Needless to say, king was overjoyed when he learned his beloved lucille had been found. Since he started recording in the 1940s, he has released over fifty albums, many of them classics. The sound that youre listening to is from my guitar thats named lucille im very crazy about lucille. I saw bb king a couple times in the mid1970s at the montgomery, alabama civic center. King has been a frequent visitor to the montreux festival, appearing nearly 20 times, so choosing one performance was no easy task. Features newly recorded duets with some of todays biggest stars including eric clapton, elton john, sheryl crow, john mayer, roger daltry and many more.
King will be presenting his trademark guitar, the legendary lucille, to pope john paul ii following a performance at the vatican on friday, december 19, according to reports by reuters and the ap. King met pope john paul ii meeting the pope will be a very emotional experience for me, it will be electrifying by mtv news staff 12191997 b. King explained his love for lucille in his song lucille on the 1968 album of the same name. Laminated maple is used for body, there are still no fholes and the guitar features stereo or mono operation, with two jack sockets on the lower bout. Since then hes played a smattering of gibson archtops es5, es125, es175, byrdland before adopting the 335 design early on. Aug 12, 2015 lucille transcended her most basic components and, in the hands of king, she became larger than life. King ran back in to the building to rescue his guitar, only realizing later how much danger hed put himself in by d. Kings signature gibson guitar has been by his side for close to half a century. From the contemporarylooking cover, this would appear to be recently recorded material. Find related downloads to bb king freeware and softwares, download the holy bible 3d, lastpass, super clear cookies, windows media player, process explorer, kingsoft office suite 20, hamachi, free m.
King does provide us with plenty of catchy blues electric guitar highlights on spotlight on lucille, and these electric guitar highlights are always entirely appropriate to the song and very well blended with the rest of the band. King on allmusic 1968 a decent but short nine songs late 60s set. If i win at euromillion the first thing ill do is to buy lucille. You cant have a more poetic way to talk about your guitar. King lucille electric guitar features 2 humbuckers with stereo varitone controls that give you singlecoil sounds as.
Cd, album, re traffic entertainment group, universal music special markets, bluesway, traffic entertainment group teg 74005 cd, b002074602, teg74005cd. King s guitar name, lucille, came from a near death experience american blues great b. Lucille is inlaid into the epiphone version like the older gibson models the new ones have a crown and b. The sound that youre listening to is from my guitar thats named lucille. Kings guitar name, lucille, came from a near death experience american blues great b. It is named for his famous succession of gibson guitars, currently the signature es355. King had said, the minute i stop singing orally, i start to sing by playing lucille. King s pristine lead guitar in an often jazzier mode than he usually adopted in the studio. Based off of the lovingly named axe of the legendary b. The hall was heated by a barrel halffilled with burning kerosene set in the middle of the dance floor, a fairly common practice at. King on the late show with david letterman performing the thrill is gone, and also doing an interview with letterman.
In the winter of 1949, king played at a dance hall in twist, arkansas. Mar 02, 2011 the sound that youre listening to is from my guitar thats named lucille im very crazy about lucille. It is not to be confused with a compilation of the same name, released in 1988. Mca special products lucille talks back is a budgetline compilation that culls ten highlights from b. King, who died in las vegas on thursday at the age of 89, was one of the last in a pantheon of great electric blues players. He played singlestring responses on his guitar, lucille, to his own impassioned vocal.
Unfollow bb king lucille guitar to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. With special thanks to bb king, sidney a seidenberg, andy mckaie and colin escott barcode and other identifiers barcode printed. But somehow or other when i went in the army i picked up on. He even arranged for dahl to receive a brand new lucille from gibson custom upon returning the original, which happened a few days after thanksgivingan appropriate holiday for mr. They were usually black gibson guitars similar to the es345355.
The sound that youre listenin to is from my guitar thats named lucille im very crazy about lucille lucille took me from the plantation or you might say brought me fame. King lucille guitar, but it didnt have the original case, or any of the original paperwork, and i was disappointed that it had been gigged pretty hard and full of pick scratches and small dents, dahl said. Bb king stock photos download 67 royalty free photos. He is among the most respected electric guitarists. Many fans are divided in their opinions of this era, since the production and performances. The blues masters birthday gift to his fans is his third allstar collaboration. Rolling stone magazine ranked him third in its list of the hundred greatest guitarists of all time. King and his beloved guitar lucille traveled the world together. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. King would later name that first guitar and every forthcoming guitar lucille, after the woman the two patrons fought over. Kings guitar work is always true to the music and is never offered simply as a means of showing off. The semihollowbodied lucille has no fholes, intended to reduce feedback, and boasts two humbuckers along with a tunable tp6 bridge. King jams with slash and others 66 live at the royal albert hall 2011 duration. But wait these are all 1950searly60s instrumentals from the modernkent vaults, spotlighting b.
King released the album lucille, produced by jazzblues production legend bob thiele and told the story in full on the. King the thrill is gone live at montreux 1993 youtube. King, the gibson lucille draws from the various es355s that king used and modified over the years. He was born september 16, 1925, on a plantation in itta bena, mississippi, near indianola. I dont think i could just talk enough about lucille. He played singlestring responses on his guitar, lucille, to his own impassioned vocal calls. Digitech jamman xt pour le sample compresseur boss cs2 fat old comp msm workshop. I used to sing spirituals and i thought that this was the thing that i wanted to do. King, whose velvety voice and staccato picking style brought blues from the margins to the mainstream, has died. King s guitar work is always true to the music and is never offered simply as a means of showing off. The album was out of print until it was rereleased as a bonus disc as part of the itunes edition of. B b king live at the royal albert hall 2011 1080p hd.
King has defined the blues for a worldwide audience. Lucille transcended her most basic components and, in the hands of king, she became larger than life. Apparently early in his career, bb king was playing in a club when a fire started which ultimately burned the place to the ground. Many fans are divided in their opinions of this era, since the production and performances were quite slick, but each album has its moments. King sheet music for such popular songs as the thrill is gone, caldonia, and please send me someone to love. And the other time he used a univox amplifier that was about the same size as a twin. May 15, 2015 following several months of deadend inquiries, he was notified that the instrument was not merely a lucille approved by b. Kings hands she gave voice to the king of the blues.
King, american guitarist and singer who was a principal figure in the development of blues and from whose style leading popular musicians drew inspiration. King released the album lucille, produced by jazzblues production legend bob thiele and told the story in full on the eponymous title track. During his stellar career, lucille was always at his side, and they made beautiful music together. Dont forget to subscribe to this channel for more exclusive b. King lucille by shadizm free listening on soundcloud.
King partnered with gibson to create a line of signature lucille guitars a modified gibson es355. Following several months of deadend inquiries, he was notified that the instrument was not merely a lucille approved by b. Which lucille this is was not noted the original lucille is long gone, and the blues guitar legend has had a few subsequent axes over the years that have borne the name in turn, but b. The album was out of print until it was rereleased as a bonus disc as part of the itunes edition of the 2012 box set ladies and gentlemen.