BB King Was Afraid To Perform At Sing Sing Prison But Called It His Best Performance Ever
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- Опубліковано 5 сер 2013
- This clip is a portion of my feature-length documentary, Sing Sing Thanksgiving, recorded in 1972 at the prison in Ossining NY outside of New York City. We got permission to present the concert from the Warden and took full of it to create and then record this incredible event plus tell the lives of some of the inmates who helped make it happen.
Regarding the Sing Sing prison performance, B.B. King said in an interview with NPR:
"I've played a lot of prisons since but Sing Sing is the only one that I can remember the name of and the reason is because I was scared. I thought it was the end of my life."
The experience was an emotionally charged one for King who was initially apprehensive about performing at the prison. However, the performance turned out to be a success, with the inmates showing great appreciation for the music. King's fears were alleviated, and the event left a lasting impression on him. He considered it is absolutely best performance up until that time.
B.B. King, born Riley B. King, was a highly influential blues singer and guitarist who became popular for several reasons:
B.B. King's unique guitar playing technique that included finger vibratos and string bending helped create a signature sound. His approach to the guitar was both melodic and expressive which made him stand out from other blues musicians. King's iconic Gibson guitar, which he named "Lucille," became synonymous with his musical identity.
B.B. King had an incredible ability to convey emotions through his music. His soulful, impassioned singing, coupled with his expressive guitar playing, allowed him to forge a deep connection with his audience.
As perfectly demonstrated in this clip, BB King was a captivating performer who could command the attention of his audience through his natural charisma and engaging stage presence. His storytelling and anecdotes between songs made his concerts an intimate and unforgettable experience.
Over his long career, B.B. King released more than 50 albums and maintained a rigorous touring schedule, performing over 200 shows per year at his peak. This relentless work ethic and dedication to his craft helped him amass a surprisingly large loyal following.
While B.B. King was a blues musician at heart, his music transcended genres and appealed to fans of rock, jazz, and R&B. Collaborations with other prominent artists like Eric Clapton, U2, and Bonnie Raitt further expanded his audience.
Timelessness: King's music has a timeless quality that continues to resonate with fans both old and new. His impact on the blues genre and his influence on generations of musicians have cemented his status as a legendary artist.
Awards and accolades: B.B. King received numerous awards and honors throughout his career, including 15 Grammy Awards, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and inductions into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. These recognitions helped raise his profile and solidify his popularity.
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Here is the wonderful background story to the wonderful BB King - ua-cam.com/video/HsMobpl2Sr4/v-deo.html
Thank you David, this is blues history.
Thanks David!
Thank you!!😎
Thank YOU DAVID!!!!
well done David. Thankyou
I don’t think people realize the one who filmed this live, is also the one who posted this on youtube. Kind of wild to me, thank you David!
Really? That would be very amazing. Greetings from Bavaria germany
Oh snap, I didn’t realize this! Thank you!
Underrated comment
Huge
@@nonow1353 tremendous
Shortly before his passing, my husband surprised me with tickets to see BB King. Near the end of the show, the venue was trying to get him to wrap things up and an employee kept pointing to the clock at the foot of the stage that was counting down how minutes were left in his set. He looked at the clock with a few minutes left on it, unplugged it, sat back down and announced, "I'm here to play for the people. And if you good people want me to keep playing, then I'm going to play ALL NIGHT, BECAUSE I'M BB KING." The crowd lost it! He went on to play for another 45mins. Honestly the best show of my life. There will never be another. 💖
I went to one show shorty before his passing too. Unfortunately he never actually played Lucille during the entire concert. People were crying out for him to play but it never happened. It was probably due to his age and he just wasn't able to do it that night. Can't be mad about it, the man was in his late 80s. Just disappointed wasn't able to watch him play live in person....
Love it!
@@geneschwartz Even DEAD he STILL has MORE talent than you though!
@@geneschwartz you can't replicate bb Kings tone you idiot.
@@geneschwartz I wonder if BB King understood punctuation tho
My father was the general manager of a performance venue in my city. He’s met MANY musicians and famous individuals. He swears, to this day, that BB King was the kindest and most sincere performer he ever had the privilege of meeting. BB told him about growing up in the south and they bonded over their mutual love of deep fried pickles. They talked for nearly 45 minutes. He said BB had a way of connecting with people in a genuine and sincere way.
BB left his stool behind, and after two years of it remaining unclaimed, my father scooped the stool up and it sits in his living room to this day.
RIP Mr. King. You were one of a kind.
Great story! Thank you for sharing!
What a beautiful story!❤️
My first secular concert in the 1980s
Keep in mind the Attica riot was in 1971 and this was filmed in Sing Sing in 1972. Props to B.B. King: it took a lot of heart to walk into one of New York's max joints back then, and you can see the guys appreciated it. Those were hard times: you have no idea.
also to film it, and then make it available to the public
How many people rolling into 2020 still watching and loving B.B. King’s performance?!?!?
🤙
There are people who aren't? I thought all love him.
He was a Magic person both in ability and in character.
ME!
I am!
Put this in a time capsule just to prove that there was indeed life on earth
edit: I would've never guessed so many people would feel my comment like this. I hope you all are still enjoying the King's music like I am!!!
Oh wow almost cried when I read this comment
"the hooman was a species of birds with melodious voice"
Good stuff
Amen
@@HerStoryofMusic Me too for some stupid reason. I hate crying.
To see an audience of tough inmates react with the joy of giddy school kids was incredible. It's like the truth of the Blues flowed out of BB in its purest form, and finally somebody briefly understood them.
