B.B. King – My Kind of Blues Crown Records CLP 5188

 

 

 

 

 

 

 B.B. King – My Kind of Blues  Crown CLP 5188

 

 

 

 

 

Crown Records 1960 ‎– CLP 5188

 

notes:

B.B. King – My Kind of Blues is one of the essential 
early albums in the catalog of the legendary blues 
guitarist and singer. Issued by Crown Records as CLP 5188, 
the LP presents B.B. King in a notably direct 
and uncluttered blues setting.

The album brings together ten performances 
built around King's expressive guitar and unmistakable
 voice, including “You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now,” 
“Mr. Pawnbroker,” “Driving Wheel,” “My Own Fault, Darling,”
 “Catfish Blues” and “Please Set a Date.”

credits:

Line-up & Musicians
B.B. King – vocals, electric guitar
Lloyd Glenn – piano
Ralph Hamilton – bass
Jessie Sailes – drums

This small four-piece combination gives My Kind Of Blues
 its distinctive spacious sound, leaving plenty of room
for King's guitar phrasing and voice.
Recording Date & Studio
The most widely supported sessionography places the
 principal recordings at Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica
 Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in March 1960.
 Session records specifically identify the B.B. King/Lloyd Glenn/
Ralph Hamilton/Jessie Sailes session on March 3, 1960
 for much of the album's material.

There has historically been some disagreement over the
 recording date and location: biographer David McGee associated 
the material with 1958 sessions at Chess Records in Chicago, 
while researcher Colin Escott identified it with the March 3, 1960 
Los Angeles session. For a collector-oriented discography, 
the March 1960 Los Angeles attribution is 
the better-supported sessionography.
Recording: March 3, 1960
Studio: Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
Producer: The Bihari brothers / Joe Bihari production team

trackslit:

A1 You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now 
Written by B.B. King, Joe Josea
A2 Mr. Pawnbroker 
Written by  B.B. King, Jules Taub
A3 Understand 
Written by  Cecil Gant
A4 Someday Baby 
Written by  Lightnin' Hopkins
A5 Driving Wheel 
Written by   Roosevelt Sykes
B1 Walking Dr. Bill 
Written by Doctor Clayton
B2 My Own Fault, Darling 
Written by  B.B. King, Jules Taub
B3 Catfish Blues 
Written by  Robert Petway
B4 Hold That Train —
Written by Doctor Clayton
B5 Please Set a Date 
Written by  Memphis Minnie (Minnie McCoy)
 

 

 

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