Pop Chronicles Interviews #66 - B.B. King
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- Career after leaving Memphis; other acts he toured with 0:02:23
- Other acts continued; Ralph Gleason; thoughts on the advent of rock 'n' roll and recent developments 0:03:44
- Pivot to larger band, jazz clubs; new popular bands/musicians providing exposure 0:01:39
- Live performance 0:02:31
- Interview resumes: How he started with the guitar 0:02:49
- Early work; Memphis; Sonny Boy Williamson 0:05:02
- Pepticon radio program; how he got the name "B.B."; question about number of blues greats from Mississippi; life in Mississippi 0:06:13
- Life in Mississippi continued; juke joints; records he liked growing up; evolving musical tastes 0:03:57
- When he changed to electric guitar; effects of Kansas City sound, Count Basie; Louis Jordan; chords versus soloing 0:03:35
- His guitar technique; change in audience; social standing / connotation of blues music and lack of mainstream exposure 0:06:26
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Pop Chronicles Interviews #66 - B.B. King, audio recording, June 1, 1968; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1692145/: accessed March 20, 2023), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Music Library.