Capture of the all-star jam « B.B. King & Friends: A Blues Session », recorded in Los Angeles in April 1987 and broadcast on Cinemax. The king of the blues gathers an exceptional line-up for a multi-song filmed live concert straddling blues, rock, soul and gospel. Around B.B. King and his guitar Lucille appear Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Albert King, Phil Collins, Dr. John, Etta James, Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight and harmonica player Paul Butterfield — filmed here just weeks before his death. The programme runs through classics such as « The Thrill Is Gone », « I’d Rather Go Blind », « In the Midnight Hour » and the closing gospel « Take My Hand, Precious Lord ». This historic document captures a generation of legends gathered on one stage, in the spirit of the great blues jam sessions. An essential full concert for lovers of electric blues and unlikely encounters.
Setlist
- Why I Sing the Blues
- Please Send Me Someone to Love
- The Thrill Is Gone
- I'd Rather Go Blind
- When Something Is Wrong with My Baby
- The Sky Is Crying
- Something's Got a Hold on Me
- In the Midnight Hour
- Ain't Nobody's Business
- Let the Good Times Roll
- Take My Hand, Precious Lord
Personnel & credits
- B.B. King — chant, guitare (hôte)
- Eric Clapton — guitare
- Stevie Ray Vaughan — guitare
- Albert King — guitare
- Phil Collins — batterie, chant
- Dr. John — piano, chant
- Etta James — chant
- Chaka Khan — chant
- Gladys Knight — chant
- Paul Butterfield — harmonica
- Billy Ocean — chant
