Now Appearing at Ole Miss
1980 live album by B. B. King
Now Appearing at Ole Miss | ||||
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Live album by B. B. King | ||||
Released | 1980 | |||
Recorded | 1979–1980 | |||
Genre | Blues | |||
Length | 84:52 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Producer | SASCO Productions Inc. (Sidney A. Seidenberg), Electric Lady Studios, Howard Leder | |||
B. B. King chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Now Appearing at Ole Miss is a live album by B. B. King, recorded in 1979 and released as a double album on MCA Records in 1980. The live recordings were augmented with overdubs, most notably with percussion instruments. This has been criticized by reviewers as making the album stale, and it is widely regarded as B.B. King's weakest 'live' album.[unbalanced opinion?] One notable feature, is that the album contains the first use (on a blues recording) of the bass style of playing known as "slap" by Russell Jackson, who would go on to play in the posthumous "B.B. King Experience Band" with another B.B. King band veteran James "Boogaloo" Bolden.
Track listing
Side one
- "Intro/B.B. King Blues Theme" (Owens) – 3:04
- "Caldonia" (Fleecie Moore) – 2:47
- "Blues Medley - 14:10
- a) Don't Answer the Door (Jimmy Johnson)
- b) You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now (Joe Josea)
- c) I Need Love So Bad (Percy Mayfield)
- d) Nobody Loves Me But My Mother" (Riley B. King)
Side two
- "Hold On (I Think Our Love Is Changing)" (Will Jennings, Joe Sample) – 5:45
- "I Got Some Outside Help (I Don't Really Need)" (Dave Clark, King) – 5:24
- "Darlin' You Know I Love You" (Jules Bihari, King) – 7:14
Side three
- "When I'm Wrong" (King) – 9:29
- "The Thrill Is Gone" (Rick Darnell, Roy Hawkins) – 11:16
Side four
- "Never Make a Move Too Soon" (Stix Hooper, Will Jennings) – 7:23
- "Three O'Clock in the Morning" (Jules Taub) – 8:56
- "Rock Me Baby" (Joe Josea, King) – 3:52
- "Guess Who?" (Jesse Belvin) – 2:33
- "I Just Can't Leave Your Love Alone" (Will Jennings, Joe Sample) – 2:59[1]
Personnel
- B.B. King - vocals, guitar
- Leonard Gill - guitar
- Russell Jackson - bass
- Phil Blackman - keyboards
- Calep Emphrey - drums
- Naná Vasconcelos - percussion
- Hilton C. Joseph - tenor saxophone
- Eddie Synigal - baritone saxophone
- Steve Sherard - trombone
- Lonny LaLanne, Willie Cook - trumpet
- Howie Leder - co-producer, arranger, conductor, mixing
- Calvin Owens - trumpet, musical director[2]
References
- v
- t
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- 1960: My Kind of Blues
- 1968: Blues on Top of Blues
- Lucille
- 1969: Completely Well
- 1970: Indianola Mississippi Seeds
- 1971: B.B. King in London
- 1972: L.A. Midnight
- Guess Who
- 1973: To Know You Is to Love You
- 1974: Friends
- 1975: Lucille Talks Back
- 1977: King Size
- 1978: Midnight Believer
- 1979: Take It Home
- 1981: There Must Be a Better World Somewhere
- 1982: Love Me Tender
- 1983: Blues 'N' Jazz
- 1985: Six Silver Strings
- 1988: King of the Blues: 1989
- 1991: There Is Always One More Time
- 1993: Blues Summit
- 1994: Heart to Heart
- 1997: Deuces Wild
- 1998: Blues on the Bayou
- 1999: Let the Good Times Roll
- 2000: Riding with the King
- Makin' Love Is Good for You
- 2003: Reflections
- 2005: B. B. King & Friends: 80
- 2008: One Kind Favor
- 1965: Live at the Regal
- 1967: Blues Is King
- 1969: Live & Well
- 1971: Live in Cook County Jail
- 1974: Together for the First Time... Live
- 1976: Bobby Bland and B. B. King Together Again...Live
- 1980: Now Appearing at Ole Miss
- 1990: Live at San Quentin
- 1991: Live at the Apollo
- 1999: Live in Japan
compilations
- 1957: Singin' the Blues
- 1958: The Blues
- 1968: His Best – The Electric B. B. King
- 1983: Why I Sing the Blues
- 1992: King of the Blues
- 1995: Lucille & Friends
- 1999: His Definitive Greatest Hits
- 2005: The Ultimate Collection
- 2007: The Best of the Early Years
- 2012: Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. B.B. King
- 1951: "3 O'Clock Blues"
- 1952: "Shake It Up and Go"
- 1952: "You Know I Love You
- 1955: "Every Day I Have the Blues"
- 1956: "Sweet Little Angel"
- 1959: "Sugar Mama"
- 1961: "Someday Baby"
- 1962: "Goin' Down Slow"
- 1963: "Trouble in Mind"
- 1964: "How Blue Can You Get"
- "Rock Me Baby"
- "Please Send Me Someone to Love"
- 1965: "Blue Shadows"
- 1966: "Eyesight to the Blind"
- "Just Like a Woman"
- "Five Long Years"
- "Ain't Nobody's Business"
- 1970: "The Thrill Is Gone"
- "Worried Life"
- 1976: "Let the Good Times Roll"
- 1985: "Big Boss Man"
- 1988: "When Love Comes to Town"
- 1992: "Since I Met You Baby"
- 1961: "Driving Wheel
- 1974: "Black Night"
- 1977: "Don't You Lie to Me"
- 1985: "In the Midnight Hour"
- 1995: "You Shook Me"
- 1998: "Mean Ole' World"
- 1999: "Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens"
- "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby"
- "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie"
- "Buzz Me"
- "Saturday Night Fish Fry"
- "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out"
- "Early in the Mornin'"
- 2000: "Hold On, I'm Comin'"
- "Come Rain or Come Shine"
- "Since I Fell for You"
- 2005: "Need Your Love So Bad"
- "Early in the Morning"
- 2008: "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean"
- "Sitting on Top of the World"