Blues on the Bayou
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Blues on the Bayou is a 1998 studio recording by B. B. King
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In the CD liner notes, B.B. King writes: "Of the many records Lucille and I have had the pleasure of recording over the years, this one is especially close to my heart. It's also one of the most relaxed and, for me, satisfying [...] No one was telling us what to do. No one needed to tell us what to do." He adds that he considers the band playing on this album as his best ever and that he got to the studio with the idea of keeping the music simple ("I've felt the urge to go back to basics."). With this state of mind, the record was cut in four days: "Found some old B. B. King songs. Wrote some new ones. [...] All live, all real. No overdubs, no high-tech tricks. Just basic blues."
The album won the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album
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Recorded at Dockside Studio, Maurice, LA; Mixed at Sound Castle, Los Angeles, CA; Mastered at Precision Lacquer, Hollywood, CA
B. B. King
Riley B. King , known by the stage name B.B. King, is an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter.Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at No.3 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. According to Edward M...
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In the CD liner notes, B.B. King writes: "Of the many records Lucille and I have had the pleasure of recording over the years, this one is especially close to my heart. It's also one of the most relaxed and, for me, satisfying [...] No one was telling us what to do. No one needed to tell us what to do." He adds that he considers the band playing on this album as his best ever and that he got to the studio with the idea of keeping the music simple ("I've felt the urge to go back to basics."). With this state of mind, the record was cut in four days: "Found some old B. B. King songs. Wrote some new ones. [...] All live, all real. No overdubs, no high-tech tricks. Just basic blues."
The album won the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album
The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album was awarded from 1983 to 2011. From 2001 to 2003 the award recipients included the producers and engineers as well as the artists...
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Track listing
- "Blues Boys Tune" - 3:25 (B.B. King)
- "Bad Case of Love" - 5:28 (B.B. King)
- "I'll Survive" - 4:53 (B.B. King and Sam Ling)
- "Mean Ole' World" - 4:29 (B.B. King)
- "Blues Man" - 5:20 (B.B. King)
- "Broken Promise" - 3:34 (B.B. King and Sam Ling)
- "Darlin' What Happened" - 5:26 (B.B. King and Sam Ling)
- "Shake It Up and GoBottle Up and Go"Bottle Up and Go" or "Bottle It Up and Go" is a song that is a standard of the blues. Based on earlier songs, Delta bluesman Tommy McClennan recorded "Bottle It Up and Go" in 1939. The song has been interpreted and recorded by numerous artists, sometimes using alternate titles, such as "Step It...
" - 3:10 (B.B. King and J. Taub) - "Blues We Like" - 5:08 (B.B. King ?)
- "Good Man Gone Bad" - 3:20 (B.B. King, J. Taub, and F. Walsh)
- "If I Lost You" - 4:57 (B.B. KIng and J. Taub)
- "Tell Me Baby" - 3:26 (B.B. King and Sam Ling)
- "I Got Some Outside Help I Don't Need" - 4:37 (B.B. KIng and D. Clark)
- "Blues in G" - 3:28 (B.B. King)
- "If That Ain't It I Quit" - 3:20 (B.B. King)
Personnel
- B.B. King - Guitar, vocals
- James Bolden - Bandleader, trumpet
- Walter R. King - Contractor
- Tony Coleman - Percussion
- Calep Emphrey Jr. - Drums
- Melvin Jackson - Saxophone
- Leon Warren - Guitar
- Michael Doster - Bass
- James Sells Toney - Keyboards
- Stanley Abernathy - Trumpet
- Phil Marshall - String arrangements
- Tony Daigle - Recording engineer
- Jim Watts - Assistant recording engineer
- John Porter - Mixing
- Joe McGrath - Mixing engineer
- Stephen Marcussen - Mastering
- B.B. King - Producer
- Sidney A. Seidenberg - Executive producer
Recorded at Dockside Studio, Maurice, LA; Mixed at Sound Castle, Los Angeles, CA; Mastered at Precision Lacquer, Hollywood, CA