Help Friend how are you doing today
tho these inmates look quite sophisticated, more than today
Think of what a contrast that show was compared to their daily lives
He always had an audience that understood the blues.....
tough inmates, one 10-15 second mistake or bad decision made out of desperation, sent a lot of them there, how many of them took the deal, instead of taking their case to trial?
@@theokingshangohonestly they do. . Makes me think they are dumbing society down on purpose. And lowering testosterone
I just love how once Lucile started playing the whole room fell into a trance! RIP Mr. BB King ✊🏼✊🏼
Why did BB never sing and play at the same time? Because it would be rude to interrupt Lucile, she had such a pretty voice... Soul overload!!!!
@@conradrayner6317 yep has his own Gibson model Lucille
@@conradrayner6317 lucile is name of one of his many guitars and also a song.
Cause he always had a 20 piece rhythm section haha
BB said he couldn’t do both at the same time. Sing and play that is. Sorry, but that’s all there was to that.
because bb king was a woman's man
The reason I love the blues..is because of how the guitars cry and the drums sobs and it's the most beautiful sadness you'll ever listen to.
You described the blues perfectly 💗
“Blues is when a good man starts to cry”
Post punk and post rock are more sadder genres, but that a good way to look at blues.
Love that , best way 2 explain the blues I've ever heard
But I did do say it is not sad What you listening to Is happiness amongst the sad
Words cannot describe what it is these old blues men have. They’re attitude blended with life experience plus music. Just imagine if we didn’t have any of these guys.
exactly, although I am a metal guy but I love blues too. It's a very happy feeling I can't describe when I listen to some of these classics.
Life wouldn't be fun that's for sure
B.B. King's voicing and phrasing on guitar is so pure and unmatched. Just listen to how much control he has over those bends and vibratos when he starts playing. It's pitch perfect every single time. And the soul he wrings out of the guitar when he plays it is beautiful. B.B. King, always the King of the Blues!
I always liked how he'd sneak in the major scale here and there just to break things up. I like to think of it as his way of saying no matter how bad things seem, there's a silver lining somewhere.
My older brother and me went to see BB King at Drury College - Springfield Missouri 1974 . I think we were the only white dudes in the audience . This big handsome Black guy next to me smiled and said - "How ya'll doin? " . I told him me and my brother felt like two grains of salt in a pepper shaker .
The Black man laughed and slapped me on the back . He then proceeded to light a joint and hand it to me . Cops were 50 feet away with smiles on their faces and didn't have a damn thing to say . Cheap wine and whiskey . Good cheap Mexican weed . Everybody having a great time TOGETHER . The best damned concert I've ever been to ... and I've been to a lot of concerts . I miss BB & Lucile like oxygen .
BB and the Blues will do that to ya .
Good story, and ain't that the best thing about music? Brings people together.
1973 Albany Georgia,James Brown. Almost exact story.
Gave me chills! Wish was born a few decades earlier
Geoffrey Chauser once said "all good things must come to an end" unfortunately I wasn't there to witness it.
Peace and love to you too!
I love when things like that happen.. No colors just people having fun and enjoying damn good music!
A million years ago I stood on stag with BB and played my harmonica for him. He was gracious and appreciative. He was very friendly, I jokingly asked if I could play his famous guitar and he handed it to me like someone passing a plate. He and I shared a few minutes together that I will never forget. I love the blues and BB was a great man. We should all be as friendly and gracious as he was.
I saw an interview with Keith Richards. The interviewer asked about the time he grabbed BB's guitar off a stand and was playing it. BB saw this and punched Keith Richards for messing with it. Keith confirmed the story. You are a lucky guy to have played his guitar!
@@danherrick5785 BB was a gracious man and I asked. I didn't just reach. He was so nice. I mean Wow to be able to say you talked with/played with a legend. One of my fondest memories for sure.
@@danherrick5785 That wasn’t BB, but CB!.....Aka Chuck!
@@hansinfrance Yes - sorry for my mistake!!!
@@danherrick5785 Didn’t mean to sound like a know it all....sorry if I did!....I was lucky enough to meet Keith in person, have a chat with him and Ronnie, shake hands and got their signatures on my Black’n’Blue album, as well as Charlie’s....still looking for Mick’s and Bill’s one day....
When I was 12, my mum bought me a record & tape player with speakers. It was a huge present. She saved a long time for it. To this day it's still the best present I ever had. My first tapes were BB King, Buddy Holly & Jonny Nash. The year was 1987. Then I really found Blues & Rock'n Roll. Thank you mammy ❤️
Hi, brother
1) i have the same gift , but not from mom, but from grand mom. 2) it was in 1977(((( I am old now. 3) Jonny was Cash, not Nash. )) greetings from Russia, Sankt Petersburg
The paradox of Blues is that they are written about misfortune, yet never cease to bring a smile to my face!
Edit:Thanks!A heart on a video uploaded 8 years ago.That's rare!
Should be called the Anti-Blues if you ask me!!!
You've nailed it.
Hello 👋 Janet,
How are you doing hope your having a wonderful holidays over there with you and your family
A double negative is a positive
Well, it's relatable... it's like comedy when comedians talk about their misfortune but people can't stop laughing
“I gave you 7 children and now you wanna give ‘em back” gets me every time!!
😆🎹🎶🎶🎵🎵😂😂😁😁😘
Lay it out there BB😃💗💗💗💗
Shhhh, Gregg Allman did a fantastic job on this one as well
My other remembered moment from Fox Lake's BB Tour '72. The crowd went wild when he said that!!
Gotta love this guy. He was a Legend and a King, and yet so down to earth and in touch in many ways. His genius had a touch of humility. That is partly why people love him so much.
