How Blue Can You Get [Retro]

B.B. King

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How Blue Can You Get [Retro] Review

by Cub Koda

How Blue Can You Get is a real hodgepodge of very early B.B. 78s, live air shots, and later studio tracks with a big band. It's interesting to hear King's style evolve from the cruder RPM sides cut in Memphis and Los Angeles to his later sides after success had come his way. Loads of great guitar and great singing, and although some of the transfers are more than a little scratchy, the music's just fine. As budget sets go, this one's a keeper.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	B.B. Boogie B.B. King / Jules Taub	B.B. King	03:17	Amazon
2	A New Way of Driving Jules Bihari / B.B. King	B.B. King	01:56	Amazon
3	It's My Own Fault B.B. King / Jules Taub	B.B. King	03:35	Amazon
4	How Blue Can You Get? Leonard Feather	B.B. King	04:23	Amazon
5	You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now Joe Josea / B.B. King	B.B. King	05:16	Amazon
6	Paying the Cost to Be the Boss B.B. King	B.B. King	02:39	Amazon
7	Walkin' and Cryin' B.B. King / Sam Ling	B.B. King	03:28	Amazon
8	The Letter B.B. King / Jules Taub	B.B. King	03:33	Amazon
9	Every Day I Have the Blues Memphis Slim	B.B. King	05:04	Amazon