Other articles where blues all around me is discussed. Blues all around me written with david ritz for avon books was published. Performance notes, harmonic analysis and rhythm guitar parts make this the perfect package for mastering the blues idiom. B flat instruments edition red dog music books razorsharp blues series the caged system and 100 licks for blues guitar. King september 16, 1925 may 14, 2015, known professionally as b. This master class is the ultimate introduction to blues guitar. King lyrics 504 song lyrics sorted by album, including sweet little angel, the thrill is gone, dont answer the door. He was a member of the inaugural class of inductees to the blues hall of fame in 1980. King puts his life into words in a story that spans tragedy, triumph, and everything in betweenand he tells it just how he. Intro bb king has been playing blues for years, so suffice to say he knows his craft dsrawkcab backwards. In a similar vein, doubleday published the arrival of b.
March 8, 1996 all blues all around me, kings autobiography is published. An album festooned with awards, including the grammy for best traditional blues album, the multiplatinumselling riding with the king was a marriage made in blues heaven for many fans. In it, youll learn how to play guitar like bb king, srv and john mayer by developing foundational blues rhythm and lead playing skills. Blues all around me is also the story of how blues music changed during its migration from the mississippi delta to urban areas such as chicago. A truetolife tale of overcoming monumental odds to succeed as an artist in an often unfriendly world, blues all around me is also the story of how blues music changed during its migration from the mississippi delta to urban areas such as chicago.
King grew up amidst the cotton farms of mississippi, picking in the fields. King puts his life into words in a story that spans tragedy, triumph, and everything in betweenand he tells it just how he plays it, straight from the heart. King tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including every day i have the blues, guess who, paying the cost to be the boss, blues boys tune, help the poor. Deepside ray charles hit the road jack on saturday live 1996 duration. Kings first charting single, 3 oclock blues, reached no.
Personally hand signed by the legendary blues guitarist bb king. King jams with slash and others 66 live at the royal albert hall 2011 duration. King doesnt have the technique of shredders like joe satriani or eric clapton. Find and download guitar pro tabs for songs by bbking. At age 21 he wrecked a tractor and took it as a sign that a brighter future awaited him as a musician in memphis. He is a massively influential guitarist who has inspired generations of blues guitarists across the world. Kings music is, the truth is the fundamentals of kings solo style are easy to learn. King 48 razorsharp 12bar blues riffs for swing bands and blues bands. An excellent musical lifedotted with encounters from everyone from sonny boy williamson and miles davis to stevie ray vaughn philadelphia inquirer.
Thats where the fellows hang out down there, they shoot pool, you know. Reissue of cst 5230, originally released in mono in 1961 as b. In this lesson, were going to learn how to use the b. Beale street was where it all started for me, king said. His tone, attack, vibrato, phrasing, stage presence, and human spirit offer plenty to emulate and learn from, but theres an ace of a scale hiding up mr.
No way can a mere four discs cover every facet of the blues kings amazing recording career, but mca makes a valiant stab at it. You upset me baby, every day i have the blues, sneakin around, ten long years, bad luck, sweet little. Barcode and other identifiers matrix runout matrix side a. Possibly the best proponent of the less is more approach, b. He doesnt just seem like a genuinely nice and interesting person but he also lived an astounding life, most of it on the road playing gig after gig. Recounting his days as a disk jockey and pioneering bluesman on the rhythm and blues circuit, b. Sheet music for you done lost your good thing now with electric guitar. Im sure it helps that his coauthor in this i read a lot of bios and studies of blues and blues musicians. Blues all around me autobiography by king with ritz 1996. Why i sing the blues yes, i say everybody wanna know why i sing the blues well, ive been around a long time i really have paid my dues. An additional treat is the solid, simple lucidity of b. King box were also going to compose a song and write wicked solos along the way.
Overall i found blues all around me left me wanting to meet the author. My ex wife met bb king at afn headquarters in the 1980s and did not know who he. Well, you know if i dont find my baby, people, im going down to the golden ground. When people speak of the worlds greatest guitarists, blues legend b. Blues all around me available for download and read online in other formats. Kings autobiography, blues all around me, written with david ritz, was published in 1996. Even the critics threw superlatives around in its honour, although some claimed that the production was far too polished for a traditional blues album. Looked all around me, people, oh, my baby, she cant be found. King guitar tablature books will help you play the blues from the heart just like bb king.
King is the preeminent living practioner of the bluesblues all around me is a treasure trove of informatinotold with real feeling washinton post book world. In 1987 he earned a grammy award for lifetime achievement and was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame. This book is written in bb king s voice so it does feel like you are having a conversation with him, the tone is frank, the pace just right and the story absolutely intriguing. Blues all around me, then, is kind if a rare treat. Widely considered one of the greatest and most respected blues guitarists of all time, and is possibly the most recognizable name in the blues genre. King is known the world over as one of the greatest blues musicians in the history of the genre. Verse c7 everybody wants to know why i sing the blues f7 yes, i say everybody wanna know c7 why i sing the blues g7 well, ive been around a long time f7 c7 i really have paid my dues c7 when i first got the blues they brought me over on a ship men were standing over me and a lot more with a whip f7 and everybody wanna know c7 why i sing the blues g7 well, ive. King for an actual chat and listen to some of his stories. The material on the blues is dominated by muscular, horndriven performances with kings interjections of singlenote riffs and powerful string bends punctuating the arrangements, and kings songwriting was already stellar, with i want to get married, dont you want a man like me, and ruby lee demonstrating his way with a melody and a. Includes ticket stub from the bb king music festival from which this book was autographed.
Blues master i, ii, and iii books packaged together, a color poster and even a b. He has written novels, biographies, magazine articles, and over a hundred liner notes for artists such as aretha franklin, ray charles, and nat king cole. This talented performers life has been drenched in the blues since his mother died while they were a family of plantation workers. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, king was a part of the blues scene on beale street. Ive traveled for miles around seems like everybody wanna put me down because im a bluesman but im a good man, understand i went down to the bus station. King is the preeminent living practioner of the bluesblues all around me is a treasure trove of informatinotold with real feeling washinton post book world an excellent musical lifedotted with encounters from everyone from sonny boy williamson and miles davis to stevie ray vaughn philadelphia inquirer. King was the recipient of numerous awards and honours. Pdf blues all around me download full pdf book download. Ive looked around me, people, hey, and my baby she knows she cant be found.
Kings sleeve, and this lesson will reveal this barely discussed, yet very useful concept. A humble, straighttalking, oneofakind blues singermusician who grew up in kilmichael, miss. When i first got the blues they brought me over on a ship men were standing over me and a lot more with a whip and everybody wanna know why i sing the blues well, ive been around a long time mm, ive really. King and willie dixon, along with performers known best in their neighborhoods, express the full range of human and artistic experiencejoyful and gritty, raw. He performed with bobby bland, johnny ace and earl forest in a group called the beale streeters according to king and joe bihari, ike turner introduced king to the bihari brothers while he was a talent scout at modern records. Hes an expert teacher and highlyregarded blues player who tours clubs across. His playing is quite unique, he has a distinct vibrato and plays with what i would describe as a nice rounded soft warm tone.