Live at the Regal

Occupation

  • B. B. King ( guitar, vocals)
  • Kenneth Sands (trumpet )
  • Johnny Board, Bobby Forte (Tenor Saxophone )
  • Duke Jethro (piano)
  • Leo Lauchie ( bass)
  • Sonny Freeman (drums)

Live at the Regal is a 1965 live album published by the U.S. blues guitarist BB King. It was recorded on 21 November 1964, Regal Theater in Chicago, a nightclub and venue in Chicago's Southside.

Around this time, it seemed a career- Kings to go downhill, because the black audience turned more and more from the blues. But the British Blue Revival brought the blues close to white Americans, because they met the music, brought back the British groups like the Rolling Stones in the United States. The album Kings paved way for appearances at rock concerts and on the radio.

Although the album was critically acclaimed, BB King saw the matter somewhat more soberly: " And even if Live was a good album, I've probably given hundreds of concerts, which were better than the shelf. "

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Chart positions

  • Billboard R & B Albums: # 6
  • Billboard Top 200: Rank 76

Critics votes

  • " Live at the Regal is a textbook example of how to set up a live performance. " ( German: " Live at the Regal is a prime example of how one rears a live performance. " )
  • "B. B. King is not only a timeless singer and guitarist, he's so a natural-born entertainer, and on Live at the Regal the listener is Treated to an exhibition of all three of his talents. " ( " BB King is not only a timeless singer and guitarist, he is also a born entertainer, and on Live at the Regal the listener is pampered with all three of his talents. " )
  • The Rolling Stone Magazine placed the album at number 141 of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
  • " [ ... ] The master's guitar is all over this record, and his playing here is among the best in his long career. " ("[ ... ] The master's guitar runs through the whole album, and his game it is with the best from his long career. " )
  • "If you only bought one live blues album, you would do pretty well to get BB King Live at the Regal. " ( " If one were to buy only one live blues album, it would be good with BB King Live at the Regal advice. " )
  • " Live at the Regal showcases King's penchant for not only playing guitar and singing, but so entertaining. " ( " Live at the Regal is not only passion Kings out for guitar playing and singing but also to entertain. " )
Record label ABC Records Compact Disc Genre Electric guitar November 21 British blues Everyday I Have the Blues Memphis Slim John Lee Hooker Leonard Feather
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