tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402985451299910936.post1027887921761209555..comments2024-03-12T20:57:55.805-07:00Comments on Just A Song: B.B. King : Sweet SixteenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402985451299910936.post-63623825767650713272010-03-03T15:46:07.169-08:002010-03-03T15:46:07.169-08:00Turkish born Ahmet Ertegün, founder of Atlantic Re...Turkish born Ahmet Ertegün, founder of Atlantic Records, wrote "Sweet Sixteen", under the pseudonym "A. Nugetre" (Ertegun backwards). It was first recorded by Big Joe Turner and then by B.B. King. Chains of Love was another blues classic penned by Ahmet Ertegün He also wrote the Ray Charles hit "Mess Around". and co-wrote "Don't play that Song" a hit for both Ben E. King and Aretha Franklin.TheRealAngelHeartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402985451299910936.post-59640822680347199762010-02-27T14:36:22.574-08:002010-02-27T14:36:22.574-08:00I first discovered BB on his Live in Cook County J...I first discovered BB on his <i>Live in Cook County Jail</i> album in 1971. And I <i>still</i> get chills down my spine when he does "How Blue Can You Get" and bellows out that line: "I gave you seven children, and now you want to give 'em back!" Whew! That man just has a way of putting a song across.<br /><br />And yeah, even with Type 2 Diabetes at the age of 84, the man is still going strong. He's played at the Newport Jazz Festival several times in the last decade. He sits in a chair mostly when he performs these days, but he hasn't lost any of his old fire.Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648670975466222140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402985451299910936.post-55922295262094272722010-02-24T21:08:42.534-08:002010-02-24T21:08:42.534-08:00Whew! Not liking the blues is one thing, but If yo...Whew! Not liking the blues is one thing, but If you had said you didn't like "Sweet Sixteen" then I might <i>have</i> had to revoke your privileges!<br /><br />Awesome video of a great performer at the top of his game. I didn't see BB until he was in his mid 60s. I went to see the legend and just hoped that he had something left. So much for underestimating BB King: His chops were not only intact, his singing was out of this world -- better in my estimate than when he was younger. I can still hear his voice booming out and filling the concert hall.<br /><br />We took my then 10-year old son to see BB back in the late 90s on the assumption that he might not be around much longer. Little did we know! My son loved the show and wore out the t-shirt. He still talks about it years later.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10222703055177237209noreply@blogger.com