How Blue Can You Get? Classic Live Performances

~ Release by B.B. King (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD: 1964-1971
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1Everyday I Have the Blues
producer:
Johnny Pate
bass:
Leo Lauchie (on 1964-11-21)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Freeman (on 1964-11-21)
guitar:
B.B. King (on 1964-11-21)
piano:
Duke Jethro (on 1964-11-21)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Board (on 1964-11-21) and Bobby Forte (saxophonist) (on 1964-11-21)
trumpet:
Kenny Sands (on 1964-11-21)
vocals:
B.B. King (on 1964-11-21)
recorded at:
Regal Theater in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1964-11-21)
live cover recording of:
Everyday I Have the Blues (on 1964-11-21)
writer:
Aaron ‘Pinetop’ Sparks (1930s blues & boogie-woogie pianist) (in 1935) and Milton Sparks (in 1935)
revised by:
Peter Chatman
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), BMG Platinum Songs, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Golden State Songs, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Trio Music Co., Inc., Trio Music Company and Tristan Music Ltd.
3:08
2Sweet Little Angel
producer:
Johnny Pate
bass:
Leo Lauchie (on 1964-11-21)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Freeman (on 1964-11-21)
guitar:
B.B. King (on 1964-11-21)
piano:
Duke Jethro (on 1964-11-21)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Board (on 1964-11-21) and Bobby Forte (saxophonist) (on 1964-11-21)
trumpet:
Kenny Sands (on 1964-11-21)
vocals:
B.B. King (on 1964-11-21)
recorded at:
Regal Theater in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1964-11-21)
live recording of:
Sweet Little Angel (on 1964-11-21)
writer:
Jules Bihari and B.B. King
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Powerforce Music, Sounds Of Lucille, Inc. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
is based on:
Black Angel Blues
3:45
3Please Love Me
producer:
Johnny Pate
bass:
Leo Lauchie (on 1964-11-21)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Freeman (on 1964-11-21)
guitar:
B.B. King (on 1964-11-21)
piano:
Duke Jethro (on 1964-11-21)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Board (on 1964-11-21) and Bobby Forte (saxophonist) (on 1964-11-21)
trumpet:
Kenny Sands (on 1964-11-21)
vocals:
B.B. King (on 1964-11-21)
recorded at:
Regal Theater in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1964-11-21)
live recording of:
Please Love Me (on 1964-11-21)
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc. and Powerforce Music
2:58
4You Upset Me
producer:
Johnny Pate
bass:
Leo Lauchie (on 1964-11-21)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Freeman (on 1964-11-21)
guitar:
B.B. King (on 1964-11-21)
piano:
Duke Jethro (on 1964-11-21)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Board (on 1964-11-21) and Bobby Forte (saxophonist) (on 1964-11-21)
trumpet:
Kenny Sands (on 1964-11-21)
vocals:
B.B. King (on 1964-11-21)
recorded at:
Regal Theater in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1964-11-21)
live recording of:
You Upset Me Baby (on 1964-11-21)
writer:
Riley B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
2:25
5Gambler's Blues
producer:
Johnny Pate and Louis Zito (producer)
bass:
Louis Satterfield (on 1966-11-05)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Freeman (on 1966-11-05)
guitar:
B.B. King (on 1966-11-05)
organ:
Duke Jethro (on 1966-11-05)
tenor saxophone:
Bobby Forte (saxophonist) (on 1966-11-05)
trumpet:
Kenny Sands (on 1966-11-05)
vocals:
B.B. King (on 1966-11-05)
recorded at:
International Club in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1966-11-05)
live recording of:
Gambler's Blues (on 1966-11-05)
writer:
King and Taub
publisher:
LZMC
4:45
6Buzz Me
producer:
Johnny Pate and Louis Zito (producer)
bass:
Louis Satterfield (on 1966-11-05)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Freeman (on 1966-11-05)
guitar:
B.B. King (on 1966-11-05)
organ:
Duke Jethro (on 1966-11-05)
tenor saxophone:
Bobby Forte (saxophonist) (on 1966-11-05)
trumpet:
Kenny Sands (on 1966-11-05)
vocals:
B.B. King (on 1966-11-05)
recorded at:
International Club in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1966-11-05)
live cover recording of:
Buzz Me (on 1966-11-05)
writer:
Dave Dexter, Jr. and Fleecie Moore
publisher:
Cherio Corp.
