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Universally hailed as the reigning king of the blues, the legendary B.B. King is without a doubt the single most important electric guitarist of the last half century…

Spectacular two disc compilation by the undisputed King of the Blues! 34 tracks, including collaborations with U2, BobbyBland, Gary Moore, and Robert Cray as well as original versions of 'The Thrill Is Gone', 'Paying The Cost To Be The Boss', 'My Lucille' & more, plus live versions of eight cuts.

B.B. King has transcended the blues subculture to become one of the most revered artists of the 20th century, bar none. He brought the sound of Mississippi Delta blues into the mainstream, modernized by his unique electric guitar work. Worldwide success came late for him, but that delay only encouraged him to hone his craft to an unprecedented pinnacle. This 3-CD collection hits many of the highlights of his extraordinary career, including: The Thrill is Gone, Everyday I Have the Blues, Chains and Things and Gambler s Blues. Madacy s B.B. King Collector s Edition Tin provides an excellent introduction to an important cultural icon a deluxe package guaranteed to prevent the thrills from going out of your life.

Live at San Quentin is a 1990 live album by blues guitarist B. B. King performed at San Quentin State Prison in Marin County, California…

B.B. King has cut a lot of albums since the success of Live at the Regal. And, like the live shows they document, none of them are any less than solid and professional, hallmarks of King's work aesthetic. But every so often B.B. truly catches fire; his playing and singing comes up an extra notch or two, and the result is a live album with some real sparks to it. Live in Cook County Jail is one of those great concerts that the record company was smart enough to be there to capture, documenting B.B. firing on all cylinders in front of an audience that's just damn happy for him to be there…

B.B. King is the greatest living exponent of the blues and considered by many to be the most influential guitarist of the latter part of the 20th century. His career dates back to the late forties and despite now being in his eighties he remains a vibrant and charismatic live performer…

n a jaw-gnashing exercise of discographical loggerheads, The Soul of B.B. King was just a retitled version of a King album previously released on the Crown label, B.B. King. Further muddling the record-keeping, The Soul of B.B. King would appear on both the United and Custom labels (both of which were, like Crown, budget imprints of the Modern Records company)…