B.B. King - Why I Sing the Blues

Undisputed King of the Blues, B.B. King - Why I Sing the Blues

[@seattleflyboard3807]

Never has a man with the name King been so worthy of that name.

[@blueschild61]

Somebody better go find me some toast... Cause this is my fuckin' JAM.

[@rollingstopp]

+blueslove61 yes Sir

[@AnaGomesmyst]

+blueslove61 haha n1

[@satinque]

+blueslove61 No, this jam and toast would burn the house down with us in it.

[@texasvice1]

+blueslove61 LOL there it is!

[@Joehand87]

My man

[@catherineoxner7209]

I have listened to this guy since I was a kid, now I am a senior citizen and he still sounds good. This guy has his own style of singing and playing and it is unique, clear and very entertaining. Make room for him in Heaven, he and the angels will keep things moving. I loved you and I miss you B. B. King.

[@user-jc7mm3to8l]

Heaven is blessed❤

[@mattiemathis9549]

I was blessed to see him live. I know the angels got some groove now. 😂

[@ayionmusic3725]

Just so y’all know I’m 16. My generation hasn’t forgotten this great music❤️🙌🏾

[@shanedavis3152]

Yes!!!!!

[@jabarifox2751]

,xfu

[@keeperofthecheese]

"He's the only singer I've ever seen live whose voice punched me in the chest" - one of my friends.

[@sv3931]

I saw BB 3x...once double-billed with Santana! Mah gawd, what a show!!!

[@pabloperez4063]

@@sv3931 year??

[@pabloperez4063]

My pick singers...bbk, buddy, Robert cray, and Eric

[@satinque]

I CAN'T STAY AWAY. My mood brings me here. .. That entire band is wicked!

[@sheltonnelson2146]

@@satinque you about the fun

[@Sk8terDancer123]

George from Greece. Jazz and blues musik is what I like best. B.B.KING is my favourite blues singer and guitar player. The way he plays guitar is so sweet !

[@racheldowns8037]

My mother met B.B.King in person and I was babysittimg. I first heard my parents jamming B.B King and Bobby Bland. I then jammed with my own husband and family barbecuing. Its a classic

[@blueschild61]

If this song isn't on your "Air Bass" playlist... You're living your life all wrong.

[@ItsMrDeathWish]

The king isn’t dead he just returned home. We love you king.

[@alphonsoashe1708]

Thank GOD for the blues! Without them, we wouldn't appreciate the good that we're enjoying now! Our children wouldn't understand where we're coming from when we say, " Lord, we've come a long way from where we used to be!" This is for everybody to appreciate, because we all have had some struggles along the way to success of some sort! BB, keep singing and telling your/our story!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@redclay50]

Cathartic ⚘

[@leonardbrown2219]

So well said and on point.Thank You so much for Great Comment.Your comment tells it all.Enjoy the rest of your life.

[@LordPresley]

R.I.P Mr. B.B. King!! You did us right!! Thank you!!

[@deborahmccoy3837]

You Got That Right; Mr Simmons!!

[@joannanderson9279]

BB your 🎸 talked RIP

[@chamalama763]