Watching things like that make me appreciate internet so much. I live in the middle of Siberia, in a small town called Seversk. Half a century back I wouldn't even hear a thing about BB King, let alone any western music. An amazing perfomance, thanks for sharing this with all of us.
Thank you for your comment. I don't know if you work in the nuclear industry in your city but I have made several recent video clips on a startup in Berkeley California trying to solve the problem of nuclear waste. Search the words “nuclear power” on my UA-cam channel to see those clips.
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Greetings to you and Seversk from Greece. It's fair to say youtube is the best thing/invention that has happened in decades. Have a good year!
@@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker And greetings to you too Dave, have a great year too!
So go now and make your own good blues and keep your it alive
Good to know you are rockin to this. Also, another way of looking at it, 50 years ago, this was only 3 years old.
BB’s Guitar playing is so Iconic-That people forget he’s _also_ one of The Greatest Singers ever.
4:51
2022, 7 years gone. Still greatly missing BB. His talent lives on through the magic of video.
Shit he died in 2015?? What a run!
I came here to listen to the blues. I stayed for all the comments. This is what it’s all about, man. BB still uniting us after all these years.
You know, if they just required all politicians to be great musicians, life would be so much better for all of us here on earth.
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Amen Bro.👍
You said it... The universal language we all feel... 😍
So very true sir, so very true.
1:27
“...because he works with me...”
Not works for me.
That's how you get respect-by giving respect.
Who was he referring to?
Lashar Thomas not quite sure. I'm new to delving into the Blues. BB had amazing people skills, reading the room, timing with everything,.
gabrielviolao I Better listen again, thanks
Picked up on that as well.
Southern Gentleman I live in Vancouver, B.C., but I went to school for 3 years in Louisiana. I learned how to be a southern gentleman there-like SRV was a southern gentleman, Texan variety.
One of the greatest. He didn't play with his fingers, he played with his soul❤
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One of the greatest of all time. The man could make his guitar cry.
Good music knows no race, colour or nationality... This man will be remembered for many generations to come!
Epharisto!!!
@@erikarneberg11 You are welcome my friend..
I saw BB in a small dinner club in San Francisco back in 1980......and it felt like he was playing just for me. Made eye contact and gave me that BEAMING smile,rocking side to side as he did,,the whole time. I was a young girl of 16 but man! what a lifelong impression that night made on me......
Cool!
God bless
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@@Scheminhos lmao chill
@@Scheminhos don’t turn UA-cam into the gram or fb, for humanity please?
@@Scheminhos Stop being a pussy.
His unease at the beginning may or may not be palpable, but his swift winning of the crowd is. An amazing lesson in charisma and stage-presence. 🏆
Man, I tell you the truth no one makes a guitar sing like B.B. King. You can literally hear words coming from Lucille when he plays. A true master of his instrument.
“...because, he he works with me...” the fact that he said “with” and not “for” proves how humble he was
Hail the king of The Blues
Jimmy Mash u r right
I noticed that too. Says a lot about the man.
Sorry for my ignorance. Who was he referring to ?
@@ngarber He was referring to a member of his band, who's apparently been on the receiving end of entertainment in Sing Sing prison.
John Mayer working with him at 0:45
His music makes every man feel strong, every woman feel sexy and everyone feel understood.....
Nicely put.
Amen amigo tu lo has dicho BB descanza en paz muy agradecido por su musica nunca la olvidare
bless u man ....thats insanely accurate ....
Music is what feelings sound like and ur right about his music. Very good.
❤🎶🌈
It's wonderful to see that those people who clapped their hands after the "and now you wanna give em back" didn't do it for a single "wow congratulations for the performance" thing, but as a pure expression of joy and pleasure. Those people didn't know anything about the blues, yet, in the first song they listened to, they could get the wonderful feeling of the music. This happened due to mr. B. B. King.
LISTEN BROS IF BB DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO WIN OVER AN AUDIENCE, NO ONE CAN. HE WAS A PROFESSIONAL BLUESMAN ARTIST, HE KNOWED HIS AUDIENCE, PEOPLE!
"...Those people didn't know anything about the blues, yet, in the first song they listened to, they could get the wonderful feeling of the music..."
I beg to differ, perhaps LIKE NO OTHER, the general population doing hard time in a place like SingSing LIVE THE BLUES EVERYDAY OF THEIR SENTENCE! I think that's perhaps what BB misunderstood or just didn't realize at first. That's partially why he was so scared about the gig. But ANY apprehension and concern melted with the first word and note exuded from BB and Lucille. Ironically those of us on "the outside" get the blues here and there. Those "on the inside" have the blues 24-7 and the beauty for them was that for that brief hour+ performance, BB, Lucille and the band perhaps made those blues seem less like "their constant companion and normal emotional state." Johnny Cash perhaps understood that fact better than anyone and his legendary prison albums are testament to that fact!
Aw thats a lovely comment I couldnt of put it better my self ❤ youre dead on the money its pure joy to watch ,, what a talent what a skill what a real audience
It makes you wonder if some of those guys finally felt like somebody was speaking up for them.. that guy clicking his fingers at ‘thanks for the snack’ knew whats up, he’s been there like all of us have lol
BB King does more with one note than any shred guitarist does with 100. Such passion and effort put into every single note played on that guitar, it's really something to behold.
you got that right!
That's cause his very soul moves down into that finger for that one note. The shredders don't have time for soul - they're too busy fucking shredding. (I play guitar - but not like B.B., unfortunately.)
When BB King says this is his best live performance, you listen.
Hello Ella, how is the weather over there?
