Singin’ The Blues

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Musicians : B.B. King (guitar, vocals), Red Callender, Ralph Hamilton, Billy Hadnot (bass guitar), Maxwell Davis, Maurice Simon, Lorenzo Holden, Jack McVea, Charles Waller, Bumps Myers (tenor saxophone), Jewell L. Grant (alto ... [Show more]

Description:
Musicians :
B.B. King (guitar, vocals), Red Callender, Ralph Hamilton, Billy Hadnot (bass guitar), Maxwell Davis, Maurice Simon, Lorenzo Holden, Jack McVea, Charles Waller, Bumps Myers (tenor saxophone), Jewell L. Grant (alto saxophone), Willard McDaniel (piano), Jake Porter (trumpet), Floyd Newman (alto & baritone saxophone), Jesse Price, Jesse Sailes (drums).

"Singin' The Blues" was issued as Crown 5020 in spring 1957 and featured some of B.B. King's best-loved songs up to that point. The LP included four #1 R&B hits : '3 O'Clock Blues' and 'You Know I Love You' (1952), 'Please Love Me' (1953) and 'You Upset Me Baby' (1954); four other top ten hits; plus 'Blind Love' from 1953 and covers of Tampa Red's 'Crying Won't Help You' (1955) and Gatemouth Moore's 'Did You Ever Love A Woman' from 1956.

To fill out the album, a superior alternate take of 'Sweet Little Angel' was included. As John Broven observes in his notes: "In 1957 "Singin' The Blues" gave the first real indication that B.B. King was destined to be a major star. - Tony Burke
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