King of the Blues, B.B. King at Bethel Woods on August 27.King & Guy Define The Blues
Blues music is often defined as an enduring gift to the world and both B.B. King and Buddy Guy defined the blues for the Bethel Woods audience on Thursday, August 27.
Guy's rendition of "Skin Deep" showed deep concern and emotion and this made the Blues come alive by telling a story filled with heart, soul and the truth.
We didn't catch the name of Guy's keyboard player but he immediately became a fan favorite with several outstanding Blues rendition's.
The power of the Blues became quite evident with the introduction of B.B. King who at the age of 83 noted to the crowd that he had a bad back, bad knees and diabetes but this didn't stop the king of the blues from giving the Bethel Woods fans almost two hours of
meaningful Blues entertainment.........even though King had to sit in a chair while singing and playing his black Gibson guitar.
King's eight-piece band provided just the right setting for King and his guitar and it just wouldn't be the Blues without the great storytelling that was so evident this evening.
King took a slap at today's rappers and with an age related quip noted that "seems everybody wants to leave me....why am I here?" "I'd like to stay here a little longer," he added.
Pointing out that "I'm a Blues man...brother," King proved his versatility with great guitar renditions and singing fan favorite songs like "The Thrill Is Gone" and "Everyday I Have The Blues."
His age was often a part of the storytelling but reality became quite evident with a line in one of King's old blues tune saying "one kind favor I'll ask of you...see that my grave is kept clean."
"I like to have fun and when you laugh I have fun," King said and one of the big laughs of the evening came when he noted, "ladies can out drink us and out think us."
This evening gave us the feeling that we were in the presence of living history as these two legends of Blues music entertained us with part of their enduring gift.
Blues music is often defined as an enduring gift to the world and both B.B. King and Buddy Guy defined the blues for the Bethel Woods audience on Thursday, August 27.
Guy's rendition of "Skin Deep" showed deep concern and emotion and this made the Blues come alive by telling a story filled with heart, soul and the truth.
We didn't catch the name of Guy's keyboard player but he immediately became a fan favorite with several outstanding Blues rendition's.
The power of the Blues became quite evident with the introduction of B.B. King who at the age of 83 noted to the crowd that he had a bad back, bad knees and diabetes but this didn't stop the king of the blues from giving the Bethel Woods fans almost two hours of
meaningful Blues entertainment.........even though King had to sit in a chair while singing and playing his black Gibson guitar.
King's eight-piece band provided just the right setting for King and his guitar and it just wouldn't be the Blues without the great storytelling that was so evident this evening.
King took a slap at today's rappers and with an age related quip noted that "seems everybody wants to leave me....why am I here?" "I'd like to stay here a little longer," he added.
Pointing out that "I'm a Blues man...brother," King proved his versatility with great guitar renditions and singing fan favorite songs like "The Thrill Is Gone" and "Everyday I Have The Blues."
His age was often a part of the storytelling but reality became quite evident with a line in one of King's old blues tune saying "one kind favor I'll ask of you...see that my grave is kept clean."
"I like to have fun and when you laugh I have fun," King said and one of the big laughs of the evening came when he noted, "ladies can out drink us and out think us."
This evening gave us the feeling that we were in the presence of living history as these two legends of Blues music entertained us with part of their enduring gift.
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