Hello
Ahhahahahahhahahaha
At least part of that has to be the best audience! My wife and I saw BB back in the '70s and I'm proud to say I shook his hand, too...one of my favorite experiences. He was the King!
I saw B.B. in concert many times, and I listened very intently every time he played...because he had the rare ability to blow you away and give you chills all over from the first note he played. Even when he was under the weather, you wouldn't know it, he still played and sang amazingly! R.I.P. Riley B. King...you are a legend and truly missed, sir! 🎸🎤❤️🙏
I did sound for concerts for nearly 3 decades. I quickly learned it didn't matter what I or the performers thought of a performance, it was the audience reaction that told the truth every time. In thousands of concerts, I saw an audience demand an encore from an opening act only one time. After all, they are there to see the headliner, but this audience wouldn't stop applauding and cheering for an encore until they got one. The opening act was a young, solo guitar player with nothing to offer but his voice and his guitar. He was introduced as Blues Boy King and I nor the audience had any idea who he was. In fact there was only polite applause when he was introduced. But 45 minutes later no one in a 17,000 seat coliseum wanted BB to leave!
How did you get into that type of job?
@@AB-fw6qp I was the chief engineer for the student radio station in college. They built a coliseum and the university president asked me to provide sound for a concert they were having as the grand opening featuring Curtis "Superfly" Mayfield. Many colleges were building coliseums in the South because of the NCAA and the ability to hold everyone in one place indoors for events like graduations. So some friends and I built a PA for the event. That was my first gig and Blues Boy King was the opening act. This was right after Woodstock and I was a senior at the time in electrical engineering. I decided I would keep doing sound as long as the fad lasted and then get a real job. Then the Jackson 5 came to town and I was hired to do their show. They were so happy they hired me to do all their sound worldwide. When Michael turned 18 and quit The 5, I went to work for Stevie Wonder. The concept of touring with the same sound actually started when The Beach Boys hired Bill Hanley who did Woodstock about the same time The 5 hired me. My little company grew into the largest sound and lighting company in the Southeast not because I was all that smart but because I got there first and always used the highest quality equipment available.
Great story Jim. Thanks for sharing
Can i get into that career without a college degree nowadays?
@@AB-fw6qp Sure! Two main ways are to attach yourself to a hot band with a good sound as a roadie and work your way into mixing sound after learning the ropes and paying your dues. Or, go to a school like Full Sail in FL or several in NY and CA to get an idea of what to do, then find a band in need of a sound man. Better yet, do both, because handling life on the road is very, very hard and best to get used to that before taking the responsibility of sound man. Remember, you can't make an act sound any better than they are, but you can definitely make them sound worse.
I was blessed to see BB King perform in the town I was living in at a park near my home. It was one of his last performances. It was free. The park was filled with people sitting on blankets. His music could be heard all over the down town area and I'm sure beyond. I will never forget thinking..omg I'm watching BB King perform live right now. Legendary.
Too cool. The BB King Museum Youth all-stars learn music to math & around again. BB King is still giving our Mississippi culture options, even after his passing.
BB was an uncommon, singular man that always put full effort on priorities.
And the BB King museum folks like my photos & they checked on me during the pandemic. BB hired many of them personally. He knew what felt right & leaned into it.
A worthy endeavor.
Thank you for an enjoyable sound.
I love the way the crowd understand the emotion and the skills behind this magic performance
blues crowds always do. ...real blues crowds
They're from the same culture. It would be awkward if they didn't.
They are all jailed, simple people. Cops are in the middle too. But blouse is a common language that everybody understands and united
@@ediunicko that's not what the history reflects.
The cameraman did a really good job by covering the emotions and different expressions of the audience
I love how they reacted to the lyrics. He might as well have been giving a sermon. I hear Al Green does just about that in his.
Azareal Bheri no phones is nice to see
Yeah. Editor was also spot on. A rare thing.
You mean filming crew
3. 1415926535 yep, multiple camera men and engineers working on getting and putting up the best shot at that time
BB King, was the hardest working man! His concerts were magical! Encores just kept coming... for the people, crowds, wouldn't stop! Rest in Paradise BB!! .
Dear Mr. Hoffman,
I write to you occasionally, thinking of life, and appreciating the works you’ve brought to this world. I’ve been watching since the early 80’s. I found my way into film school after finding your channel.
I just wanted to share, my husband and I really enjoyed this piece! I believe I may remember watching this on network tv… maybe.
It’s funny how the days and the ways we experienced things tend to run together and blend as we grow.
We found the snow falling by our window, in a heating blanket. With a glass of wine for him, a hot cup of coffee for me and your great film provoking stories of simpler days.
Thank you for sharing your memories here. My slowly developing technical education presents as challenge as I learn this industry I’ve always loved… so much, so late in my life.
It’s funny, the way we grow from believing we need someone to tell us we can. Before we learn we are… and just do.
You’ve been an inspiring person in my life. Your films have been weaved into the fabric I was made with. Thank you. Truly, wishing you everything your dreams are made of. ~Sheeara, Alaska
Sheeara
I have been in Alaska when I was a young filmmaker where I made the political films for Mike Gravel. I went back to to make movies on the pipeline when it was being built. It was an amazing experience. Were you born there? Are you a filmmaker? Are you now making films recording people in your town?
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Dont matter color, town, or state. That man could pull an entire audience in and hold them the entire time. Great great talent and inspiration.
Todd Lane Snowy November in Bozeman, Montana. Lucky to have him come and perform in such an out of the way place. One in a lifetime experience for me. Definately moved my soul
@@kazire4591 don't ruin it
I saw him twice. Now, I'm not particularly a fan of the blues, you know. But, it was BB King playin'!
