B.B. King - How Blue Can You Get (Live at Farm Aid 1985)

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  • @thurmangeorge6527
    @thurmangeorge6527 8 років тому +1937

    Orders pizza for the band, restrings Lucille and puts on a fantastic show all in just one song. Some people should never die.

    • @jacktherripper
      @jacktherripper 5 років тому +31

      I'm confused about the pizza?!?!?!

    • @direst9570
      @direst9570 5 років тому +88

      @@jacktherripper he was probably talking about the part at the beginning when he whispered to the saxophonist.

    • @SeamusAndrewMurphy
      @SeamusAndrewMurphy 4 роки тому +61

      It's funny that at that point in his career he didn't have a second Lucille all strung up and ready to go on a stand. Gibson at that time was committed to B.B. and should have provided more than one Lucille to him. Gibson made a fortune off of him. They still sell semi-hollows with his name on him. I"m guessing Gibson just took him for granted.

    • @vaguefilms
      @vaguefilms 4 роки тому +32

      @@SeamusAndrewMurphy He could have, but the legend himself probably wouldn't care.

    • @7thWardCreole
      @7thWardCreole 4 роки тому +3

      Amen!

  • @ctt544
    @ctt544 5 років тому +1282

    I've been downhearted BB , ever since the day you left.

  • @hibob418
    @hibob418 11 років тому +964

    This was one incredible afternoon of music. I was working backstage at this show, and when they introduced him, they said it was BB King's 60th birthday (it was actually a couple of days before). But the stadium was full of college kids and country fans, and I'd imagine that not that many people knew who he was.
    He got kind of a lukewarm reception, and then he got out on the lip of the stage, and just sold it. Unbelievable how the crowd turned around-never seen anything like it. Place went nuts.

    • @christopherchrisman4236
      @christopherchrisman4236 5 років тому +67

      I was 15 years old. This was my very first exposure to live music. BB King's performance is one that grabbed my attention. I've never forgotten it.

    • @mikegoble984
      @mikegoble984 4 роки тому +37

      This is the one performance that I remember with clarity from that very wet, cloudy day.🔥🔥🔥

    • @mikekaatman3194
      @mikekaatman3194 4 роки тому +22

      Class...is what did it..

    • @pritchettedeaton
      @pritchettedeaton Рік тому +4

      Chills….

    • @hibob418
      @hibob418 Рік тому +26

      @@pritchettedeaton Not only that, but to keep things moving, they were using the Budweiser rotating stage that allowed them to set up the next band while the current act was playing its set. Each band had been allotted a strict 15 minute time limit that day, and when BB hit about the 18 minute mark, the floor manager with the headset from The Nashville Network (who was carrying the daytime feed) came out of the truck and got in BB’s road manager’s face and was screaming at him to get them to wrap it up. At this point, the crowd in Memorial Stadium was on fire, the place was rocking like I’d never seen, and I heard the road manager yell back, “…what do you want me to do, get the hook out and pull him off stage? Mr King will stop playing when he’s good and god damned ready!” And he ended up going just under a half hour. It was truly something else.

  • @javierjeria2264
    @javierjeria2264 5 років тому +639

    "i gave you seven children, and now you want to give 'em back" DAMNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

    • @DannyBoi2112
      @DannyBoi2112 4 роки тому +1

      Hahahaha ikr

    • @dantesanchez2491
      @dantesanchez2491 4 роки тому +37

      Doesn't get any blueser than that really

    • @ScreaminJames
      @ScreaminJames 3 роки тому +23

      A great lyric and it always went over like crazy at BB's prison gigs...😃

    • @MrTrap-xo2my
      @MrTrap-xo2my 3 роки тому +7

      He predicted humanity nowadays

    • @yoteca
      @yoteca 3 роки тому +4

      He was a stone cold killer !!!

  • @RobCastro
    @RobCastro 9 років тому +435

    BB broke his guitar string around 3:05, kept on playing and re-strung his guitar while he continued singing ... A real pro ... he will be missed

    • @TropicalLatitude
      @TropicalLatitude 2 роки тому +30

      That takes real experience to change a string in mid song and never miss a beat.

    • @oldrrocr
      @oldrrocr 2 роки тому +11

      😎back before we had backup guitars! 🎸🎸🎸WoW!!!!

