| Product Summary | | Label: Wea/warner Bros. | | UPC: 00093624761228 | | Release Date: 6/13/2000 | | Buy.com Sku: 60413022 | | Item#: MGWM2Y | Format:  CD |
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| When it comes to the greatest rockin' bluesmen in history, at the top of the electrified traditional list is B.B. King; at the top of the contemporary list is Eric Clapton. Riding with The King brings the two living legends together for an entire album for the first time. When it comes to rockin' blues, Riding With The King is as great as it will ever get.
| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel: Eric Clapton, B.B. King (vocals, guitar); Doyle Bramhall II (guitar, background vocals); Andy Fairweather-Low, Jimmie Vaughan (guitar); Joe Sample (piano, Wurlitzer piano); Tim Carmon (organ); Nathan East (bass); Steve Gadd (drums); Paul Waller (programming); Susannah Melvoin, Wendy Melvoin (background vocals). | | RIDING WITH THE KING won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album. | | This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. | | Personnel: Eric Clapton (vocals, guitar); B.B. King (vocals, guitar); Doyle Bramhall II, Jimmie Vaughan, Andy Fairweather Low (guitar); Joe Sample (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Wurlitzer organ); Steve Gadd (drums); Paul Waller (drum programming); Susannah Melvoin, Wendy Melvoin (background vocals). | | Audio Mixer: Mick Guzauski. | | Authors: Craig Anderson ; David Dieckmann; Spencer Chrislu. | | Photographers: Robert Sebree; Don Paulsen. | | Although Eric Clapton and B.B. King's long friendship originated during a chance meeting and subsequent jam session at New York City's Cafe Au Go Go in 1967, the idea for a collaborative album only crystallized during the sessions for King's 1997 album DEUCES WILD. The resulting record, 2000's RIDING WITH THE KING, is a stellar event, thanks to a wealth of rich material and a solid supporting cast including Jimmie Vaughan, Joe Sample, and Steve Gadd. | | B.B. King's extensive catalog provides a wellspring of inspiration, including signature songs such as the smoldering "Three O' Clock Blues," alongside lesser-known numbers like the ribald shuffle "Days Of Old" and the LIVE AT THE REGAL chestnut "Help The Poor." Elsewhere, King and Clapton look to guitarist Big Bill Broonzy (an acoustic "Key to the Highway") and Chicago pianist Maceo Merriweather (the slow-rolling "Worried Life Blues") for inspiration. Even the non-blues numbers are delivered with a rich subtlety befitting these guitar icons' consummate musicianship. John Hiatt's title track becomes a mid-tempo exchange between old friends, while the pair's honeyed vocals on the standard "Come Rain or Come Shine" are worthy of Ray Charles's 1959 version. |
Producer: Eric Clapton; Simon Climie; David May |
Engineer: Alan Douglas |
Musical Guests | | Jimmie Vaughan | | Joe Sample | | Steve Gadd | | Nathan East |
| | Compilation Appearances |
| | Associated Artists and Works | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Legendary: Steel Guitar Tribute To Eric Clapton ~ Artists, Various | | The Last Waltz [Remaster] ~ Band (The) | | Band (The) | | Band (The) | | Bluesbreakers | | Bluesbreakers | | Bluesbreakers | | Bluesbreakers | | Bluesbreakers | | Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton (Deluxe Edition) ~ Bluesbreakers | | Bluesbreakers | | Bluesbreakers | | Cale, J.J. | | Cale, J.J. | | Cale, J.J. | | Cale, J.J. | | Guy, Buddy | | Guy, Buddy | | Harrison, George | | Harrison, George | | Live in Japan ~ Harrison, George | | Harrison, George | | J.J.Cale | | Jimmy Rogers All-Stars (The) | | John, Elton | | John, Elton | | John, Elton | | King, B. B. | | King, B.B. | | On, Pickin' | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | I Feel Free: Eric Clapton Salute ~ Salute, Eric Clapton | | Sting | | T.D.F. | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | The Legendary: The Steel Guitar Tribute to Eric Cl ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | A Tribute To Eric Clapton ~ Various Artists | | Blues Tribute to Eric Clapton ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | I Feel Free: Eric Clapton Salute ~ Various Artists | | Vitamin String Quartet | | Waters, Roger | | Waters, Roger | | Waters, Roger | | Waters, Roger |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 06/13/2000 | | Original Release Date : 2000 | | Catalog ID : 47612 | | Label : Reprise | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Live | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00093624761228 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Rolling Stone (1/4/01, p.113)
- Included in Rolling Stone's "Top 50 Albums of 2000".Rolling Stone (7/20/00, p.136)
- 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...A commercially astute meeting of like minds, hearts and voices. There are times...when Clapton's sandy aging tenor is virtually a mirror image of King's gritty bellow..." Entertainment Weekly (6/16/00, p.90)
- "...On this triumphant collaboration, the 2 cross-generational masters take on...the blues in its many guises....'father' and 'son' find plenty of common ground." - Rating: A Q (8/00, p.100)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "...[A] roof-raising R&B party, delivering a mix of classic and contemporary tunes....there's plenty on offer here for anyone with a passing interest in the [blues]..." CMJ (7/10/00, p.24)
- "...[Their] chemistry is uncanny as they tear through every avenue of the blues....a union of prodigal father and son as magnanimous as any in rock'n'roll." JazzTimes (10/00, p.72)
- "...A brilliant blues-drenched CD..." Mojo (Publisher)
(7/00, p.106)
- "...A program stuffed with serious blues in which the principals reawaken even such sleeping dogs as 'Key To The Highway' and 'Worried Life Blues' - both done exceptionally....This is a slow-burning fire with hours of warmth in it." |
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