Everybody wants to know Why I sing the blues Yes, I say everybody wanna know Why I sing the blues Well, I've been around a long time I really have paid my dues When I first got the blues They brought me over on a ship Men were standing over me And a lot more with a whip And everybody wanna know Why I sing the blues Well, I've been around a long time Mm, I've really paid my dues I've laid in a ghetto flat Cold and numb I heard the rats tell the bedbugs To give the roaches some Everybody wanna know Why I'm singing the blues Yes, I've been around a long time People, I've paid my dues I stood in line Down at the County Hall I heard a man say, "We're gonna build Some new apartments for y'all" And everybody wanna know Yes, they wanna know Why I'm singing the blues Yes, I've been around a long, long time Yes, I've really, really paid my dues Now I'm gonna play Lucille My kid's gonna grow up Gonna grow up to be a fool 'Cause they ain't got no more room No more room for him in school And everybody wanna know Everybody wanna know Why I'm singing the blues I say I've been around a long time Yes, I've really paid some dues Yeah, you know the company told me Guess you're born to lose Everybody around me, people It seems like everybody got the blues But I had 'em a long time I've really, really paid my dues You know I ain't ashamed of it, people I just love to sing my blues I walk through the cities, people On my bare feet I had a fill of catfish and chitterlings Up and down Beal Street You know I'm singing the blues Yes, I really I just have to sing my blues I've been around a long time People, I've really, really paid my dues Now Father Time is catching up with me Gone is my youth I look in the mirror everyday And let it tell me the truth I'm singing the blues Mm, I just have to sing the blues I've been around a long time Yes, yes, I've really paid some dues Yeah, they told me everything Would be better out in the country Everything was fine I caught me a bus uptown, baby And every people, all the people Got the same trouble as mine I got the blues, huh huh I say I've been around a long time I've really paid some dues One more time, fellows! Blind man on the corner Begging for a dime The rollers come and caught him And throw him in the jail for a crime I got the blues Mm, I'm singing my blues I've been around a long time Mm, I've really paid some dues Can we do just one more? Oh I thought I'd go down to the welfare To get myself some grits and stuff But a lady stand up and she said "You haven't been around long enough" That's why I got the blues Mm, the blues I say, I've been around a long time I've really, really paid my dues Fellows, tell them one more time Ha, ha, ha That's all right, fellows Yeah!

[@treponemapalidum]

Thanks for the lyrics

[@pabloperez4063]

It's like Dylan lyrics but on blues

[@pabloperez4063]

Great effort appreciated

[@ThuyBachMai]

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@deborahmccoy3837]

My Uncle Used To Say; BB Blue And I On The Same Page, Because We Went Through Everything He’s Saying And Every Black Person Knows This, Especially The Ones That Came Along With Us; That’s “ True “, Like We Didn’t Know! 😂 Much Love Uncle R. I. P. You And BB!☮️

[@1overripetart]

RIP sir, you've earned a rest, but the music will always be with us, thank you, and bless you xxx

[@stanleywashington9509]

Betty mckenney +q

[@hendrikbteb2317]

How can you NOT love this man, The older you get and see the world as it is, the more you understand "his" Blues. Best blues ever made if you ask me.

[@talkingtina2246]

King of the blues 1989 best album ever ever. Must listen

[@carltonyarber7584]

Yep

[@joecarrillo2412]

When I listen to BB I got no blues awesome. RIP in the bosom of Jesus Christ.

[@yvonnedavis4257]

Glad I had the opportunity to sit on stage during B.B. King last appearances of the Chicago Blues Festival in Grant Park. The front stage rows was Koko Taylor, Buddy Guy and other artist It was incredible electrical experience.

[@OldBoy456]

I wrote my senior term paper on B.B. King. We all read our papers to the class. I asked Mr. Mitchell if I could play some of BB's music on my sweet mono cassette player:). He was hip and I knew he would agree. I punched that huge button down and out came 'Why I Sing the Blues" I bobbed my head and some of the class grooved in their desks and others squirmed as BB sang this song for grown ups. Anyway, I had found our mother road, I have rarely strayed from it. You got to laugh to keep from cryin' BB would say. Thanks for blazing the trail. Your star still burns bright.

[@RBaker-nl3qk]

Great memory and Great ripple effect on the class😊

[@sasodcfred]

A masterpiece from the Master. One could learn drumming, guitar playing, bass plаying, singing out of this... What a genius...

[@pabloperez4063]

Amazing bass, gets hotter and hotter

[@planetcool2240]

Loved the lyrics and the message. He spoke the truth

[@pabloperez4063]

Lyrics a la Bob Dylan, but in blues

[@satinque]

Planet Cool, Lyrics are awesome,; But, Lucille is Kicking.... Always loved the Saxophone....But Lucille has commanded my attention... She made me stop and take notice. . LOVE HER!

[@redclay50]

Hmmm..Dylan type lyrics? He's singing his personal story and collective history of his ancestors in America since 1790.."Been around a long time Ive paid my dues"

[@barbararichmond2167]

Badass, B. B...... Love you!!!

[@MsFunkyFingers]

If it wasn't for my dad when I Was 13 in 1980, I wouldn't know Anything about Him! My dad and are musicians and have love for music.

[@Hallands.]