    • @Off.brand93
      @Off.brand93 Рік тому +5

      THIS IS LEGIT SO COOL

    • @markv.5962
      @markv.5962 Рік тому +2

      he never played the guitar after the string broke. it would have been way off.

    • @drpibisback7680
      @drpibisback7680 Рік тому +5

      ​@@markv.5962 He stops playing once he's actually restringing it, but you can see before he stops to replace the string that he just quickly moved to the B string and kept playing while his tech was getting the replacement string.

  • @Bohughes81
    @Bohughes81 9 років тому +397

    Watching this in tears

    • @MaineBluesman
      @MaineBluesman 9 років тому +29

      I'm with ya, brother. I am so sad. This man and his music and humanity means an awful lot to so many people. Keep celebrating the legacy. All we can do honor B.

    • @meritz59
      @meritz59 9 років тому +14

      Jay Breeze amen... there are those who walk through life with no footprints... and there are those who carry us and leave deep ones... BB like Marvin and Elvis and so many others carried us and left deep marks in the sands of our souls... RIP BB... I for one will miss you deeply... and perhaps one day, if I am lucky... I will see you in rock-n-roll heaven... god speed Mr. King... and thank you for the memories...

    • @IanSteele
      @IanSteele 9 років тому +3

      Jay Breeze Shows respect for the great man :)

    • @TheJuan4you
      @TheJuan4you 9 років тому

      +Buddhistpunk maybe he did maybe he didn't why does it matter to you, and if his death doesn't warrant some tears I don't know what does.

    • @nishaploypailinphucharoen3669
      @nishaploypailinphucharoen3669 8 років тому +2

      +Jay Breeze oh me too :'(

  • @dannymundycomedy
    @dannymundycomedy 8 років тому +629

    although he was best known for his guitar work,the man was a powerful vocalist,as demonstrated here. damn. rip blues boy!

    • @tantibusking7095
      @tantibusking7095 6 років тому +14

      Danny Mundy in my opinion, B.B. King was the greatest blues singer of all, but for guitarist I'd say Stevie Ray Vaughan. But that's just my personal preference

    • @palmeirasminhavidaevoce323
      @palmeirasminhavidaevoce323 5 років тому +7

      *Blues King

    • @d820m
      @d820m 3 роки тому +17

      Stevie Ray Vaughn himself would have told you that he was just the student, and that B.B, Albert, and Freddie King were his teachers

    • @fatkitty4207
      @fatkitty4207 2 роки тому +5

      Actually I noticed that he sang amazing before I noticed his guitar skills. If you can believe it.

    • @rohanroll
      @rohanroll 2 роки тому +8

      Actually, I don't think anybody really undermines the vocal powerhouse this man was. If he'd just sang, without the guitar playing, he'd be yet a blues god. For sure. 👍👍👍

  • @rolfeliason5250
    @rolfeliason5250 9 років тому +474

    This is as good as the blues gets. He is so into it he blows a string three minutes into it an restrings while he performs! The lyrics are hilarious..

    • @AaronB99999
      @AaronB99999 9 років тому +29

      Rolf Eliason I was there, Rolf! Glad it was preserved on UA-cam. Sad that he is gone but what a life.

    • @42matty
      @42matty 7 років тому +8

      Greg Shane lucky bastard!!

    • @aureliojhene8259
      @aureliojhene8259 4 роки тому +3

      He lived a long one....

    • @chadcapitol6674
      @chadcapitol6674 2 роки тому +4

      TEN DOLLAR DINNER

    • @thecoolgamingshow7349
      @thecoolgamingshow7349 Рік тому +5

      @@chadcapitol6674back when this song was originally made a ten dollar dinner was huge

  • @ThinkerThunker
    @ThinkerThunker 5 років тому +165

    "I gave you SEVEN children ... and now you wanna give em back." For some reason women laugh the hardest at that line. Only BB King could pull that off.

    • @Bigbrotherthunder
      @Bigbrotherthunder 3 роки тому +1

      Best line of the song… downhearted

    • @adumbass8759
      @adumbass8759 3 роки тому

      My paternal grandfather gave my gm 12 and the maternal 15, but the very first ones were twins and both died within months. I think people didn't have much to do back in the 60's

  • @williamgregory1848
    @williamgregory1848 Рік тому +43

    We’re talking about a man who risked his life saving his guitar from a burning building.
    That’s true love right there.

