King,B.B. Best Of The Early Years CD

A timely release for this compilation from the original King of the Blues, featuring the original versions from his classic period, many of which he revisited over the years, most famously in his collaboration with Eric Clapton. This is the first "Best of B.B. King" to be released by Ace that features the original masters from the 50s and 60s and is an ideal starting point for those who find the hundreds of B.B. King box sets and original albums too confusing or simply too "in-depth". Four of these tracks were re-cut on the joint album with Eric Clapton, "Riding with the King" and many of these songs make up a large part of B.B.'s live set to this day. Included are the definitive versions of classics such as 'Rock Me Baby', 'Everyday I Have the Blues', 'Sweet Little Angel', '3 O'clock Blues' and 'Sweet Sixteen'. 25 tracks. Ace. 2007.

1. B.B. Boogie 2. She's Dynamite 3. Shake It Up ; Go 4. 3 'O Clock Blues 5. Please Love Me 6. Woke Up This Morning 7. You Upset Me Baby 8. Everyday (I Have the Blues) 9. When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer 10. Ten Long Years Aka I Had a Woman 11. Sweet Little Angel 12. Don't Look Now, But I Got the Blues 13. Early in the Morning Aka Early Every Morning 14. Days of Old 15. Mean Ole Frisco 16. Catfish Blues Aka Fishin' After Me 17. Sweet Sixteen Part 1 ; 2 18. I'll Survive 19. Downhearted (How Blue Can You Get?) 20. Bad Case of Love 21. Rock Me Baby 22. Blues Stay Away from Me 23. 5 Long Years 24. Evil Child 25. Why I Sing the Blues