One Kind Favor by B.B. King Review

Overall 5.00 of 5 (by 1 user)

OldHippie
Saint Louis, MO

The King is Back!

a fan of good music, listening to blues, daily computer user, budget conscious

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The Blues Make Me Feel So Good, Hey! It's B.B.

OCT

2009

The King is Back! As if he ever left... Somehow, this 2008 release missed me. I just found it on MP3 Fiesta for a mere 50 cents. That's right...the cheapest legal music download sight on the Internet!

One Kind Favor won a Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Album at the 51st Grammy Awards. If you're looking for pure 'kick-up-your-heels-and-dance' blues...this is it! So far, I would have to say track 4 (How Many More Years) is my favorite. Fast - but not so fast that dancing is impossible for us 'Old Folks'. It's got that 'roadhouse' blues feel to it; your feet just can't sit still. Other tracks with that swing beat are: Track 2 (I Get So Weary) Track 7 (The World Gone Wrong) and track 9 (Midnight Blues).

Without a doubt...this is the best CD produced by B.B. King in a long, long time. Track listing below...

1.See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (Lemon Jefferson)

2.I Get So Weary (T-Bone Walker)

3.Get These Blues Off Me (Lee Vida Walker)

4.How Many More Years (Chester Burnett)

5.Waiting For Your Call (Oscar Lollie)

6.My Love Is Down (Lonnie Johnson)

7.The World Is Gone Wrong (Walter Vinson, also known as Walter Jacobs, and Lonnie Chatmon, core members of the Mississippi Sheiks)

8.Blues Before Sunrise (John Lee Hooker)

9.Midnight Blues (John Willie "Shifty" Henry)

10.Backwater Blues (Big Bill Broonzy)

11.Sitting On Top Of The World (Walter Vinson and Lonnie Chatmon)