    • @audreywilborn2018
      @audreywilborn2018 Місяць тому +2

      .......and the woman that the fight that started the fire was name Lucille .

    • @matt24654
      @matt24654 Годину тому

      @@williamgregory1848 not true, it's just a popular legend

  • @SchoolofRockNRoll
    @SchoolofRockNRoll 10 місяців тому +58

    i looked it up, the song was written in 1949. a ten dollar dinner in 1949 is the equivalent of a 126 dollar dinner now
    lol

  • @rayrayxl31
    @rayrayxl31 Рік тому +37

    That guitar string was so blue it couldn’t take it anymore and shuffled off this mortal coil.

  • @JKolman1179
    @JKolman1179 9 років тому +131

    So BAD ASS!! Guy breaks a string, changes it, tunes the guitar and doesn't miss a beat! Legendary!!

    • @rohanroll
      @rohanroll 2 роки тому +5

      And does it all while playing and singing like BB King. Such an impossible task for any human. Seriously, nobody ever thought about a spare, emergency guitar? 😁😁😁

    • @ta_pegandofogo2988
      @ta_pegandofogo2988 2 роки тому +8

      @@rohanroll No, because he wouldn't let anyone touch Lucille

  • @Muppio
    @Muppio 8 років тому +47

    Now THAT'S a fucking professional.

  • @bluesslider76
    @bluesslider76 3 місяці тому +14

    That string change while singing was boss as it gets. What a legend

  • @Princemonroe92
    @Princemonroe92 8 років тому +158

    I'm 24 years old and I just fell in love with BB King! Thank God for music.

    • @g_h_c_dp6010
      @g_h_c_dp6010 2 роки тому +6

      Your 29 now

    • @cleangoblin2021
      @cleangoblin2021 2 роки тому +4

      @@g_h_c_dp6010 could be 30.
      Anyways, id be 31 this coming december

    • @erickmontoya6
      @erickmontoya6 2 роки тому +6

      Bro has my current age and that was my exact same thought, I found BB King in a UA-cam short and now I can't stop listening to it.

    • @LordDathka
      @LordDathka 2 роки тому +6

      Never too young my man. The blues will live on forever. Along with the King!

  • @funeralbillii9172
    @funeralbillii9172 6 років тому +69

    I've been playing guitar for over 25 years now and I've NEVER seen anyone change a string like that!!

  • @maxwellglover9598
    @maxwellglover9598 2 дні тому +1

    "I bought you a $10 dinner, you said 'thanks for the snack'" lol

  • @billymcelwain531
    @billymcelwain531 Місяць тому +5

    The King plays on with a blown string, then finishes the song flawlessly while replacing it. That's the King!

  • @野良ジジイ
    @野良ジジイ 3 роки тому +67

    Many guitarists change their guitars when the strings break, but the god-given talent continues to play even if the second string breaks, and even replaces the strings in the middle of the vocal. I will end up. He is also a god-chosen talent.

  • @supercaulin
    @supercaulin Рік тому +25

    He broke the B string. DO YOU UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT THE B STRING IS TO BB KING?!
    And he made it work. GOAT

  • @chucklutter2509
    @chucklutter2509 2 роки тому +61

    I was close enough to see the string break, BB restring and tune the guitar. Guessing 90/95% in attendance had no clue. That was a long, cold, wet, INCREDIBLY FANTASTIC SHOW!

    • @markv.5962
      @markv.5962 Рік тому +3

      he didnt tune it at all just put it on and stretched it. in fact he didnt play it at all after it broke. im sure he switched guitars after that song and the tech retuned it

  • @reginaldessley
    @reginaldessley 9 років тому +117

    BB was going for the gold on this solo. Lucille was crying which is good, but BB was pushing her to the limit. Notice how everyone on stage is in a trance... this is still his greatest solo. R.I.P BB

  • @blueschild61
    @blueschild61 9 років тому +89

    B.B. King was the first concert I ever saw.
    Omaha,NE.
    I was 14, It was 1997 and it changed everything that I thought was good in the world. Really... I didn't know what I liked about life until I heard B wail the blues right in front of me.
    I still carry the laminated ticket stub in my wallet.
    I never met the guy, but I genuinely feel like I lost a friend.