This was the first record by BB King I ever heard. It came from an open window on the ground floor across the college lawn and I stopped in my tracks, went over and asked with awe: "Who is that man, playing?" 😂 "Oh, that's BB King. Have you never heard him?" I was 18, always a blues fan, but I somehow hadn't. Since then not a record, not one live performance slipped by.

[@drewpeterson9236]

No focus on speed or technicality.... Just pure melodic bliss

[@CantolaoTV]

King of the Blues ........... you are immortal Dude

[@phyllisfinks3100]

CantolaoTV MY GRANDFATHER'S FAVORITE ARTISTS CEASAR BROWN SR. MARCH 05 1910 TO JULY 17 2007 RIP LOVE AND KISSES MISS YOU VERY MUCH LOVE YOUR OLDEST GRANDKID PHYLLIS 😥😣😀😁😂🤣😃😄😅😆😉😊😋🙂😍😘😥😣😏☺🙄😚😶😙😑😗😐😏🥑🥝🐽🐃🦌🐱😗😣😘😃🤣😅😆😉😊🔊🔉🎹🎸🎸🎸🎸📞🥁🎻🔉🎵🎚🎼📻🎶🎸🎸

[@nashboro1847]

RIP. Another Bluesman gone to Blues Heaven. This is my favorite B.B. King song...explains what the Blues is all about. I fondly remember my folks jammin this on Saturday nights when I was a kid. I LOVE YOU B.B. AND THE BLUES.

[@laquishadixon5800]

nashboro ,

[@joyharris3642]

You got that right,because every time we have are family gathering.my parents are from cedartown,Ga.and I love everything that mr.B.B.King sing,s you know..RIP.Mr.king.

[@TheMazal1945]

nashboro Me too for I am past 70 years now and will never forget this song. I understand what he was talking about.

[@arthurwashington6702]

The man

[@sasodcfred]

My absolyte favorite B.B.King song! My first encounter with him happened to be on a beens field, on a very hot day, holding my pocket transistor firmly on my ear, every single note engraved deep & sharply into my heart... Man, I was a young boy, Yugoslavia was the country

[@user98xp]

This has got to be the happiest, most upbeat blues song about the blues I've ever heard.

[@mullahosk585]

Lucille can still give me goosebumps, even after 35 years of listening to this awesome track.

[@satinque]

Mullah, Lucille is awesome; But, that Bass is whipping!

[@catnbird]

This is a big big man here. It goes deeper than any note can carry. It was my childhood. Rest in peace and sleep in eternal grace.

[@tommycraig3719]

G.O.A.T,Brother,you will never know how bad you are missed, here,from where you once were.See you later.

[@royalfonso5791]

The thrill is GONE. Love you man.

[@satinque]

Roy, BB is gone; but, you and I are here........ so the thrill will live on through us. SAY thrill and I will hear you.

[@lovingmylife9415]

As a memphian I took my granddaughter to his Beale Street memorial...we walked right behind his funeral car.i was highly happy to pay my respects and she was 2 I know she won't ever forget

[@shawnwright5332]

Awesome

[@cpt.cornelius723]

You don't gain the ability to form long term memories until about 3 or so

[@manfredheck1439]

@@cpt.cornelius723ich kann mich an viele Dinge erinnern vor meinem 3. Lebensjahr. Fragmente, aber immerhin. Jetzt bin ich 75 Jahre alt. Manchmal denke ich, ob ich mich nicht an die Dinge damals erinnere, sondern an die Erinnerung an die Erinnerung. ???

[@SueMrsLittleJoeBenavides]

Paid in Full, buddy.....Rest well. (Long live the King.):

[@SueMrsLittleJoeBenavides]

We miss you, Lucille.....

[@shawnwright5332]

👍🇨🇦

[@TheThomasmoon]

RIP Mr King the blues has lost it's King and no one will ever take your throne

[@jameskirkley5045]

Y'all just don't know,without this man heavy music ,doesn't exist.

[@lorrainespencer5715]

This was my favorite song of B.B.Kings. Thanks for posting. Sorry you are gone B.B. All Hail the King.

[@Sgt.Hartman]

this is just so incredible, the music, the lyrics, you gotta love B.B. King.

[@RoyFive]

Oh I do. Believe me, I do!

[@satinque]

So help me, I do.

[@nyp797]

Listening numerous times to glean the percussion track, makes me think about how my dear brother played during his own Rock career. God was he good. I’ve been singing my own Blues since he left too. The tears never stop.

