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B b king king of the blues full album2/13/2023 They didn’t know King’s sets would be recorded. The temperature dipped below 15 degrees on a frigid Saturday as patrons filed in to the Regal on Nov. 1 hit with “Fingertips,” a vocal and harmonica workout recorded live at the Regal and featuring the audience as much as the singer. Little Stevie Wonder, child star of Motown, scored his first No. ![]() Thus, sheer convenience inspired the most famous live album in recorded blues.Ĭhicago’s Regal Theater had opened in 1928, a gem in the necklace of chitlin’ circuit palaces. They decided the quickest way was to record something live, the sooner the better. Pate conferred with King on how to turn things around. Frustrated executives turned to Johnny Pate, a fine producer who had teamed with Curtis Mayfield and his Impressions on a string of soul hits. The King of the Blues felt anonymous on his corporate label, ABC-Paramount. King’s celebrated career seemed to be winding down. This recap of that night is adapted from Daniel de Visé’s new biography “King of the Blues.” (Grove Atlantic, $30) ![]() King recorded one of blues music’s seminal records at the Regal Theater in Bronzeville. It was 57 years ago this weekend when B.B.
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