KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ B. B. King: Number 1 Bluesman

Analog Audio

Event Type

Documentaries

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

C.1969.11.22.1

Program Length

36 min

Dates

1969-11-22 | broadcast
| 402 | created

Description

A documentary on B. B. King, the great blues singer and guitarist. It includes examples of his music as well as excerpts from an interview with Dan McClosky and Bill Newell, in which he discusses his early career, musical influences, and interest in jazz guitar. (from KPFA Folio)

Genres

Popular music
Jazz

Musical Selections

Every Day I Have the Blues / B. B. King -- Blind Love / B. B. King -- Root Doctor Blues [excerpt] / Doctor Clayton -- Got’em Bad [excerpt] / B. B. King -- [excerpt of an unidentified instrumental] / T Bone Walker -- Blues for Ike [excerpt]/ Django Reinhardt -- Stompin’ at the Savoy / Charlie Christian -- [excerpt of an unidentified solo] / Johnny Moore -- Every Day I Have the Blues / B. B. King with the Count Basie Band

Performers

B. B. King, guitar and vocals (all selections except those below)
T Bone Walker, guitar (instrumental)
Django Reinhardt, guitar (Ike)
Charlie Christian, guitar (Stompin)
Johnny Moore, guitar (solo)

Subjects

Blues (Music)
Jazz

Related places

Berkeley (Calif.) (was recorded at)
Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)

Related Entities

Count Basie Big Band
McClosky, Dan
Newell, Bill
King, B. B.
Clayton, Doctor
Walker, T-Bone, 1910-1975
Reinhardt, Django, 1910-1953
Christian, Charlie, 1916-1942
Moore, Johnny