Blues Band live at the North Sea Jazz Festival 13 07 1985 World of Jazz

was a regular guest at the North Sea Jazz Festival in the Netherlands. This outstanding concert with his Blues Band was recorded live on 13th July 1985 at the tenth edition of the North Sea Jazz Festival. Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 May 14, 2015), known professionally as B. B. King, was an American blues singer, electric guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. King introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending and shimmering vibrato that influenced many later electric blues guitarists like Eric Clapton and Keith Richards. King was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, and is considered one of the most influential blues musicians of all time, earning the nickname The King of the Blues. This recording was made by AVRO Television in the Congresgebouw, the Hague, The Netherlands on 13 July 1985. It features Leon Warren on guitar. Watch more World of Jazz videos Join us. Subscribe now, 3 br, br,