Product Details

• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Geneon [Pioneer]
• DVD Release Date: January 22, 2002
• Run Time: 48 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005UM2H
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #271,211 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BB King 1974 concert in Africa, July 9, 2002

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G Gould Smith (Knoxville, TN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: B.B. King: Sweet 16 (DVD)

Excellent, albeit short(~48 minutes), live performance during the 'Rumble in the Jungle' promotion. BB is in great form with a large backup orchestra playing some of his classics. Great riffs and soulful singing leave you wanting more. See a younger B.B. King in his prime, with glimpses of Don King and the real king of boxing - Ali.

If you already have the "BB King Live in Africa", then you already have this DVD. Same company, same Dolby 5.1, different title and package.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WISH IT HAD BEEN LONGER, December 5, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: B.B. King: Sweet 16 (DVD)

This dvd is MUCH BETTER than the BET dvd that has also received good reviews. In Sweet 16, BB is energetic and in top form. Backed by a large band - about 8 horns, full rhythm section. On the BET dvd he relies on his skills as a showman, sings but really doesn't play much guitar.

Additional performances and an interview re what it was like to go to Kinshasa Zaire for this concert would have been nice. Still, what's here is great.

BTW - I wish people who haven't even seen a particular dvd would stop submitting reviews! They have nothing to contribute, but can raise or lower a dvd's rating.

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!, December 21, 2010

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Stinky K. - See all my reviews

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This review is from: B.B. King: Sweet 16 (DVD)

This is one of the best Blues concerts I have seen, and I am not necessarily a huge BB fan, but this is great. BB plays lots of great solos, the band is good, the picture quality and camera angles are good, the sound and mix are good and BB's singing is tops. I can't highly recommend this enough. The only criticism is that it is short but if that's all there was, that is all you can get, and I'd rather have a short great concert than a longer mediocre one. A must for Blues fans.