  • @nathanwahl9224
    @nathanwahl9224 2 роки тому +33

    When you shred like mad, but only play the notes that are actually important, and leave all the rest off. Magnificent.

  • @tijl.c7393
    @tijl.c7393 Місяць тому +4

    I could listen to a 40 minute rendition of this song

  • @DeeZeeGuitar
    @DeeZeeGuitar 9 років тому +140

    Sent by Mr. Fluff!

    • @DeeZeeGuitar
      @DeeZeeGuitar 9 років тому

      *high five*

    • @Uglypoptart
      @Uglypoptart 9 років тому

      me to

    • @uncleben9272
      @uncleben9272 9 років тому

      +DANxTHExGUITARxMAN salute!

    • @josecordova2754
      @josecordova2754 9 років тому

      me 3

    • @andyhurtt
      @andyhurtt 9 років тому +1

      DANxTHExGUITARxMAN Yup! I love the string change but am a little baffled at how he didn't play for the rest of the song. I wonder why he just didn't opt for the guitar change. Perhaps just to show off more his legendary skills?

  • @swavekbu4959
    @swavekbu4959 3 роки тому +51

    It's amazing how B.B. can play 2-3 notes in a 10 second span and accomplish more than a fast guitar player playing a gazillion notes in the same amount of time. Albert King and Albert Collins, the same, play a few notes at the right time, right feel, right energy, and that's it. Unreal. Albert Collins doesn't even change positions on the neck and gets it done better than most.

    • @blknwild9047
      @blknwild9047 2 роки тому +4

      I was listening and just said it's only 3 strings. Simply amazing

  • @OjaiRoy
    @OjaiRoy 9 років тому +270

    At the 3:11 mark Mr. King casually starts changing a broken string.

    • @IanSteele
      @IanSteele 9 років тому +8

      OjaiRoy without battering a eyelid

    • @OjaiRoy
      @OjaiRoy 9 років тому +30

      Ian Steele He even found time to pull up his britches. I love this guy!

    • @IanSteele
      @IanSteele 9 років тому +23

      yes that look harder than the restringing

    • @trillrifaxegrindor4411
      @trillrifaxegrindor4411 7 років тому +4

      and never continues afterwards,that's why professional musicians have guitar techs and more than one guitar.
      the whole exercise was pointless . he could've just waited till the song was over and properly tuned it as well.

    • @XxXChizelXxX
      @XxXChizelXxX 7 років тому

      Exactly what I was thinking.

  • @predalien922
    @predalien922 10 років тому +53

    First time I see a guitar player changing a string while playing a song!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I play guitar and that would be almost impossible to me, even Buddy Guy stops his songs while changing strings! O.o but weeell, we're not talking about a guitar player, we're talking about BBKing!!!!

    • @IamKrisJones
      @IamKrisJones 10 років тому +2

      He's also got one hell of a band to back him up! That helps a lot ;)

    • @leishiwon
      @leishiwon 10 років тому +3

      HE dint stop singing...and kept the crowd swaying...a master

    • @jd1655
      @jd1655 9 років тому +1

      There's a buddy guy video where he's playing with Ron wood where he breaks a string. Song goes on...he switches guitars after Ronnie offered him his..cool one

    • @leishiwon
      @leishiwon 9 років тому

      RIP BB king....We all comented here before He passed away.....His music still lives on as u can see

  • @geogee2022
    @geogee2022 Місяць тому +4

    This man right here single handily brought Blues front and center. I love him and his music.

  • @devonlewis884
    @devonlewis884 3 місяці тому +2

    That trumpet player was going crazy. All respect to bb king though. 🫅🏿

  • @williammurphy9471
    @williammurphy9471 Рік тому +8

    May the good Lord keep and protect you B.B. King .

  • @geogee2022
    @geogee2022 4 місяці тому +13

    BB King IS BLUES!!! Love everything this man has ever written, sang, or played on a guitar. DE GOAT when it comes to Blues.

  • @mikeschmitt3856
    @mikeschmitt3856 8 років тому +9

    I mean if you listen to this and aren't blown away I don't know what to tell you.

