This is B.B.'s celebrity duet album, and a straight-ahead blues album this is not. But longtime fans who are aware of King's genre-stretching capabilities will find much to savor here. Kicking off with B.B. playing some beautiful fills and solo work behind Van Morrison on "If You Love Me," the superstars start lining up to jam with the King, with Tracy Chapman ("The Thrill Is Gone"), Eric Clapton (a funkified "Rock Me Baby"), the Rolling Stones ("Paying the Cost to Be the Boss," with a fine harp solo from Mick Jagger), Willie Nelson (his "Nightlife," long a standard in B.B.'s set list), Bonnie Raitt ("Baby I Love You"), and Marty Stuart ("Confessin' the Blues") all turning in fine efforts. The only clinker aboard here is an ill-advised attempt to make a rap record with Heavy D, the execrable "Keep It Coming." This is B.B.'s celebrity duet album, and a straight-ahead blues album this is not. But longtime fans who are aware of King's genre-stretching capabilities will find much to savor here. Kicking off with B.B. playing some beautiful fills and solo work behind Van Morrison on "If You Love Me," the superstars start lining up to jam with the King, with Tracy Chapman ("The Thrill Is Gone"), Eric Clapton (a funkified "Rock Me Baby"), the Rolling Stones ("Paying the Cost to Be the Boss," with a fine harp solo from Mick Jagger), Willie Nelson (his "Nightlife," long a standard in B.B.'s set list), Bonnie Raitt ("Baby I Love You"), and Marty Stuart ("Confessin' the Blues") all turning in fine efforts. The only clinker aboard here is an ill-advised attempt to make a rap record with Heavy D, the execrable "Keep It Coming." false 2023-08-08 22:22:11 Deuces Wild 4 1997 1997-01-01 1997-01-01 77 Blues Blues Rock Electric Blues 114285 2130151 288d21c3-f69a-4167-8cb4-f20a496b94fc dcb03ce3-67a5-4eb3-b2d1-2a12d93a38f3 8d729d2e-77a2-35a0-885a-596d47cfd8bf /media/data/media5/Music/B.B. King/Deuces Wild (1997)/folder.jpg B.B. King AlbumArtist /config/metadata/People/B/B.B. King/folder.jpg B.B. King Artist /config/metadata/People/B/B.B. King/folder.jpg B.B. King B.B. King 1 If You Love Me 05:47 2 The Thrill Is Gone 05:01 3 Rock Me Baby 06:37 4 Please Send Me Someone to Love 04:15 5 Baby I Love You 04:01 6 Ain’t Nobody Home 04:59 7 Pauly’s Birthday Boogie 03:38 8 There Must Be a Better World Somewhere 04:28 9 Confessin’ the Blues 04:22 10 Hummingbird 04:20 11 Bring It Home to Me 03:10 12 Paying the Cost to Be the Boss 03:33 13 Let the Good Times Roll 05:12 14 Dangerous Mood 04:53 15 Keep It Coming 03:55 16 Cryin’ Won’t Help You Babe 03:54 17 Night Life 04:32 Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as B.B. King, was an American blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, shimmering vibrato, and staccato picking that influenced many later blues electric guitar players. AllMusic recognized King as "the single most important electric guitarist of the last half of the 20th century".King was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 and is one of the most influential blues musicians of all time, earning the nickname "The King of the Blues", and is considered one of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar" (along with Albert King and Freddie King, none of whom are related). King performed tirelessly throughout his musical career, appearing on average at more than 200 concerts per year into his 70s. In 1956 alone, he appeared at 342 shows.King was born on a cotton plantation of Berclair near the city of Itta Bena, Mississippi, and later worked at a cotton gin in Indianola, Mississippi. He was attracted to music and taught himself to play guitar and began his career in juke joints and local radio. He later lived in Memphis and Chicago; then, as his fame grew, he toured the world extensively. King died at 89 in Las Vegas on May 14, 2015.