The BB King’s Blues Band Releases New Single From Forthcoming April 12th Release
by Bman | Jan 2, 2019 | Uncategorized |
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THE BB KING’s BLUES BAND LIVES ON!
“THE THRILL IS GONE” FEATURING MICHAEL LEE,
IS THE FIRST DIGITAL SINGLE OFF OF THE NEW CD
A TRIBUTE TO THE
KING OUT
APRIL 12TH
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From L-R –
Darrell LaVigne, Walter King, Herman Jackson, Lamar Boulet, Michael
Lee, James ” Boogaloo ” Bolden, Eric Demmer, Russell
Jackson & Wilbert Crosby Photo by: Ron Fontenot
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The BB King’s Blues Band is back.
The legendary maestro can never be replaced but his spirit lives on in
song and with the marvelous musicians who were his backbone.
The band’s new
album A Tribute
to The King streets April 12th. The first single,
“The Thrill is Gone” out now, will features Fort Worth
newcomer, Michael Lee. Lee was discovered by band management upon
seeing his performance of “The Thrill Is Gone” on The Voice. To
date, Lee’s performance has amassed over 4.3 million views.
The members of
BB’s band are all lifers, some of the members clocking in at 35
years. Not only did they support King, but they would start each
show by performing onstage before BB came out. After King passed, the
band was naturally at a loss until they started playing some festivals
and eventually got their footing back. The current lineup
includes: Michael Lee (Lead Vocals. Lead Guitar,) James
“Boogaloo” Bolden (Trumpet,) Russell Jackson (Bass and Vocals), Herman
Jackson (Drums,) Eric Demmer (Saxophone,) Wilbert Crosby (Guitar
and Vocals,) Lamar Boulet (Trumpet,) Darrell Lavigne
(Keyboards,) and Walter King (Saxophone.)
Other featured
artists on the April 12th album are Kenny Wayne
Shepherd, Taj Mahal, Kenny Neal, Tito Jackson, Michael
Lee and Joe Louis Walker.
Track Listing
- Irene
- Pay The Cost
- There Must Be a Better
World Somewhere
- Sweet Little
Angel
- Low Down
- She’s the One
- Taking Care of Business
- Becoming the Blues
- Hey There Pretty Woman
- Here Today Gone
Tomorrow
- Regal Blues (A Tribute
To The King)
- Pocket Full of Money
- No News Just The Blues
- The Thrill is Gone
- Pay The Cost to be the
Boss
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