  • @nicoguido9741
    @nicoguido9741 7 років тому +71

    My #1 favorite performance by B.B. King.

    • @custerranch
      @custerranch 2 роки тому +3

      Just for comparison, check out his performance of this song at Sing Sing Prison. Tore it down!

  • @MrAngryjeff
    @MrAngryjeff Рік тому +5

    There was no B.B. before and there was never one after.

  • @lynnettecheatom3184
    @lynnettecheatom3184 3 роки тому +19

    And through all what he did, fixing his guitar string, adjusting his pants. He never missed a beat. What an accomplished man. He is truly missed. Gone but Not Forgotten.

  • @janmarc6449
    @janmarc6449 Рік тому +24

    This is probably one the best live perfomances I have ever seen. Incredible.

  • @Markkxs
    @Markkxs 3 роки тому +6

    Just realizing that we are not going to have a blues/rock era never anymore

  • @backstagerm5733
    @backstagerm5733 Рік тому +6

    My grandfather to my grandmother: "I gave you fifteen children..."

  • @tonyfinck8024
    @tonyfinck8024 7 місяців тому +2

    Gave you 7 children and now you want to give them back! What a lyric

  • @br548
    @br548 6 місяців тому +5

    This has to be one of the most legendary performances of all time

  • @toreckman8899
    @toreckman8899 9 місяців тому +3

    The greatest blues rif of all time. “Worry Worry”right behind it. He was the King.
    My other two favorites:
    “Lucille”
    “I’m a Blues Man”

  • @wingt4thewin625
    @wingt4thewin625 2 місяці тому +4

    Restringing the guitar live and keeps on singing his heart out. Perfect.

  • @lordsiomai
    @lordsiomai 2 роки тому +10

    Oh they way he belted out those vocals *while* installing a new string... Mesmerizing!

  • @Alexandra_acount3
    @Alexandra_acount3 Рік тому +1

    I gave her 7 children and now she wants to give them back. How blue can you get

  • @nazihtoualbi4487
    @nazihtoualbi4487 3 місяці тому +11

    Are you here 2024

  • @alexke1969
    @alexke1969 5 років тому +53

    I've been down hearted baby
    Ever since the day we met
    I said I've been down hearted baby
    Ever since the day we met
    Our love is nothing but the blues, woman
    Baby, how blue can you get?
    You're evil when I'm with you, baby
    And you're jealous when we're apart
    I said You're evil when I'm with you, baby
    And you're jealous when we're apart
    How blue can you get baby
    The answer is right here in my heart
    I gave you a brand new Ford
    But you said: "I want a Cadillac"
    I bought you a ten dollar dinner
    And you said: "thanks for the snack"
    I let you live in my pent house
    You said it just a shack
    I gave you seven children
    And now you wanna give them back
    I said I've been down hearted baby
    Ever since the day we met
    Our love is nothing but the blues
    Baby, how blue can you get?

  • @eldiablo3794
    @eldiablo3794 3 роки тому +11

    Jheri curl juice flowin... strings breakin.. and my man BB never missed a beat. The guy was amazing.

  • @JOEMCVEIGH
    @JOEMCVEIGH 2 місяці тому +2

    That this man walked among us is not believable! So much is owed to BB. Thank you,

  • @Ghost-ql3hl
    @Ghost-ql3hl 2 роки тому +4

    I should have heard about this man much sooner than I did

  • @jamesmason1538
    @jamesmason1538 7 років тому +28

    Something I've always loved about this recording in particular is the energy that translates through the video. It was late enough into BB King's career that the recording technology used was high enough quality to pick up on the nuances, but not late enough where he lost steam. I wish i had been there to witness this concert in person. R.I.P. you absolute legend.

  • @swavekbu4959
    @swavekbu4959 3 роки тому +8

    Nobody builds up energy like B.B.

  • @chrisdalyz4544
    @chrisdalyz4544 6 місяців тому +6

    String breaks at almost exactly 2m 52s of the video; while continuing to perform a solo, he signals his guitar tech, who runs right to left thru the frame at 3m 13s (blue cap), identifies correct replacement string, unpacks, unfurls and then hands it over at 3m 40s

  • @lisap3344
    @lisap3344 5 років тому +12

    I cry now.....when I watch his videos...….my heart hurts. I miss him so much.

