Live at San Quentin [Live]

B.B. King | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 7, 1990)
• Original Release Date: August 21, 1990
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Mca
• ASIN: B000002O7E
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #285,648 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. B.B. King Intro

2. Let the Good Times Roll

3. Every Day I Have the Blues

4. A Whole Lot of Lovin'

5. Sweet Little Angel

6. Never Make a Move Too Soon

7. Into the Night

8. Ain't Nobody's Business

9. The Thrill Is Gone

10. Peace to the World

11. Nobody Loves Me But My Mother

12. Sweet Sixteen

13. Rock Me Baby

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of B.B.'s Best!!!!, January 13, 2005

By 

Adam E. Maroney "Nighttripper" (Arizona) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live at San Quentin (Audio CD)

B.B.'s live set, "Live At San Quentin," is, perhaps, one of his all time best album releases. From start to finish, he makes you laugh, cry, and boogie, all the while educating you as to what blues truly are, and that lesson being that they are not just weepy, depressing songs, but that they can be both happy and sad. When listening to "Live At San Quentin," it is uplifting to know that B.B. was bringing sunshine into the ordinary dreariness of prison life that his "captive audience" experienced daily. He did not need to remind them of their plight by delving into long, depressing sets and acting the part of a half-hearted rebel pretending to fully understand their situation. I highly recommend this CD to anyone who loves B.B. King's music, anyone who is a casual fan of B.B. and blues music, to anyone who is an uninitiated blues listener, or any music lovers, in general. This is a first class masterpiece!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Blues Fun, October 10, 2001

By 

Tatyana Logan (Leesburg, Virginia United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live at San Quentin (Audio CD)

Is there any doubt B.B. King has the sweetest sounding vibrato in blues history? "Live at San Quentin" is a tribute to B.B.'s greatness as a guitar hero and to his ability to entertain. If you can keep an unruly batch of inmates entertained, you must be doing something right. From "Let the Good Times Roll" to "Rock Me Baby," B.B. King shows here that he can make the blues fun- fast or slow.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Live fun without the video!, April 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Live at San Quentin (Audio CD)

Now I must tell you that I am a B.B. King fan and rarely miss a concert. Any time I want to attend one of his concerts when he is not in town, I slide in this CD. Fun, great music, positive beat-you'd never know that it was recorded in a jail unless the periodic references to the warden. I love this CD because it has his great tunes, audience involvement and shows his caring side. I'd give 83 stars but it only goes to 5-oh well.