[@fabiosaccon3560]

Woow! Dio poteva solo tornare sottoforma di musica ! E lui era dio !♥️ ... saluti a tutti da Milano

[@phillipholt6005]

This is the real deal!

[@geebee8gb]

The Blues is the Blues and will remain the Blues forever.🤩🤩🤩

Please sing louder, we can't hear You from heaven

[@glorialove9711]

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[@luisguillermorodriguezchav5886]

:'(

[@davidklein1667]

He's playin load in my heart

[@barbararichmond2167]

David, Turn your Angelic ears up and let's get it on! CAN YOU HEAR HIM NOW!?.

[@davidklein1667]

@@barbararichmond2167 there it is !!That Joyful sound!!!!

[@othman3192]

Be honest, can you listen without moving and dancing 🕺

[@clmhK5]

no way

[@trevorjosephmedia1550]

People ask me why I sing the blues, and I tell them “BB King sang them” ultimate respect sir. Nobody played with more passion or emotion. One incredible man. God bless you B.B.

[@pamelaharrisonmba4550]

My daddy's favorites , ....Good Memory

[@tammyterrell5102]

Wow. I am so sad right now. My Grandmother and my Mom raised us listening to BB. I am in tears right now but Heaven got a lot more musical. R. I. P. Mr BB blues legend and icon King 👍

[@Bluesrains]

Hes living in your heart Honey!!!

[@thevillageshaman]

the good kind.

[@electricchurchmusic4298]

Saw Mr. King in 1988, absolutely one of the best performance i´ve ever seen !!!

[@bluesatsunset]

The most soulful vibrato I've ever heard comes from this man. I've tried for the last 25 years to emulate this. No shame I can't get close - because even the very best can't.

[@DUSTYBASS]

An American Treasure. One of a kind, so incredible when you take in to consideration everybody and his mother tries to play the Blues, thinking it's easier than shredding a guitar or doing the Jazz thing. Sorry Stevie, Eric Clapton, any English invasion bands don't even come close. If that intro doesn't make the hair on the back of your neck stand up, check for a pulse OR a brain wave. Mr. King is an AMERICAN TREASURE.

[@bluesatsunset]

Chainsaw Mendes Couldn't agree more. It is a great shame the American mass didn't really wake up to the likes of BB, Albert King, Wolf et-al until the British bands started emulating these greats and took it back home.

[@DUSTYBASS]

I gotta tell ya though....Jimmy Page, Keith and Rory Gallagher (Man, I miss Rory ) got it. Keith and the boys were at the Checkerboard here in Chicago along with Muddy, I meant no disrespect towards any Invasion bands, hell the English and Irish musicians/fans figured it out WAY BEFORE we did. We always were a little slow...lol. Going to play some Irish tour right now. Cheers Bruddah.

[@pabloperez4063]

@@DUSTYBASS in terms of singing, Eric has been doing it for a long time. Whenever he feels like it.

[@deniskostic1502]

Thank You for lift my spirit this morning B.B.

[@jjunior692]

This was my mothers favorite song, R.I.P Doe

[@shawnwhite5075]

j junior Thats because she saw her share of blues. R.I.P Ms. Doe

[@jjunior692]

Shawn White She really did see her share of the blues .

[@alicejs7181]

THAT BASS THO'...

[@tommotd]

Sounds a lot like George Porter Jr. Don't know, though.

[@G8GT364CI]

It's Jerry Jemmott The Groovemaster, played The Thrill is Gone also.

[@G8GT364CI]

Jerry Jemmott.

[@satinque]

Good taste! Wake Up Call! Problems Out The Window Beat!

[@satinque]

AMEN!!!!!

[@larrybuxton4614]

First heard of him via Mike Bloomfield in 1965. Almost every bit of rock, blues, soul, R & B for the last 50 years would be hard to imagine without him. May you be God's Sweet Big Angel from now on.

[@curtistraylor4810]

I first heard him when I was five years old. The first recording that I remember of his was “Everything I do is wrong”. There are so many great recordings until I can’t say which one was my favorite. I just miss him

[@garlandmeiser1674]

The King of the Blues ! R I P

[@barbararichmond2167]

Someone once commented he needed someone to get him some toast, because this song is his jam. Boy, was he spot-on!! The band is kicking!! They make this song BADASS.