    • @AB-fw6qp
      @AB-fw6qp 4 роки тому +2

      Its a powerful performance man, makes me feel some type of way

  • @slacblanco8655
    @slacblanco8655 Місяць тому +1

    This video made me buy a 355 this week lol. The true king 👍🏼👍🏼

  • @denisedillon9727
    @denisedillon9727 7 років тому +18

    The Master, I been down hearted too, BB every since the day you left.

  • @jeffreyharper2731
    @jeffreyharper2731 Місяць тому +1

    The Great ones change broken strings on the fly without stopping the song. This man was truly the King of the Kings (Albert King, Freddy King ) and the King of the Blues. The one true Blues legend. RIP Riley

  • @SlowfingerJC
    @SlowfingerJC 23 дні тому +1

    I would never bow down to any monarchy but I would to King BB

  • @oldbluesstudio
    @oldbluesstudio 6 місяців тому +3

    May the Lord bless you with good health, happiness, and the courage to pursue your dreams, knowing that He is with you every step of the way.

  • @kellyanquoe
    @kellyanquoe 9 років тому +3

    take note. you'll never see anyone change strings in front of millions of people. it's respect time yo. thoughts are with w BB & family tonight.

  • @markread7333
    @markread7333 4 роки тому +6

    I've watched this three times in a row now. Is that too much? 'cause I'm about to hit replay again...

  • @lovelovelovemusic1177
    @lovelovelovemusic1177 4 місяці тому +3

    Loving B.B King Blues Forever LOVE Never Stops Loving LOVE🌏

  • @TombstoneChris
    @TombstoneChris 5 років тому +9

    That's how you make a guitar sing. Sweet sweet Bliss.

  • @Mark-xd1xo
    @Mark-xd1xo 4 роки тому +6

    Restrings his guitar and keeps going. Who are the greats now?

  • @LutherAmosHouse
    @LutherAmosHouse 5 років тому +9

    One of the best blues players that ever lived.

  • @anthonyz9757
    @anthonyz9757 9 років тому +6

    The sorrow for his death was big, but his legacy is way bigger.
    All hail the King!

  • @nathandodge665
    @nathandodge665 9 місяців тому +1

    If you haven't been to his gravesite and museum i highly recommend it.

  • @g.g.6362
    @g.g.6362 18 днів тому

    He played like a King,He sang like a King...... He was without doubt THE KING. 👑

  • @leonicemanzan3157
    @leonicemanzan3157 2 місяці тому +1

    Rest in peace, Mr. King! We love you forever!

  • @someguy1825
    @someguy1825 26 днів тому

    Gotta love BB changing a string mid song and still singin ❤

  • @blueschild61
    @blueschild61 11 років тому +33

    B.B. was the first live concert I ever saw. 16 yrs ago. It was in Omaha NE. I was 14, and I've never seen anything like it since.
    It was actually the 2nd show he had done THAT DAY! He played across the river in Iowa earlier that day and still gave more energy and emotion than any live show I've seen since. It literally changed my life; changed everything that I thought was good music, and opened me up to the world of Blues. And that's a good world to live in.
    Thanks B. I wish you well.

  • @jbizzle7616
    @jbizzle7616 27 днів тому

    I’m in awe when I see some of these performances. Gosh dog I love the blues. I’m fairly well versed in it, now, but BB is who got me started listening to the blues. I was listening to nothing but a bunch of nu metal and rap all through high school. I bought a couple old cds from Walmart to try and be “different.” One of em was a greatest hits BB King cd and I’ve been in love ever since. That was prolly 2005 or so.

  • @MRLYTV3
    @MRLYTV3 2 місяці тому

    I love how King mouths Lucille's vocals. Shows their internal connection

  • @vio19848
    @vio19848 3 роки тому +15

    I get goosebumps listening to such a true artist ♥️

  • @theodorebandamartin
    @theodorebandamartin Рік тому +1

    dont tell me yal didnt just see he broke the string but carried on like no big deal..singing whilst changing the string..dont know what categorises a legend but thats one talented man

  • @damiancazares7994
    @damiancazares7994 2 місяці тому +1

    Happy Heavenly 99th Birthday B.B. King September 16 1925 - May 14 2015

  • @marylyles-adair9539
    @marylyles-adair9539 10 років тому +14

    Loved BB King since I was a kid. We used to go see him at the Warehouse in New Orleans. Wow, the music was unreal. The man could make a guitar actually talk, cry, laugh out loud and chuckle, and you never saw it coming!!! Awesome!!

