Product Details

• Actors: B.B. King
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, Live, Widescreen, 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
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Mca
• DVD Release Date: September 23, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000C826G
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #57,374 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

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The great bluesmen are almost all gone now, which is reason enough to celebrate this performance by B.B. King. King's guitar playing and singing no longer burn with the fire he displayed on, say, the immortal Live at the Regal album (after all, he was nearly 78 when this 83-minute show was recorded in New York for A&E in June 2003), but the man hasn't lost his touch--and neither has Jeff Beck, who joins him for three tunes. Beck, who continues to play with remarkable invention and dexterity, may even upstage the master--but he's doing it with licks he learned from B.B. himself. The repertoire, as expected when folks (including Willie Nelson and Tony Bennett) are calling up and asking for their favorites, is filled with King classics ("The Thrill Is Gone," "Sweet Little Angel," "Let the Good Times Roll"), as well as a couple from his '03 album, Reflections. --Sam Graham

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Satisfying Hour Of Blues, September 17, 2007

By	Craig Connell (Lockport, NY USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This particular show was part of a series presented by the A&E Network where a singer was featured, they take phone calls for requests between songs and the emcee handles that and a short interview here and there.

The best feature about having this on DVD is that you can skip all the talking and go directly to the next chapter each time where each song begins. The music is good, too. B.B. King's voice is getting a bit raspy after all these years but his guitar playing is still excellent and I liked the selection of songs on this disc. Most of them are entertaining, even the slower ones.

The concert really takes off when Jeff Beck enters for a few numbers with B.B. Beck shows a great deal of guitar virtuosity and is fun to watch and the songs are very up tempo.

All in all, a satisfying hour-plus of good blues music that should put you in a good mood. Just skip all the talk.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful! and then some., January 9, 2007

By	C. McDaniel "Avid Reader" (Illinois USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Of course, I am biased, I am a huge BB King fan. This DVD has incredible performances, great interviews, everything a King fan will enjoy. If you aren't a BB King fan (if there is such a thing) this will make you into one.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars not his best, February 9, 2006

By	mojostrapper (arizona) - See all my reviews

first i would like to say b.b. is one of my all time favorites and at 80 years of age he whips up on guys half his age, having said that this concert just has a tired feeling to it, in fact my favorite parts are his story telling and his easy way with the audience. his guitar playing is less than inspired and jeff beck is a bit of a downer, his guitar solos are sloppy and just plain odd, would it be asking to much if he just played it straight for once.