bb king Archive
07 Jul 2019
Long Live the King: The B.B. King Blues Band Carries On
B.B. King was a towering figure in the blues. An artist whose appeal crossed over to a much wider audience, the man born Riley B. King made an indelible mark […]
28 Oct 2014
DVD Review: BB King — The Life of Riley
I know people who argue that – as a creative work – the music documentary is dead. They point out that the medium has become a rote retreading of tired […]
15 May 2009
Album Review: BB King and His Orchestra — Live
The opening sonic salvo of B.B. King Orchestra and His Orchestra Live might be jarring for longtime B.B. King listeners. A Vegasy revue number, “B.B.’s Theme” really has little to […]
25 Mar 2009
Album Review: BB King — One Kind Favor
Rock and roll has generally been viewed primarily as a young man’s (well, mostly men’s’) game. Pete Townshend wrote the immortal phrase “hope I die before I get old” over […]