B.B. King Live at the Regal
People who think the blues is sad and depressing need to listen to this album. It is a powerful high energy live performance and what is more astonishing is that by then King had been performing around 300 shows a year for ten years. During this show at Chicago’s Regal Theatre in 1964 King presents the audience with some of his greatest hits and his signature guitar playing is sophisticated and yet gritty. The backing band is sizzling hot with its infectious horns and King’s voice is in top form.
Many live albums are disappointing, but then there are those rare moments when an artist connects with an audience and something truly magical occurs. King really loves his work, and he’s good at what he does. With the crowd feeding into his emotions, King builds a wonderful rapport with them.
B.B. King is the accomplished entertainer and Live at the Regal would be one of my top ten live blues albums.
Released CD 1997