My girlfriend ask me, "If me and BB King were drowning, who would you save?" I said, "Honey, I ain't ever heard you sing the Blues."
At least your GF has a better chance now we have sadly lost BBK
Dan Cohen hee hee made me chuckle
Man. If it was my hubby vs bb?? baby, we had a great run of it.
me
@@alexgleeson7102 you
Wooooow B B King. You are the Champion. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
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This Man was my hero, He was the reason I first picked up a six string and I haven't put it down yet and I'm 67 now. My dream came true in NYC at his club, Went to a show met him backstage and shook the hand of my idol. Was THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE. May this Giant of a True King Of Blues never be forgotten. May His music live on for all of eternity.
Rest in peace Mr. BB King 👑
Thank you David for capturing these important moments in history and culture 🙌 👏
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@@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker everyone on this site should.
Not whether this was filmed or taped, but you couldn’t just whip out you iphone in those days. This is magnificent, and BB King will always be one of the blues greats!
So many young people think speed is artistry. B.B. was never a speed freak on the guitar but the feeling just drips from his fingertips.
You can have speed and feeling.
DaveDexterMusic true but his point i think is that more speed doesn’t equate to more feeling or emotion in the music.
and less speed doesn't equate to more feeling or emotion in the music.
BB could say more with one note than any of these speed freak so-called "blues" guitar players can say in a whole set. As far as stand up style "city" blues artists with a band, who sing a line and then answer with a guitar line (as contrasted with Chicago, or delta style blues artists) go: It started with T-Bone Walker, then BB, then Freddie King, and, in my opinion, after that the best was over!
Right. Jerry Garcia is another example
I saw him in concert back in the late '90s. Even as a man growing older, he was still playing like his guitar was on fire. Women threw their panties at the stage, the place was unchained. Damn, that was a great concert!
Hi Cynthia how are you?
Still one of his greatest performances and one of all time performance’s of the best Mr King did. Love to watch it again and again.👍🏻
If you see any 24 year old looking people in this video, they're now 71 years old. Crazy. This was 47 years ago.
@Stephen Brown That's right Stephen! Keep on rockin' :)
@@mrmrschorlton1153 "The mind" is not physical.
cmartinez89 well almost I’m 65
I'm 24 and I'm watching it now haha, you're right that is crazy
nobody a you my friend obviously do not use yours.
i've been to a b.b.king concert only once. it was a seated place but i couldn't find my seat, so i just sat down before the very first row on the ground! as the show started the security guys came to me and told me to leave. bb (still in his first song) stopped the music and told the guys that "this fine young dude can sit wherever he wants! leave him alone!". he shooked my hand and have me a guitar-plec and some pins ... - one of the most amazing concerts i attended to! and as i am worked in the music-bizz i attended to more than 1000 shows! the sound of lucille blew me away! never heard anything like that before or afterwards! *god_bless_bb ♥ luv you!
Thanks for sharing that amazing story
thanks for sharing
JohnHazelwood58 similar thing happened with me once, but for the Irish punk band Dropkick Murphys. Near the end of their show, with maybe 2-3 songs left, the two singers started pulling fan onstage to dance and sing backup. I made my way to the front with two girls whom I had met (I went solo), and we got hoisted over the front barrier. The bouncers let the girls on stage, but tried to tell me to go back out to the pit. I protested, but they wouldn’t relent. I looked up, and one of the singers was at the edge of the stage, reaching for my hand. He helped hoist me up to the stage, and when I turned to thank him, he was flipping the middle finger to the bouncers! Classic move, and great end to the show, as the closed with a cover of AC/DC’s “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap”.
@@GuadalupePicasso nice story! and i know how you feel!
as i wrote i attended to more than 1000 shows ... currently i am writing a book about my "meetings" and concerts. have no book-title yet and i think "... from the very first row" is not a good titel. well, we will see/read :-)
take care and all the best to you! cheers!
and then everyone clapped
I’m 27 and just now discovering this. . Mind is blown 🤯
Wow. BB King was so young here in 1972. I saw him in concert for the first time a few months before he passed. What a wonderful life he had, & what glorious music he gave to us.
RIP- Dear Talented, Sir.
Man. He was REALLY feeling that shit. He put his soul into that.
Gonna get his music to play for my son and me in the car today, thank you for making our lives more special and blessed
Sam McHale ain’t nothing like the blues
Heeeell yea,This is the blues,this is the definition of Soul, there's so much soul in the Blues it helped spawn a whole genre literally called "Soul" lol
Always my friend. Always.
2.7k now
When you go to a concert and attend a historical event.
Archibald Tuttle When you’re locked up in prison and attend a historical event.
I feel bad for laughing at this
Spiritual event!!!
And when you see it from the Cook County Detention Center
Damn right you are
crazy how music can bring together so many people from so many different walks of life
Thanks David for filming this and sharing this for the world. Peace from Australia 🇦🇺
I’m 17 and I’ll Make sure my generation doesn’t forget this greatness🤎
Yessirrrr✊🏿
for sure man im 16 playing guitar to his songs
I’m 1, and I too will carry the proverbial torch.
N word
@@ramonguillemsalinasmaldona30 uh oh watch out guys we got a 12 year old who wasnt hugged enough by mommy and daddy over here
The first time I heard this song was in 1971 when I was 13. It was from his "Live At Cook County Jail" LP and was played on the radio. I saved my lunch money all week in order to buy the album. When I got to the record store it was 2.99 and I only had 2.25. I rummaged through the cut-out bins and found a record with a big red 1.99 sticker on it. I carefully peeled it off and stuck it on B.B.'s record. In 1995, I got to spend some time with B.B. here in Memphis, at his 70th birthday party. I told him the story and he immediately said "where's that dollar?" I just happened to have it in my shirt pocket and quickly handed it to him, which quickly went into his pocket. We both got a good laugh out of it. He was one of a kind.
great story!