[@Darryl-zp5io]

Riley, that's what my mom called him, they both lived snd and went yo school in Jim Crow Indianola, Mississippi back in thr 40s. Every 4th of July they have a B lues Fest there at his museum.

[@larksmith5872]

Encountered BB coming out of an elevator in Lincoln, Nebraska. I said "BB? how's it going?" He replied "just scufflin' man". Saw his concert that night. Eight rows from the stage. Eye to eye with BB sitting in a chair because of his diabetes. He was outstanding and the band was wonderful as well. Glad I got to see him before he went. A musical legend loved by all.

[@catnbird]

This here is some of the soundtrack of Daddy’s Saturday night parties.Mr. Riley King, I can’t thank you enough for your gift. Rest In Peace.

[@randynixon5059]

This 60 year old man has a little place in his heart just for BB King..

[@tomy.1846]

So does this 46 year old. Found him when I was 14. Thank god!

[@gustavo_eats_ham1426]

Randy Nixon so does this 17 year old

[@exaltica]

And so does this 58 year young kid. Never seen the maestro live but he lives forever in my head.

[@Bombtrack411]

One of my all time favorite songs

[@GeFaaaA]

the trill is gone but his legacy stay with us!!!RIP

[@nathanielschwartz425]

*Thrill

[@Michael_______]

@@nathanielschwartz425 hey now you... trill is gon

[@nathanielschwartz425]

@@Michael_______ What do you mean?

[@caylonmustiful9746]

Pimp c made a mix with bbk called trill is gone

[@nathanielschwartz425]

@@caylonmustiful9746 Oh.

[@MrsCaviar]

"Everybody Wants To Know Why I Sing The Blues" was my favorite B. B. King song. He will be missed.

[@jimilopex76]

Happy birthday to the King of the blues! I miss you BB King! 😎👍🏼👑🎸🌎🇺🇸

[@ChihuahuaboyDH]

I can't believe this musical treasure & genius is no longer with us. We'll miss you, B.B. King! R.I.P..

[@CocoaFemme-ch3mn]

ChihuahuaBoygh: Mr.King was fortunate enough to have a LONNNG life.....unlike MJ, Prince, Whitney Houston and Luther Vandross!!

[@aannyytt]

Excellent song of Tellin' It Like It Is!

[@satinque]

Learning is 95% self motivation. Son can learn; no teacher necessary.

[@willk7183]

Yes, you still the king of the Blues,, that will never change

[@boobieneedham8873]

Very sad to hear B.B. King had passed away. He was a true legend... God Bless Him

[@berniewinter9281]

This is why I love blues, you gave it to us sir God bless ya

[@Hallands.]

Thank you, Ruben C. That's the blues by the eternal master. 😢 😊

[@ericnicol9794]

Saw BB at 'Concerts by the Sea' in Redondo Beach circa 1984; only 100 seats. Front row seats, BB opened with this...All 100 of us rocked for 2 hours. A memory to carry me into the next life as my soul will NEVER forget it.

[@shawnwright5332]

👍🇨🇦

[@brysonsamuels1030]

Sweet blues!!

[@jacquelyncobb110]

nobody can do the Blues like BB... may he forever rest in peace I will always love him. Jackie from Jacksonville Florida

[@exaltica]

He learned a lot from Lonnie Johnson and his nephew Bukka White. That's what made him so special.

[@frandsenphilip1]

This man....this guy! So amazing, such a loved man, the dude!

[@conraddean6510]

Beyond depressing to know I wont ever hear him live. He will live forever in his recordings and his message.

[@stevenjohnson5641]

Son of the Mississippi Delta (Itta Bena). RIP, Mr. King. You ARE the King of the Blues!!!!!!!

[@smartalek180]

+Steven Johnson And always will be.

[@teenaphelps2187]

Don't leave Indianola, Mississippi out, In 1973 I celebrated my Sweet 16 Birthday in his Club Ebony on Church Street in Indianola, Mississippi down in the Mississippi Delta. 😀💞

[@kennydobbins1345]

Yes, but in my opinion Johnny Cash is the king of music period.

