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The King's Court
Legendary blues artist B.B. King is perhaps one of the most important and influential guitarists the world has ever known. His gratifying sound has earned him the respect of musicians from all genres. The artist is unsurpassed and has style and resonance that are immediately recognizable. For more than half a century, B.B. King has defined the blues for a worldwide audience.
The great King has played more than 10,000 shows in his career. Whenever he and Lucille, his famous Gibson guitar, appear on stage, the performance becomes an unforgettable classic. On occasion, his shows have been commemorated on some of the greatest live albums ever issued. King marked a first in 2006 when he recorded a live album at two of his own clubs, B.B. King's Blues Club in Nashville and Memphis, Tennessee. The best of these unforgettable concerts will be presented in both DVD and CD formats as LIVE! and released through Geffen/UMe records on February 19, 2008.
For the two-hour-plus DVD, the concerts were taped in high definition video and mixed in 5.1 Surround. Bonus material includes a behind-the-scenes “making of” feature and a special message from King to his fans. To fit on a single CD, the audio disc features 12 of the DVD’s 18 songs.
On LIVE!, backed by his remarkable touring band, B.B. lays down quintessential performances from his signature tune "The Thrill Is Gone to “When Love Comes To Town,” the song that introduced him to a new generation in the late 1980s, and Big Bill Broonzy’s “Key To The Highway,” for which he teamed with disciple Eric Clapton in 2000. He also performs a pair of songs he has never before recorded--the standards “You Are My Sunshine” and “When The Saints Go Marching In.”
King was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, becoming one of the first artists so honored. In 2003, Rolling Stone ranked him #3 among the “100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time.” In 2006, he was presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest honor awarded to a civilian. Not only has King won 14 Grammys, but he has also been awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. He is still singing and playing the blues with relentless passion. He continues to tour extensively, averaging over 250 concerts per year around the world.
The King still rules over the blues.
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