King,B.B. Complete Singles As & Bs 1949-62 CD

B.B. King, who died in May 2015 at the age of 89, was without doubt one of the most illustrious exponents of the blues in the history of popular music. As an important and pioneering innovator, guitarist, singer, songwriter and performer, he ranks among the legendary personalities of the genre, alongside the likes of Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf and John Lee Hooker. Perhaps more than anything, he was a hugely respected gentleman of the blues, one of the finest ambassadors it has ever had, and a massively influential figure in terms of his impact on the emerging stars of the '50s and '60s who themselves have become global icons in the rock world. His distinctive and unique guitar style, which always attracted the comment that "he could say more with one note than others could with a thousand", marks him down as one of the masters of his art. This great-value 123-track 5-CD collection brings together all the A & B sides of his single releases from his debut in 1949 on the Bullet label through his releases on RPM and then Kent up to 1962. It naturally includes some of his best-known and most important recordings, and gives a definitive overview of his work during the first decade and more of his career, as well as providing a marvellous showcase for his matchless style and technique. It is an ideal anthology for those wishing to have a substantial body of his work in their collection.

1. Miss Martha King 2. When Your Baby Packs Up and Goes 3. Got the Blues 4. Take a Swing with Me 5. Mistreated Woman 6. B.B. Boogie 7. The Other Night Blues 8. Walkin' and Cryin' 9. My Baby's Gone 10. Don't You Want a Man Like Me 11. B.B. Blues 12. She's Dynamite 13. She's a Mean Woman 14. Hard Working Woman 15. 3 O'Clock Blues 16. That Ain't the Way to Do It 17. Fine Lookin' Woman 18. She Don't Move Me No More 19. Shake It Up and Go 20. My Own Fault, Darling 21. Gotta Find My Baby 22. Someday Somewhere 23. You Know I Love You 24. You Didn't Want Me 25. Story from My Heart and Soul 26. Boogie Woogie Woman 27. Woke Up This Morning 28. Don't Have to Cry 29. Please Love Me 30. Highway Bound 31. Please Hurry Home 32. Neighborhood Affair 33. Why Did You Leave Me 34. Blind Love 35. Praying to the Lord 36. Please Help Me 37. Love Me Baby 38. The Woman I Love 39. Everything I Do Is Wrong 40. Don't You Want a Man Like Me (1954 Version) 41. When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer 42. Bye Bye Baby 43. You Upset Me Baby 44. Whole Lotta Love 45. Everyday I Have the Blues 46. Sneakin' Around 47. Jump with You Baby 48. Lonely and Blue 49. Shut Your Mouth 50. Im in Love 51. Boogie Rock 52. Talkin' the Blues 53. Ten Long Years 54. What Can I Do 55. I'm Cracking Up Over You 56. Ruby Lee 57. Crying Won't Help You 58. Can't We Talk It Over 59. Sixteen Tons 60. Did You Ever Love a Woman 61. Let's Do the Boogie 62. Dark Is the Night Pt.1 63. Dark Is the Night Pt. 2 64. Bad Luck 65. Sweet Little Angel 66. On My Word of Honor 67. Bim Bam 68. Early in the Morning 69. You Dont Know 70. How Do I Love You 71. You Cant Fool My Heart 72. I Want to Get Married 73. Troubles, Troubles, Troubles 74. Quit My Baby 75. Be Careful with a Fool 76. I Wonder 77. I Need You So Bad 78. The Key to My Kingdom 79. My Heart Belongs to Only You 80. You Know I Go for You 81. Why Do Everything Happen to Me 82. Days of Old 83. Don't Look Now, But You Got the Blues 84. Please Accept My Love 85. You've Been An Angel 86. Worry Worry 87. I Am 88. The Fool 89. Come By Here 90. A Lonely Lover's Plea 91. Woman I Love 92. Time to Say Goodbye 93. Every Day I Have the Blues (1959 Version) 94. Sugar Mama 95. Mean Old Frisco 96. Sweet Sixteen PTS. 1 ; 2 97. Got a Right to Love My Baby 98. My Own Fault 99. Partin' Time 100. Good Man Gone Bad 101. Walking Dr. Bill 102. You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now 103. Things Are Not the Same 104. Fishin' After Me 105. Bad Luck Soul 106. Get Out of Here 107. Hold That Train 108. Understand 109. Peace of Mind 110. Someday 111. You're Breaking My Heart 112. Bad Case of Love 113. My Sometime Baby 114. Lonely 115. Gonna Miss You Around Here 116. Hully Gully Twist 117. 3 O'Clock Stomp 118. Mashed Potato Twist 119. Mashing the Popeye 120. Tell Me Baby 121. Going Down Slow 122. Your Letter 123. Blues for Me