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Widely considered The King of the Blues, the great B. B. King won 15 GRAMMY Awards and was one of the most influential guitar players and bluesmen in history. For more than half a century, Riley B. King (1925-2015) defined the blues for a worldwide audience. This is a selection of some of King's best sides from the onset of his career, including a bunch of charting singles, such as #1 R&B Billboard chart hits "3 O'Clock Blues," and "You Upset Me, Baby," "Every Day I Have the Blues" (#8), "Ten Long Years" (#9), and "Sweet Little Angel" (#6).

PERSONNEL:

B.B. KING _ (vocals and guitar on all tracks), plus:

COLLECTIVE PERSONNEL:
Kenny Sands, Henry Boozier, Jack “Vernon” Porter, John Browning (trumpet), Maxwell Davis, Jack McVea, Charles Waller, Lorenzo Holden, Bumps Myers, Maurice Simon, Johnny Board, Bobby Forte (tenor saxophone), Jewell L. Grant, Lawrence Burdine (alto saxophone), Floyd Turnham, Barney Hubert (baritone sax), Pluma Davis (trombone), Red Callender, Ralph Hamilton, Marshall York, Billy Hadnot, Leo Lauchie (bass), Lloyd Glenn, Willard McDaniel, Duke
Jethro (piano), Jesse Sailes, Jesse Price, Ted Curry, Sonny Freeman (drums).

Recorded in Hollywood, California and other locations, between 1951 and 1962.

TRACKS:

A1 3 O’CLOCK BLUES
A2 BLUE SHADOWS
A3 SWEET SIXTEEN Parts I & II
A4 TEN LONG YEARS
A5 LONG NIGHTS (THE FEELING THEY CALL THE BLUES)
A6 DID YOU EVER LOVE A WOMAN
A7 WHEN MY HEART BEATS LIKE A HAMMER

B1 YOU UPSET ME BABY
B2 EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES
B3 SWEET LITTLE ANGEL
B4 YOU’RE BREAKING MY HEART
B5 WOKE UP THIS MORNING
B6 YOU DONE LOST YOUR GOOD