Truefire - Kings of Blues & Rock - Vol 4 - B.B. King

FLV/AVC, data-dvd, ~900 Kbps | 854×480, 30 fps | AAC, 44.1 kHz, 192 kbps | English | ~ 70 minutes | 560 Mb

This volume of video guitar lessons examines the playing style of B.B. King. Generally regarded as the "ambassador of the blues," Riley B. "B.B." King, born in Mississippi in 1925, has influenced more blues and rock guitarists than any other guitarist ever. With his immediately recognizable, vocal-like guitar solos, which cover the from sharp intensity to delicate beauty, classic one-of-a-kind vibrato and signature "B.B. box" phrasing, B.B. features his guitar, named Lucille, as the perfect foil for his expressive singing.

B.B. was influenced by blues players such as T-Bone Walker, Bukka White and Robert Jr. Lockwood, but also has an affinity for the jazz sounds of Johnny Moore, Django Reinhardt and Charlie Christian. Recordings such as "The Thrill Is Gone," "Everyday I Have the Blues," and "Sweet Little Angel" are prime examples of B.B.'s expertise; countless guitarists, such as Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan, pointed to B.B.'s "Live at the Regal" album as one of the greatest blues albums ever recorded.