B.B. King in London explained

B.B. King in London
Type:	Album
Artist:	B.B. King
Cover:	B.B. King in London.JPG
Released:	11 October 1971 (US) 19 November 1971 (UK)
Recorded:	June 9–16, 1971
Studio:	Olympic Studios, Command Studios, London
Genre:	Blues
Length:	34:24
Label:	ABC (US) Probe (UK)
Producer:	Ed Michell, Joe Zagarino
Prev Title:	Live in Cook County Jail
Prev Year:	1971
Next Title:	L.A. Midnight
Next Year:	1972

B.B. King in London is a nineteenth studio album by B.B. King, recorded in London in 1971. He is accompanied by US session musicians and various British rock- and R&B musicians, including Ringo Starr, Alexis Korner and Gary Wright, as well as members of Spooky Tooth and Humble Pie, Greg Ridley, Steve Marriott, and Jerry Shirley.

The album was released in the United Kingdom on November 19, 1971, in order to coincide with the first date of King's tour of the country.^[1]

John Lennon had announced that he would perform on some of the tracks, but ended up having no involvement with the album.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Caldonia" (Fleecie Moore) -- 4:01
2. "Blue Shadows" (Lloyd Glenn) -- 5:11
3. "Alexis' Boogie" (Alexis Korner) -- 3:30
4. "We Can't Agree" (Wilhelmina Gray, Louis Jordan) -- 4:48
5. "Ghetto Woman" (Dave Clark, B.B. King) -- 5:15
6. "Wet Hayshark" [instrumental] (Gary Wright) -- 2:29
7. "Part-Time Love" (Clay Hammond) -- 3:17
8. "Power of the Blues" (Pete Wingfield) -- 2:23
9. "Ain't Nobody Home" (Jerry Ragovoy) -- 3:09

Personnel

• B. B. King – lead guitar, lead vocals
• John Uribe – guitar (tracks 2, 4, 9)
• Peter Green – guitar on "Caldonia"
• Alexis Korner – guitar on "Alexis' Boogie"
• David Spinozza – guitar (track 9)
• Paul Butler – guitar
• Klaus Voormann – bass guitar
• John Best – bass guitar
• Greg Ridley – bass guitar on "Alexis' Boogie"
• Steve Winwood – Hammond organ
• Gary Wright – piano, Hammond organ
• Dr Ragovoy – piano
• Pete Wingfield – piano
• Dr. John – keyboards (and guitar on track 5)
• Rick Wright – keyboards
• Joshie Armstead – background vocals
• Tasha Thomas – background vocals
• Carl Hall – background vocals
• Jim Price – trumpet, trombone, piano, Fender Rhodes
• Bobby Keys – tenor saxophone
• Steve Marriott – harmonica on "Alexis' Boogie"
• Duster Bennett – harmonica
• Bill Perkins – baritone saxophone, clarinet
• Ollie Mitchell – trumpet
• Chuck Findley – trombone
• Ringo Starr – drums (tracks 5, 6, 7)^[3]
• Jerry Shirley – drums on "Alexis' Boogie"
• Jim Gordon – drums
• Jim Keltner – drums
• Barry Ford – drums
• Jimmie Haskell - string arrangement, conductor on "Ghetto Woman"

Technical

• Andy Hendriksen, Baker Bigsby, Chris Kimsey, Eddie James, Joe Venneri, John Stronach, Lee Kiefer, Pete Booth, Phillip Holland, Rufus Cartwright, Tom Brown - engineer
• Keith Morris - photography

External links

• Alexis Korner discography

Notes and References

1. News: European Tour for B.B. King . . Spotlight Publications . 28 August 1971. 2.
2. Book: Miles, Barry . Badman, Keith . The Beatles Diary After the Break-Up: 1970-2001 . 2001 . Music Sales Group . London . 9780711983076 . reprint.
3. Book: Castleman, Harry. All Together Now – The First Complete Beatles Discography 1961–1975. registration. 1977. Ballantine Books. New York. 0-345-25680-8. Second. Podrazik, Walter J.. 105.