According to his biographer, Charles Sawyer, this is King's personal favorite among his recordings. Unlike most of his albums from this period (which are mostly collections of singles), this was recorded in one session and takes him out of his usual big-band setting, using only bass, drums, and piano for accompaniment. The result is a masterpiece: a sparse, uncluttered sound with nothing to mask King's beautiful guitar and voice. "You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now" (its unaccompanied guitar intro is a pure distillation of his style), "Mr. Pawn Broker," "Someday Baby" (R&B Top Ten, 1961), "Walkin' Dr. Bill," and a great version of "Drivin' Wheel" are highlights. (Out of print.) According to his biographer, Charles Sawyer, this is King's personal favorite among his recordings. Unlike most of his albums from this period (which are mostly collections of singles), this was recorded in one session and takes him out of his usual big-band setting, using only bass, drums, and piano for accompaniment. The result is a masterpiece: a sparse, uncluttered sound with nothing to mask King's beautiful guitar and voice. "You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now" (its unaccompanied guitar intro is a pure distillation of his style), "Mr. Pawn Broker," "Someday Baby" (R&B Top Ten, 1961), "Walkin' Dr. Bill," and a great version of "Drivin' Wheel" are highlights. (Out of print.) false 2024-01-02 02:01:15 My Kind of Blues 2003 2003-05-13 2003-05-13 60 Blues Blues Rock 114285 2242042 1c170e24-3cbf-4294-bea9-07c9fb240f4b dcb03ce3-67a5-4eb3-b2d1-2a12d93a38f3 6d0948e0-34c3-3f9e-815d-7bb7837808a1 /media/data/media5/Music/B.B. King/My Kind of Blues (1961)/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 You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now 05:15 2 Mr Pawnbroker 03:15 3 Understand 02:40 4 Someday Baby 02:54 5 Driving Wheel 02:52 6 Walking Dr Bill 03:42 7 My Own Fault aka It’s My Fault 03:34 8 Fishin’ After Me aka Catfish Blues 02:33 9 Hold That Train 03:59 10 Please Set the Date 02:52 11 Sunny Road (stereo Modern recording, 2003) 02:57 12 Running Wild (stereo Modern recording, 2003) 02:19 13 Blues at Sunrise (stereo Modern recording, 2003) 03:00 14 Drifting Blues (stereo Modern recording, 2003) 03:15 15 Somebody Done Changed the Lock on My Door (stereo Modern recording, 2003) 02:46 16 Looking the World Over (undubbed version of Kent LP KST 548, 1971) 03:23 17 Walking Dr Bill (overdub, Kent 4526, 1970) 03:44 18 Hold That Train (stereo Modern recording take 1, 2003) 05:05 Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as B. B. King, was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, 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 in 2015.