  • @steviesilver4192
    @steviesilver4192 9 років тому +22

    So sad B.B. is gone, but so happy that we have so much of his music to enjoy every day!! What a trooper!! Re-stringing his own guitar without missing a beat!!

  • @haribballsack6133
    @haribballsack6133 3 роки тому +4

    Jesus Christ died for you so live for him

  • @raphaeldoolichand7109
    @raphaeldoolichand7109 2 роки тому +1

    Can't believe he string that guitar and still carried on singing like nothing never happened

  • @creativeuserneim
    @creativeuserneim 7 днів тому

    He might've been the only Black artist up there that day and according to a comment many people there didn't know who he was, amazing that some people still didn't know who he was in '85 wow 😲

  • @imthemetalguy1
    @imthemetalguy1 3 роки тому +5

    The power behind his voice! Look how far away he was from that mic and was able to project that far.

  • @jasonwright686
    @jasonwright686 11 років тому +7

    I grew up listening to BB King 8 tracks in my dad's old 78 T-Bird. So my appreciation of his music goes back almost 40 years. This is my favorite BB song. This man is a phenomenally gifted vocalist and guitarist. He sounds even better live than he does recorded. Live on BB keep making it do what it do!!! You did this!

  • @danielzajonz4364
    @danielzajonz4364 12 днів тому +1

    3:30 That 'Haha' to me is like him saying 'You think I give a damn if that string broke'
    Rest in peace King

  • @markread7333
    @markread7333 4 роки тому +10

    Girl sitting on boyfriend’s shoulders: “Hey! I can see great!”
    Guy standing behind them: “Why me?”

  • @MichealMyers-e2b
    @MichealMyers-e2b 17 днів тому

    The best live performance in music history in all music all around the board.

  • @blase1856
    @blase1856 3 роки тому +5

    This guy is truly a king.

  • @johnland1528
    @johnland1528 Місяць тому +1

    Gone but never forgotten 2024

  • @bobkelly3734
    @bobkelly3734 10 місяців тому +2

    I saw a video of BB playing this song in a prison. Same vibe, but what was incredible was the fact that his vocals were obviously heard through the PA, but the mic also picked up his ambient voice in the room. Monstrous vocals overriding the PA, the man roared like a lion, like a King. What an amazing talent, and a brilliant entertainer and showman.

  • @tirrellwilson1390
    @tirrellwilson1390 Рік тому +1

    BB played like he was showing them who the Boss was!!!🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

  • @marcusfreitas7919
    @marcusfreitas7919 9 років тому +9

    changed a string like a boss. like a king. God bless your soul Riley !

  • @gds6636
    @gds6636 9 років тому +3

    No guitar tech needed when you are the King! RIP B.B.

  • @raphaeldrake1551
    @raphaeldrake1551 Місяць тому

    Uncle BB Was cold blooded with Lucille

  • @macuibvcch4949
    @macuibvcch4949 2 роки тому +5

    Amazing .. am not into into blues but after watching this you bet am gonna get into it 😃

  • @HighRollerVIP
    @HighRollerVIP 2 роки тому +2

    Man he had the crowd in the palm of his hand.GOAT

  • @jffgtwn9114
    @jffgtwn9114 2 роки тому +1

    gotta love the mid performance string replacement while not even missing a beat on the vocals

  • @mikemccreight4219
    @mikemccreight4219 4 роки тому +5

    Incredible. I first saw BB at a private corporate gig in Ottawa's National Arts Center (What a room. acoustically PERFECT) in 1980. I was 20, and blissfully ignorant. Totally changed my life. Never missed a show, right to the end. Thanks, Blues Boy.

  • @tirrellwilson1390
    @tirrellwilson1390 Рік тому

    I love how Lucille showed us what she can do when she in the hands of her love, that is amazing....A very special marriage King and his Lucille.....