[@JMzcarmel]

I grew up listening to this music ... my Mama's favorite!!!! Loving it!

[@teenaphelps2187]

In 1973 I celebrated my Sweet Sixteen Birthday in his Club Ebony on Church Street in Indianola, Mississippi down in the Mississippi Delta. 😀😍

[@sergepenasa3704]

Sublime et so dancing ce blues. Yeap, on y va BB ... you're the King !

[@davidburton3929]

saw him 4 times with my wife Kym amazing may they both rest in peace

[@charlesadams8408]

R.I.H. B.B. & THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT WONDERFUL MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT!! MOST OF ALL I MUST THANK YOU ALMIGHTY GOD FOR GIVING US B.B. KING AMEN! AMEN!!!

[@torrynerheim2887]

You gotta love this man's presence on stage, I know the blues scien will miss him but we'll never forget the king.

[@jackiebessard7988]

What a legend - played to my folks in the 40’s and my brother in the 50’s & this reached me in the 60’s & 70’s! Bad Bad B🎶

[@anthonyklavinger797]

Incredible BB. RIP my man.

[@psyclonoughts316]

r and b has to pay its dues to this man as he was a big big influence on the whole generation , absolutely rock solid credentials

[@jonathanstewart1106]

James Brown

[@69buckandball]

Thank you Ruben. First saw BB King in the mid seventies at the Golden Bear in Huntington Beach. All white surfer crowd. BB brought the house down, had the whole place rockin'.

[@reginaldessley]

Yes he did...8 was there. Drove all the way from So. Los Angeles with my moms. It was a dynamite show.

[@yvonnedavis4257]

Love B.B. King his last appearance at the Chicago Blues Festival was outstanding.

[@evonnewaldrum7093]

your music is part of my childhood from the card and rent parties thrown in all the ghettos across the country can still see my parents dancing to this music rest in peace your the king of blues

[@innertubez]

Thank you B.B. King, your music is a gift to humanity. You were able to call the blues by name and play the truth about them. You definitely helped me through my blues. I hope to grab a seat in heaven one day and listen to you play again.

[@tiganaskate8]

Vai com Deus velho King. Vc já (é) era um personagem histórico. Respect From Brazil.

[@roncanzler7726]

He handed out guitar picks to the people that gathered around the stage after the show. I think he loved the people that came to see him.

[@jameskopacz]

Such a tremendous artist, the best! So glad we got to see him live, what a great show! Rest in Peace, BB! Thanks for all the great music and memories!

[@septiawoman2911]

"Thank you" for YOU, Mr. King!

[@lynnadams7017]

I was privileged to see this man live in a small theatre in Phoenix Ariz. And was able to chat with him later...the man was soo lown to earth even at the top of his game in 1969ish ( memory) he was nice and real to eaveryone and what a musician

[@priscellamiles6122]

The King. I was born and raised on B.B. nobody can play a guitar like him, his own style. I know it anywhere. No one can imitate.

[@charlene5050]

Man talked to this dude briefly at different places in the seventies, so 😎

[@TheJenjenwest]

RIP I was so thrilled to see him a few years ago in concert. He will be missed but his music will always be in my heart.

[@BigCleep]

B.B. King, RIP, Lost a true king to all of us, His music was like MJ's And Elvis' Combined, Which is what makes him a king. RIP B.B. King, We all sing the blues for ya.

[@MrAoki777]

This has GOT to be B.B. King's legacy and LIFE STORY in this song, "Why I Sing the Blues"! Plus his guitar playing is in RARE form!

[@federalist46]

Was blessed to see him many times starting in the mid 80s, I can say without doubt, he loved us as much as we loved him.

[@antoineantoine4610]

This song is for my grandmother and my grandfather thank you for all the love you give me love you both miss ya too rip

[@jamiewalker7191]

R.I.P BB King! One of my all time favourites!

[@MsDavidpo]

Riley B. King was born on September 16, 1925,[9] on a cotton plantation called Berclair, near the town of Itta Bena, Mississippi,[10][11] the son of sharecroppers Albert and Nora Ella King.[11] He considered the nearby city of Indianola, Mississippi to be his home.[12] When Riley was 4 years old, his mother left his father for another man, so the boy was raised by his maternal grandmother, Elnora Farr, in Kilmichael, Mississippi.[11]