Wow
Great story and yes, it is a great album!
this is a fantastic story:)
Love that story man!
Восхищаюсь, лучшее, что можно услышать!
Вечная память великому артисту! 🌹❤🙏
The world sure misses him the great blues player none like him RIP you are sadly missed❤❤❤
What makes Blues, Blues, Is not just the guitar work. But how good your backing band is.
and his vocals were spot on.
You don't need a backing band for blues. On man with a guitar is all that's needed.
Definitely, everyone has have it in their blood
@@MAGAMAN yep, just watch Lightnin' Hopkins
Nah I disagree, just look at Robert Johnson
I took my wife to see him at Pine Knob just north of Detroit. She wasn’t into blues just country. He came out, played for about 10 seconds and she said “OMG!”
I said “that’s why he’s the King.”
I was there! He blew our minds.
@@zzrjj1154 a
Be ashured, that even hardcore metal heads love king. We love good music, even if that is Queen, Vivaldi or Dean Martin. Try and serve King for those that hear modern pop, and you will have a crappy experience. Share a six pack with me, and we will have diverse music.
@@brostenen exactly bro, i love slipknot and the king, metallica and hendrix, megadeth and srv. The guitar has no boundaries unless its in the hands of lil wayne
@@Mike-xj9kl I always choose classic Sepultura (when Max was the vocalist) over Metallica. To me they are way overrated here in Denmark, because Lars is Danish. I just had too much metallica when I was a teenager in the 1990's.
Lucky to have seen him perform! ❤️
Hello!!! How are you doing today! Please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you're a fan... Stay Safe!
I had the luxury of seeing Mr. King play at The Newport Music Hall in Columbus, Ohio in the late 80's with my elbows on the stage! Class act!! He should rest.
You are a lucky man....
This blues is just like laying in bed while the alarm clock is calling you and you decide to stay in bed because you like its warmth. BB was perfection, heart and style
I met him in Ann Arbor, MI. After his amazing show (didn't catch a coin, damn!) I decided to wait with some people out by his tour bus. After a while, a gentleman (tour manager, probably) came off the bus and said Mr. King would see us in just a couple minutes. I thought that meant that he'd come down off the bus and sign some autographs. Instead, the tour manager invited us all on to the bus. We sat in the back room of the bus with him and he spent 5 minutes or so with each of us individually. He signed autographs and joked with us and told stories and it was like sitting in your grandpa's living room. He just radiated warmth and kindness and it was the thrill of my life being in his presence for what seemed like an eternity, but was probably a half hour. I didn't even have a camera and one of the other people took my picture with him and my email address and sent me the photo. I'll cherish that forever. Aside from being a legendary musician, he was an outstanding human being and I'll always hold his memory close to my heart.
That sounds like BB I lived at 33 North 400 East St George when my Boss and his wife where cutting up with bb he would cast his blood sugar and say something like sticking my finger now sticken it back I would hang back and listen learn and laughter BB new his place in the world and the world is a better place with him in the world ❤️
Wow! Incredible story sir!!
Larry - I was honored with a similar experience following an indoor show B.B. did about 12 tears ago in Concord, NH. Unforgettable, surreal and you know, the four or five of us (heretofore strangers, we only came together to visit B.B.) on his bus, were so relaxed and at ease with him because he seemed to want to talk with us as much as we did with him. He talked about growing up on a sharecropping farm in Mississippi, a farm where his ancestors had formerly worked as slaves but chose to stay on as paid workers after the civil war ended because the owners had always treated everyone as one big family. Yes, B.B. acknowledged, there were a few knuckleheads off the farm but he just avoided them. He also talked about one of his sons who was dying of cancer. He called him often, but was sad because there was no cure. B.B. came across as a very real, genuine human being who needed people's company as much as people needed him and his other worldly music. RIP, Mr. King.
I'm crying after reading your post...tears of joy
Oooh! I'd love to see the photo! Congratulations on meeting him and sharing your amazing story!
I miss him and Johnny Adams, and Stevie....so much Blues blowing up Heaven. Can't wait til I get there!;
An absolutely delightful and fascinating insight into the Blues and the psyche of the great BB King… who clearly demonstrated that he had the empathy to perform in front of prisoners as well as the charming personality to make them laugh. But listen to how the Blues takes over his soul, deeply he feels it in his bones. A mesmerising musical experience from arguably the greatest Blues musician that’s ever lived. 🎸🎵🎼🎶
Never disappointed by any BB King performance
So much focus is put on BB's guitar playing...and rightfully so, that his singing is often overlooked. I feel he's one of, if not THE best male blues singer of all time. Killer vocals.
Some blues players are overlooked in terms of singing because of their guitar skills. B.B,SRV, Jimi and many more.
Her name is Lucille ...and she like him was 1 of a kind
But yeah u half right
It’s my own fault baby
Treat me the way you wanna do
So true, so true. Man syncronized with voice and guitar playing. Point well made.
@@unitoftemp remember Moore
Who else got chills listening to this
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Saw him in concert twice. Besides his obvious talent, what a kind and humble man. He is missed.
