Next up on the “Underrated Blues Legends” Series, the King of the Blues himself, Mr. B.B. King! This is the solo on his 1952 recording, “Three O’Clock Blues”, originally recorded by Lowell Fulson, another T-Bone Walker disciple.
Get hip to early B.B. King records and solos!!! Now don’t get me wrong, B.B. King isn’t underrated in any form or fashion. BUT, I think that his early career and style get so slept on! Everybody talks about the style that we know and love that he developed in the 60s, but we don’t truly talk about the sound that led up to that.
This song showcases the T-Bone Walker influence that made B.B. want to pick up an electric guitar in the first place. But you can tell that there is something different. His tone is grittier and rounder, and there is also that Louis Jordan influence we head in the second bar which we hear more of later in his career.
For a long time, I didn’t realize that this was one of my favorite B.B. King solos but it has definitely become one. You can hear that he’s still developing his own style and even though the majority of the solo is Walker influenced, but he is being more experimental than some Walker disciples. And that’s what I love about it: There are hints of the sound of things to come. Hope y’all enjoy!
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