4:10
7Baby Get Lost
producer:
Johnny Pate and Louis Zito (producer)
bass:
Louis Satterfield (on 1966-11-05)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Freeman (on 1966-11-05)
guitar:
B.B. King (on 1966-11-05)
organ:
Duke Jethro (on 1966-11-05)
tenor saxophone:
Bobby Forte (saxophonist) (on 1966-11-05)
trumpet:
Kenny Sands (on 1966-11-05)
vocals:
B.B. King (on 1966-11-05)
recorded at:
International Club in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1966-11-05)
live cover recording of:
Baby Get Lost (on 1966-11-05)
writer:
Leonard Feather and Billy Moore, Jr. (40s American jazz pianist/arranger/composer)
publisher:
Modern Age Music Co.
4:09
8Blind Love
producer:
Johnny Pate and Louis Zito (producer)
bass:
Louis Satterfield (on 1966-11-05)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Freeman (on 1966-11-05)
guitar:
B.B. King (on 1966-11-05)
organ:
Duke Jethro (on 1966-11-05)
tenor saxophone:
Bobby Forte (saxophonist) (on 1966-11-05)
trumpet:
Kenny Sands (on 1966-11-05)
vocals:
B.B. King (on 1966-11-05)
recorded at:
International Club in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1966-11-05)
live recording of:
Blind Love (on 1966-11-05)
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Sounds Of Lucille, Inc.
3:32
9Don't Answer the Door
producer:
Bill Szymczyk
bass:
Val Patillo (in 1969-03)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Freeman (in 1969-03)
guitar:
B.B. King (in 1969-03)
organ:
Charles Bowles (in 1969-03)
saxophone:
Lee Gatling (in 1969-03)
trumpet:
Patrick Williams (trumpeter) (in 1969-03)
vocals:
B.B. King (in 1969-03)
recorded at:
The Village Gate in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (in 1969-03)
live cover recording of:
Don’t Answer the Door (in 1969-03)
writer:
Jimmy Johnson (Chicago blues guitarist)
publisher:
Fordyce Publishing Co and Mercedes Music
5:59
10Please Accept My Love
producer:
Bill Szymczyk
bass:
Val Patillo (in 1969-03)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Freeman (in 1969-03)
guitar:
B.B. King (in 1969-03)
organ:
Charles Bowles (in 1969-03)
saxophone:
Lee Gatling (in 1969-03)
trumpet:
Patrick Williams (trumpeter) (in 1969-03)
vocals:
B.B. King (in 1969-03)
recorded at:
The Village Gate in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (in 1969-03)
live cover recording of:
Please Accept My Love (in 1969-03)
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Garlow
publisher:
Kamar Music and Universal Music Careers
2:39
11Worry, Worry
engineer:
Aaron Baron (engineer)
producer:
Bill Szymczyk
alto saxophone:
Booker Walker (on 1970-09-10)
bass:
Wilbert Freeman (on 1970-09-10)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Freeman (on 1970-09-10)
guitar and lead vocals:
B.B. King (on 1970-09-10)
piano:
Ron Levy (American electric blues musician and composer) (on 1970-09-10)
tenor saxophone:
Louis Hubert (on 1970-09-10)
trumpet:
John Browning (trumpet player) (on 1970-09-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1971)
recorded at:
Cook County Jail in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1970-09-10)
live recording of:
Worry, Worry (on 1970-09-10)
writer:
Davis Plumber and Jules Taub
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
9:52
12How Blue Can You Get?