I'll never forget when B. B. said to me. Johnny,never forget where you came from or where you've been (Angola State Penitentiary). And Baby don't loose sight of where you wanna go. Then gave me a Hug and wished me well. 🙌🏾💓🐺
Damn I learned about Angola State Penitentiary yesterday. Fucked up place
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You really met him? Thays awesome
Johnny....that's amazing.i hope the best for you!!!! I mean it
Johnny thanks for sharing that lovely story BB looks like he gives a great bear hug 😍
2020 lol guess we are all feeling the blues these days. Take care y'all
What can I say quarantine is kicking us
Corona blues
☮💞🌎
Covid 19 blues theme song
Much loving thoughts headed your way.
Peace.
Thanks for the upload David - what a performance, in a prision of all places. The cordial and inherent respect from the prisioners towards the band and performance is magic. Could have been a riot.
This guy was just a lightning rod for music. Gives you goosebumps even through a pretty average recording. Can't imagine what it would have been like live!
3 minutes into this performance it became clear to me that, the blues is the only thing that can save mankind in 2019, and beyond. bring back the Blues.
If people keep votin' in democrats, we'll have more blues than we can handle. That's a fact.
@@jimdep6542 very, very sad and disturbing comment. Please keep your political affiliation out of this, no point to virtue signal here, we're trying to listen to some music...
Well done Johnson stupid comment of the day.
Truth. When I'm working I make every snotty nose apprentice listen to jimi's "blues" album, bb and albert, and buddy guy. If they don't get it I won't teach them anything
@@MisTomis he is right though... triggered much?
The crowd erupting on the “give them back” line gives me goosebumps every time. You know that struck home with so many of those men, it was like an unstoppable energy surge in the room. Great performance in the perfect place for it.
@Carolann Cannuli-Denton those women are why these dudes ended up in prison :)
Tbf tho, it takes two to make a child. Also, a child isn’t a gift that’s given it’s like a huge responsibility by the people involved in the baby making process. BB King is the man, but like many people of his time, kinda machista
Agreed, but just to mention as a kid I was lucky enough to see him sometime around when this was recorded, in the Chicago auditorium. I was around 15 and me and my friend were the only white people I could see in the audience. That line about the seven children had all men and women reacting just the same as here, such respect too. I’ll never forget that amazing concert. I’m a guitarist that can do a (pale by comparison) BB King impression on guitar, because he was the first person I ever tried to copy, back when I was starting out on guitar. I learned that vibrato best I could, but nobody plays like him. Phrasing, the choices he makes, just imitate is best we can do, he was amazing. And of course his singing, his stage command, his decency.
In the audience, that was something too. As I said, the respect he commanded. But mostly the sweet sounds...it was the first time as a kid I understood the POWER and beauty, and feel that could be sent to an audience, that was a revelation to me. And he would play a small fantastic phrase, and waaay in the back of the large auditorium theater one guy, in a conversational volume would say “yeah man, play it” and BB HEARD him, looked up, smiled, and played another beautiful lick. Just amazing. I’m 63 and still can recall the chills, the excitement, the perfection of BB King in his prime!
Jeff F wtf does that mean? Lol
Lmao gave me a good laugh too
Shoutout to JJ with the intro! These surely looked like Good Times 👏🏽 Long Live the King! 🙌🏽
I’m a bit stoned but I started playing this over my speakers just now…the dog next door is barking on beat and cicadas I haven’t heard in weeks are singing along. To BB, King. I’ll never forget seeing you at 12 years old.
In 1970 I turned 18 and my father took me to Caesars in Vegas. In the theatre to theleft, Frank Sinatra was playing. In the opposite theatre BB King was playing. My father said we had to see Sinatra. I said ok as long as we caught BB King afterwords. “BB who? Who the hell is that?” He had no idea. But told me he wanted to see Sinatra play every night. So off we went to Sinatra then we went to see BB! There was an epiphany! “Damn he can play that guitar!” But there was more to it than that. You see my dad loved a good show. And BB was more than a blues man, he was a fantastic showman! One of the best in history. So my father returned his tickets to Sinatra and we ended up seeing BB 3 nights in a row! By the way BB Kings album Live at the Regal is Clapton’s favorite blues album of all time! He studied it inside out and learned the style!
Oh, man! Awesome. Thanks for telling the happening.
Awesome story. Thanks for sharing!
👍😀 Right On !!!
Do you think BB was thinking hey Frank I got your my way....right hear swinging 😆
Made my night, thank you ♥️
Terrific story and big thanks for the Regal tip. Listening right now as I type.
Somewhere an old dude is still telling his grandkids about the time he saw this show.
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Now that's how you win a crowd, the atmosphere became electric! David you were a lucky man to film on that smoldering stage, lucky to see and hear such a performance. This is Blues on fire!
Thank you for filming this and posting it. The inmates reaction at the end gets me everytime-tears of joy.
The punchline at 4:57 is a legendary stress reliever. Any doubters in the crowd were converted at that point.
Agreed. I literally bursted out in laughter 😂
Opens with a little humor, starts the song with a tremendous solo, and then sings a song that’s not only relatable but genuinely funny. That’s masterful crowd work. If you can’t learn something about stage presence from this, you aren’t paying attention.
Nothing tames a beast but Bad ass music. No riot .no no thing. Everyone back to they cell. Respect Bad ass musician. N human bieng. He sang them da blues. N they was expericing tha blues. .one han watched the other. 🤜🤛🇵🇷🙏🌞❤️🪕 Awesome music. It teaches usa . Now un 2023. Thank You bb King making them boys. Their day with da blues
One more Sweet Little Angel today. Goodbye and thanks, B.B. The greatest.
I met BB King when I was 13, he let me play his guitar backstage. He was very kind and funny, made an awkward kid feel great about himself. For me BB is one of the great soul singers of all time. Up there with Aretha and Marvin. His sublime blues guitar shouldn't overshadow that.
