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B.B. King
The Indispensable 1949-1962

Compil. FR 2013 on Frémeaux & Associés label
Blues (Delta Blues)

Comes with a 20 pages booklet and notes by Bruno Blum. Recorded: June 1949, Memphis - tracks 1-1, 1-2; July 1950, Memphis - tracks 1-3 to 1-6; January 8, 1951, Memphis - tracks 1-7 to 1-11; May 27, 1951, Memphis - track 1-12; June 18, 1951, Memphis - tracks 1-13 to 1-15; September 1951, Memphis - tracks 1-16 to 1-18; January 24, 1952, Memphis - tracks 1-19 to 1-23; late 1952, Houston - track 2-1; 1952, Memphis - tracks 2-3 to 2-5; January 1953, Covington (poss.), Tennessee - track 2-16; August 1953, Cincinnati - tracks 2-6 to 2-15; February 6, 1954, Los Angeles - track 2-2; March 2, 1954, Los Angeles - tracks 2-17 to 2-19; August 18/19, 1954, Los Angeles - track 3-1; 1955 Los Angeles - tracks 2-20 to 2-21; 1955 Chicago - track 2-22; November 19, 1955, Los Angeles - track 2-23; December 10, 1955, Los Angeles - track 3-2; April/May 1955, Los Angeles - track 3-3; September 16, 1956, Los Angeles - tracks 2-4, 2-5; 1956 Chicago, track 3-6; January 1958, Los Angeles - tracks 3-7, 3-8; August 1958, Houston, tracks 3-9, 3-10; October 26, 1959, Los Angeles - track 3-11; March 3, 1960, Los Angeles (poss.) - track 3-12 to 3-16; March 16, 1960, Los Angeles - track 3-18; January 10, 1961, Los Angeles - track 3-20, 3-21; April 10, 1961, Los Angeles - track 3-19; January 9, 1962, Los Angeles - track 3-17.

Musicians

	B.B. King g, voc, 1925-2015 US guitar, vocals, written by, album by
	Jewell Grant bs, US alto saxophone
	Lawrence Burdine as, alto saxophone
	Raymond Hill sax, US alto saxophone
	Barney Hubert bass
	Floyd Newman bs, sax, *1940 US bass
	Fred Ford sax, 1930-1999 US bass
	George Joyner b, 1932-2010 US bass
	Herman Green ts, US bass
	James Walker b, bass
	Jymie Merritt b, *1926 US bass
	Marshall York bass
	Ralph Hamilton b, bass
	Tuff Green b, US bass
	Charles Crosby dr, *1931 US congas
	Earl Forest voc, dr, 1926-2003 US drums
	Jessie Sailes dr, drums
	Phineas Newborn Sr. drums
	Solomon Hardy drums
	Sonny Freeman dr, US drums
	Ted Curry dr, drums
	Calvin Newborn g, *1933 US guitar
	Connie Mack Booker , piano
	Ford Nelson , piano
	Ike Turner org, g, 1931-2007 US piano
	Johnny Ace org, voc, p, 1929-1954 US piano
	Lloyd Glenn p, 1909-1985 US piano
	Millard Lee p, piano
	Phineas Newborn Jr. p, 1931-1989 US piano
	Willard McDaniel p, US piano
	Adolph "Billy" Duncan sax, US tenor saxophone
	Ben Branch ts, 1924-1987 US tenor saxophone
	Bill Harvey sax, 1918-1964 US tenor saxophone
	Bumps Myers ts, 1912-1968 US tenor saxophone
	E.A. Kamp tenor saxophone
	Johnny Board ts, as, 1919-1989 US tenor saxophone
	Maxwell Davis ts, 1916-1970 US tenor saxophone, written by
	Plas Johnson ts, sax, fl, *1931 US tenor saxophone
	Richard Sanders sax, US tenor saxophone
	George Coleman ts, *1935 US tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
	Pluma Davis tb, trombone
	Sammie Jett trombone
	Calvin Owens tr, voc, 1929-2008 US trumpet
	Floyd Jones tr, trumpet
	Henry Boozier tr, US trumpet
	John Browning tr, US trumpet
	Kenneth Sands tr, trumpet
	Thomas Branch trumpet
	Onzie Horn , 1924-1973 vibraphone

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