SUPERB "BLUES BOY" B B KING 78 TEN LONG YEARS / WHAT CAN I DO US RPM 437 E/E-
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AN EXCELLENT PLAYING COPY OF THIS WONDERFUL B B KING BLUES 78 ON THE US RPM LABEL
TEN LONG YEARS
b/w WHAT CAN I DO
CLASSIC EARLY ELECTRIC BLUES GUITAR!
RILEY B KING was an American blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter (September 16, 1925 near Itta Bena, Mississippi - May 14, 2015, Las Vegas, Nevada).
He is one of the most influential blues musicians of all time, earning the nickname "The King of the Blues." He is considered one of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar" (along with Albert King and Freddie King, none of whom are related). Since he started recording in the 1940s.
In the late 1940s and early 1950s, King was a part of the blues scene on Beale Street. "Beale Street was where it all started for me", King said. He performed with Bobby Bland, Johnny Ace, and Earl Forest in a group known as The Beale Streeters.
In 1949, King made his recording debut on Bullet by issuing the single "Miss Martha King", which did not chart well. Later that year, he began a recording contract with Los Angeles-based RPM Records. Many of King's early recordings were produced by Sam Phillips (who later founded Sun Record Company).
King's recording contract was followed by tours across the US, with performances in big city theatres as well as gigs in small clubs and juke joints in the southern United States. During one show in Twist, Arkansas, a fight broke out between two men and caused a fire. King evacuated with the rest of the crowd, but realizing he left his acoustic guitar inside, rushed back inside the burning building to retrieve it. He later discovered the two men were fighting over a woman named Lucille. Ever since, each one of B.B.’s trademark Gibson guitars has been called Lucille, as a reminder not to fight over women or run into any more burning buildings.
DISC DETAILS US RPM 437 10" 78rpm SHELLAC CONDITION - E/E- NICE COPYONE ONLY AVAILABLE
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