***** you're so lucky to have met him, the man was a true master at what he did, he will be sadly missed.
***** I met him about 18 years ago, i was a kid and my father took myself and my bro to see him. Later we met him back stage and my brother asked him for his guitar! instead he got us tickets to see his next show in the front row! he was very very kind.
***** Well said.
lumpfish99 He asked him to give up " Lucille " ? :)
This is so awesome you recorded this and shared it for us, many thanks! This was 27-28 years before I was born but still impressive to me. Glad to be introduced to new types of music, even if its "old".
Wow, just in awe of BB. Thank you so much for sharing this video.
I feel bad for the 2.3k people who just don't get it.
I like to optimistically think they just disagree with the premise that this was his best. Even though he didn't think so a lot of people think his Regal shows were great; I think this one and his San Quentin set from the 80s are his two best live. But the man rarely put a foot wrong. I saw him in a theatre once where the soundman just couldn't get his big orchestra, so he stripped his band down to a seven piece and just rocked the joint for hours. ANd he was nearly 80 then!
@@lowellthomson1958 I think that those people just are sad because they can't be there in person to hear it ring.
@@evasuser oh shut up lol. Blues doesnt have an age. Anyone can learn to appreciate the blues but people like you that gatekeep are the ones that dont get it.
evas xyz I’m 18 and I’m obsessed with blues.
@@localboys7449 you're great +1, and an exception that serves to confirm the general tendency.
The way the crowd reacts makes this even better!
I love how diverse the crowd is, this man brought people together
I can smell all the weed through the screen
They're in prison
MrAtlfan21 haha they're together because it's in Sing Sing prison, but I like to drop my cynicism for a moment and think everyone felt alittle closer if only for the brief time he was performing.
@@csquared4538 he was singing for prisoners?
Chills, so much passion in his voice and guitar, this is amazing❤❤
Thanks for uploading this :)
This brought tears to my eyes. A room full of tragedy and talent.
*HIS VOICE IS STRONGER THAN MOST OF THE GOVERNMENTS TODAY*
Hp
Why would you want a strong government though?
Leave it to the blues
Anarcho-blues
Weird thing to shout, might be better sung in lower case brother
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my dad used to play BB KING on his 8 track when I was a young boy back in the 70's. I grew up when hip hope (rap)was just being shown to the world but deep down in me I was truly a blues kind of young boy. I knew kids my age wouldn't have understood this kind of music so I did play it nor talk about it...but when I was with my dad....we really jammed out. break dancing and the hip hop culture was at its high by now...my dad had passed away in 1989 and I didn't play nor hear any more blues music til I became alittle older and a job to finally pick up some oldies but goodies. BB KING AND STEVIE RAY VAUGHN were my first album's... when I UA-cam BB KING I think of the man who brought me to enjoy his music and the blues in general... MY DAD. thank you for showing me what real music is and what a great musician BB KING IS/WAS. I cried when he (bb king)died because parts of my dad again died with him.
+James Scott Thank you for sharing your story. Reminded me of my dad. We used to jam together but passed away when I was 10. Hopefully one day the Lord will reunite us )
Yes sir. Pankaj Rastogi welcome...glad to have shared it.
James Scott Bless You James....
James Scott im 23 years old but im just a younging with an old soul and let me tell u im just discovering all of these amazing artist and im hooked i stop listenin to wats popular now and got hooked on the classics that to mee are very powerful and amazing ive also learned alot....
Jeffrey Nicolas
That was me too jeff when I was your age. Everybody was listening to 80's hair bands and was into BB, Albert and Freddie Hendrix and SRV. Now I'm 46 and still discovering the blues. Keep it up man!!
I finally found the time to watch this ...
he truly was an amazing person ...
his music lives on through time as *no one* can compare ...
I just love BB. I am a 58 year old beginning guitarist and I love jamming along with his backing tracks, they are not too complicated but have a ton of soul in them and he CAN get pretty darn complicated when he wants to. I love the Thrill is gone, it's made for improvisation and I have gotten pretty good at mastering some cool BB lick's.
This is the B.B. King song "Lucille" off his 1968 album by the same name.
ua-cam.com/video/L8hOvsg_AiY/v-deo.html Do you know of Mike Bloomfield (Paul Butterfield Band), Johnny Winter, Peter Green who founded Fleetwod Mac. The first three albums to have as a Rock/Blues guitarist (besides the Blues greats) are John Mayall's Bluesbreakers which are Eric Clapton (Cream), Peter Green (F-Mac) and Mick Taylor (Rolling Stones) The album titles are "Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton" (1966) "A Hard Road" 1967 "Crusade" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mayall_%26_the_Bluesbreakers
Hein ? 🧐 Le mec il dit "c'est pas très compliqué... Il est un "guitariste débutant"... Heu : il a de la merde dans les oreilles en plus de la bouche..😂.
NEVER too late to learn
Great for your brain and health to stay learning
Keep it up
Epic line: "I gave you 7 children and now you wanna give em back!"
I agree, absolutely epic!
The way he strung the audience along and hit that line. Absolutely legendary showman
I was laughing so hard and looking at the crowd busting up as well made me feel like I was there. What a line and delivery!! BB was nothing but class act performer. Never got a chance to see the man play. What a shame.
Everybody goes crazy when he sings that line.. every time
Nobody loves me but my mother, and she could be jivin' too.
Thanks for the video David, incredible live.
Oh my goodness. Thanks so much for sharing this video. Absolutely wonderful.
I had the great honor of meeting B B King several years ago . wonderful man . he said something I'll never forget
" look it dont make no difference who you are , where you from, what color you is , what god you pray to, how rich or poor you be, everybody know the blues ."
so true