engineer:
Aaron Baron (engineer)
producer:
Bill Szymczyk
alto saxophone:
Booker Walker (on 1970-09-10)
bass:
Wilbert Freeman (on 1970-09-10)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Freeman (on 1970-09-10)
guitar and lead vocals:
B.B. King (on 1970-09-10)
piano:
Ron Levy (American electric blues musician and composer) (on 1970-09-10)
tenor saxophone:
Louis Hubert (on 1970-09-10)
trumpet:
John Browning (trumpet player) (on 1970-09-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1971)
recorded at:
Cook County Jail in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1970-09-10)
live cover recording of:
How Blue Can You Get? (on 1970-09-10)
writer:
Jane Feather
composer:
Leonard Feather
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Melva Pub. Co. and Modern Age Music
5:14
13Eyesight to the Blind
alto saxophone:
Earl Turbinton, Jr. (on 1971-03-06)
bass:
Wilton Freeman (on 1971-03-06)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Freeman (on 1971-03-06)
guitar:
B.B. King (on 1971-03-06)
piano:
Ron Levy (American electric blues musician and composer) (on 1971-03-06)
tenor saxophone:
Louis Hubert (on 1971-03-06)
trombone:
Joseph Burton (on 1971-03-06)
trumpet:
John Browning (trumpet player) (on 1971-03-06)
vocals:
B.B. King (on 1971-03-06)
recorded at:
Sankei Hall in Kōjimachi, Chiyoda (Chiyoda-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1971-03-06)
live cover recording of:
Eyesight to the Blind (on 1971-03-06)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
publisher:
Algonquin Music Inc., Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
4:05
14Chains and Things
alto saxophone:
Earl Turbinton, Jr. (on 1971-03-06)
bass:
Wilton Freeman (on 1971-03-06)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Freeman (on 1971-03-06)
guitar:
B.B. King (on 1971-03-06)
piano:
Ron Levy (American electric blues musician and composer) (on 1971-03-06)
tenor saxophone:
Louis Hubert (on 1971-03-06)
trombone:
Joseph Burton (on 1971-03-06)
trumpet:
John Browning (trumpet player) (on 1971-03-06)
vocals:
B.B. King (on 1971-03-06)
recorded at:
Sankei Hall in Kōjimachi, Chiyoda (Chiyoda-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1971-03-06)
live recording of:
Chains and Things (on 1971-03-06)
writer:
Dave Clark (record promoter and musical consultant who worked with B.B. King) and B.B. King
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Pamco Music Inc. and Sounds Of Lucille, Inc.
5:42
15Sweet Sixteen
alto saxophone:
Earl Turbinton, Jr. (on 1971-03-06)
bass:
Wilton Freeman (on 1971-03-06)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Freeman (on 1971-03-06)
guitar:
B.B. King (on 1971-03-06)
piano:
Ron Levy (American electric blues musician and composer) (on 1971-03-06)
tenor saxophone:
Louis Hubert (on 1971-03-06)
trombone:
Joseph Burton (on 1971-03-06)
trumpet:
John Browning (trumpet player) (on 1971-03-06)
vocals:
B.B. King (on 1971-03-06)
recorded at:
Sankei Hall in Kōjimachi, Chiyoda (Chiyoda-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1971-03-06)
live recording of:
Sweet Sixteen (on 1971-03-06)
writer:
Joe Josea and B.B. King
publisher:
Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc., Progressive Music (publisher) and Sidney A. Seidenberg Music Ltd.
5:58
16The Thrill Is Gone
alto saxophone:
Earl Turbinton, Jr. (on 1971-03-06)
bass:
Wilton Freeman (on 1971-03-06)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Freeman (on 1971-03-06)
guitar:
B.B. King (on 1971-03-06)
piano:
Ron Levy (American electric blues musician and composer) (on 1971-03-06)
tenor saxophone:
Louis Hubert (on 1971-03-06)
trombone:
Joseph Burton (on 1971-03-06)
trumpet:
John Browning (trumpet player) (on 1971-03-06)
vocals:
B.B. King (on 1971-03-06)
recorded at:
Sankei Hall in Kōjimachi, Chiyoda (Chiyoda-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1971-03-06)
live recording of:
The Thrill Is Gone (1951 blues song) (on 1973-03-06)
writer:
Roy Hawkins (in 1951) and Rick Darnell (in 1951)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Grosvenor House Music, Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc., Pamco Music Inc., Powerforce Music, Sounds Of Lucille, Inc. and Universal Music Careers
5:51
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