This is the band I saw at Winterland (SF) in December 1967. BB was introduced not by Bill Graham but by Mike Bloomfield, whose band, the Electric Flag played before King. It was a great, great performance. His guitar playing is definitely in the "less is more" style and let's be clear -- a thousand guitar players copied it exactly. Between BB King, Albert King and Freddie King, modern blues guitar was 95% defined and copied.
@@peonwarrior I went to this show specifically to see Mike Bloomfield as I was a huge fan of his playing in the Butterfield band. He was totally smoking that night, leading the Flag at what, from everything I have read, was about their peak, because as they went into 1968, drugs took its toll on many in the band. So they formed in early 1967, debuted at Monterey Pop in June, I saw them 6 months later and just a few months after that, they were going downhill. From listening to bootlegs from 1968, they still had their moments but they were not as tight. I should have added Buddy Guy to the list above of the most influential blues guitarists. And before, I get comments saying I missed Otis Rush, or T Bone Walker or John Lee Hooker, I get it but I still think the three Kings along with Guy had the greatest impact.
ooh I got all tingly just readin' that . BB King, Bloomfield & Electric Flag under one roof . Too bad that in Dec '67 I was 3000 mi. from San Francisco . Glad to have discovered this today _ _ it's King at his best .
Happy early 96th Birthday Mr. Riley B. King! we love you and miss you Sir. Thank you for all the great times and awesome music you shared with the world. Rest Easy Sir!
He had the voice of GOD & THE HAND 🤘TO GO WITH IT I HAVE BEEN WATCHING AND TRYING TO PLAY SINCE HIS 2ND APERNCE ON SESAME STREET I WAS 6 I WOULD SNEEK AND PLAY MY 5 YEAR OLDER BROTHER AND LEARN HOW TO BEND LIKE BB 👍I BROKE HIS HIGH E I DIDN KNOW HOW TO FIX IT TOTALLY WORTH THE ASS WHOOPIN MY BROTHER WOULD EVENTUALLY TELL ME I SOUND EXACTLY LIKE BB 👍💙
in case you havent found it @piotr s, whole lotta love (lovin)... is the name of the first song... and its not usually this upbeat... i love this version
Sonny Freeman; I think it's his band too (called The Casuals?). Freeman was BBs bandleader in those days and recognized as one of the best shuffle drummers alive.
hey, does anyone else hear the resemblance between the solo bb king plays in the second track and the general motif of the first maybe 6-7 mins of shine of you crazy diamond by pink floyd?
This is the band I saw at Winterland (SF) in December 1967. BB was introduced not by Bill Graham but by Mike Bloomfield, whose band, the Electric Flag played before King. It was a great, great performance. His guitar playing is definitely in the "less is more" style and let's be clear -- a thousand guitar players copied it exactly. Between BB King, Albert King and Freddie King, modern blues guitar was 95% defined and copied.
so?
@@zim4750 You got it. Thanks for reading my post.
how was the performance of Bloomfield?
@@peonwarrior I went to this show specifically to see Mike Bloomfield as I was a huge fan of his playing in the Butterfield band. He was totally smoking that night, leading the Flag at what, from everything I have read, was about their peak, because as they went into 1968, drugs took its toll on many in the band. So they formed in early 1967, debuted at Monterey Pop in June, I saw them 6 months later and just a few months after that, they were going downhill. From listening to bootlegs from 1968, they still had their moments but they were not as tight. I should have added Buddy Guy to the list above of the most influential blues guitarists. And before, I get comments saying I missed Otis Rush, or T Bone Walker or John Lee Hooker, I get it but I still think the three Kings along with Guy had the greatest impact.
ooh I got all tingly just readin' that . BB King, Bloomfield & Electric Flag under one roof . Too bad that in Dec '67 I was 3000 mi. from San Francisco . Glad to
have discovered this today _ _ it's King at his best .
RIP amazing guitar player, great singer, great American artist.
A great American.
Happy early 96th Birthday Mr. Riley B. King! we love you and miss you Sir. Thank you for all the great times and awesome music you shared with the world. Rest Easy Sir!
the b3 hammond organ is the bass! Groovin!!
Jimmy Smith! 🔥
Saw B.B. at a small club in San Francisco in the mid 80's. It was a great show! I was so excited and proud to see such a legend up close.
also his late prime
He had the voice of GOD & THE HAND 🤘TO GO WITH IT I HAVE BEEN WATCHING AND TRYING TO PLAY SINCE HIS 2ND APERNCE ON SESAME STREET I WAS 6 I WOULD SNEEK AND PLAY MY 5 YEAR OLDER BROTHER AND LEARN HOW TO BEND LIKE BB 👍I BROKE HIS HIGH E I DIDN KNOW HOW TO FIX IT TOTALLY WORTH THE ASS WHOOPIN MY BROTHER WOULD EVENTUALLY TELL ME I SOUND EXACTLY LIKE BB 👍💙
This is the best version of my favorite, All Over Again!
Love this organ trio format.
Organ player sounds sick too!
Ye, I heard he caught a bad case of the blues.
Sonny Freeman! Drummer and Band Leader.
BB King at his best!
in case you havent found it @piotr s, whole lotta love (lovin)... is the name of the first song... and its not usually this upbeat... i love this version
thanx a lot :)
JD Simo sent me 👍
Raimondi Custom Guitars Same, and boy was he right!
Dito
Love how they worked in Chopin’s Funeral March
That ballad at 2:20 is dark and deep
Love the drummer. Real blues deal. Extinct.
Sonny Freeman; I think it's his band too (called The Casuals?). Freeman was BBs bandleader in those days and recognized as one of the best shuffle drummers alive.
Sonny Freeman and the Unusuals.
That B3!!!!!!!!!!
BB at his best and best lineup.
just incredible
First strings of the second songs are in one of CCR’s most famous songs and probably used all over the world. BB king is an absolute legend.
3:07 thats some Starwars music right there.
BB was the greatest pure blues player! But where's Lucille?!?!
BB is playing Lucille.
Lucille is a bunch of different guitars
that b3 though
bass is with the piano man
Organ
hey, does anyone else hear the resemblance between the solo bb king plays in the second track and the general motif of the first maybe 6-7 mins of shine of you crazy diamond by pink floyd?
Gilmour a big BB fan I would guess. Both have that knack for tasteful playing
Does anyone notice the difference between his talking voice and his singing voice from that time?
Ooooohhh yeah! ❤️👍🏼
The best!
Strange that there is no Bass Player
sarahrolie Hammond b 3 player plays bass with foot pedals.
Loveblue
b3 why u whistle so hard
wow
Impromptu brilliance.
Is that Jimmy Smith on the Hammond ?
No. Not his sound.
It's Jim Toney, it says in the credits at the end of the part 2 upload. Not someone I've heard of, he did a good job!
dude, do u know what the 1.st song name is?? it's awesome...
Whole Lotta Lovin'
Great upload! @matuto2007 is it the case that there's a third part? Jazz Casua was usually a 30 minutes broadcast...
:)
@4:50
Swinging
No, it isn't.
Cuando la Música era muy Grande !!!
This was in 1960 do you realize how long ago that was