOGETHER -HISTORY IN THE MAKING
Having seen BB over 50 times and BUDDY over 50 times I can GUARANTEE you are not just gonna see the BEST show you've ever seen you are seeing the TWO MASTER'S of the BLUES You will also be seeing two friends who play two different styles of the genre, BB who lays predominantly the PIEDMONT STYLE and BUDDY the CHICAGO style blues. Both are the most professional gentlemen I have ever met. BB has been a friend and Buddy an acquaintance of mine for years. BUDDY:S album SKIN DEEP and CAN'T QUIT THE BLUES are TWO of the best BLUES Albums ever, SKIN DEEP won several awards at last years BLUES AWARDS and this year BB":s LIVE FROM THE UK and ONE KIND FAVOR are a sure to win this year. SEE and BE and BUDDY and be a part of HISTORY and go see these TWO GENTLEMEN..... BB Says I'm a poor man, but I'm a good man yes baby I'm a BLUES MAN. NONE more professional, courteous and no two artists LOVE there audiences more than these two gentleman. I am proud to say it is they and WILLIE DIXON ,PINE TOP, HONEY BOY, SON HOUSE ,JIMMY REED AND COUNTLESS OTHERS WHO HELPED ME DEVELOP MY OWN STYLE...Yet that style was BORROWED from these to fine MUSICIANS. THANKS BB (riley) AN BUDDY....I'm sure the world cant wit to see to guys ike yourselves in the same venue at the same time. I KNOW I"LL BE FRONT AND CENTER James St. James and THE BLUES DISCIPLES
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Waiting a south american tour
I hope to see them in Chile!