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Western Carolinian September 23, 1998 (Volume 64 Number 06)

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  • " ■..■■■/■■ ■-..■ :,'.■■■■: features September 23,1998 inian An Evening with the King by Seth Sams News Editor In my life, I have seen Crosby, Stills, and Nash, the princes of acid- rock, Pink Floyd, the great Grateful Dead, and the New England rock sound of Boston. I've seen the Allman Brothers Band three times, but nothing could prepare me for a warm, September night, and the music that awaited me at the world famous B.B. King Blues Festival. When we entered the concert hall, located in the back of Harrah's Casino, I sat down in my front row seat. Wait a minute- front row? Was I, a mere writer and harmonica player, worthy of such an honor? But when I looked up at the stage, I knew I was home. Susan Tedeschi, a plain but undeniably sexy and powerful woman, was twisting her beautiful face into an expression of the blues and her shapely legs were stomping on the stage as she cranked out some of the most wonderful rifts and lyrics that I had heard in a long time. Tears swelled up in my eyes as she tore at the strings of her teal, sticker covered Telecaster. Blues had never felt quite so powerful as when Susan Tedeschi graced the stage. Next came Dr. John, an extremely tall voodoo-blues man from New Orleans. The only man who in his life time could give Little Richard a lesson or two in how to play the piano with no holds barred. He has truly magnificent stage presence. Watching him dance was like watching a drunk man slide around on stage. People remarked on the fact that he looked like he was going to fall over, but that was just his style. Delbert McClinton, the man who taught Muddy Waters to play harmonica, was quite a surprise. There wasn't as much harp playing as I hoped, being a blues-harpist myself, but his work with the lyrics was good, and his band was excellent, and included a very nice horn section. When McClinton left the stage, the lights came up and everyone took a break, including the audience, who had gotten rather worked up. I began daydreaming about what it would be like to see THE B.B. King on the stage. I pictured a presence that demanded attention and respect: a towering per sona that would control the entire hall by simply touching his guitar. As a young boy on the Mississippi Delta, King lost his mother when he was nine. The boy would become well known on the "chitlin circuit," but it wasn't until an infamous cut of the Roy Hawkin's song "The Thrill Is Gone" that B.B. King came close to stardom; the song hit the charts in 1970, reaching number three on the R&B charts. B.B. King had "really paid his dues." Since then he has been the "Ambassador of the Blues," and "King of the Blues," and certainly comparable in musical prowess to he who may be the demigod of the blues, the late great Robert Johnson. However, his many years of "making love to Lucille" have made B.B. King much more well known than his predecessor. Lucille is not to go without mention, either. Lucille came into being in the late 30's as King's Gibson ES-330. However, for the past 25 years, Lucille has been a Gibson ES-355, a dark colored, shiny guitar with a hollow body that has given King's electrical style a sound all its own. Lucille and King together have always produced a sound that has been distinctive, and the envy of many blues-men and women. T-Bone Walker was the first to plug his guitar into an amplifier, but B.B. King re-invented and practically perfected Walker's use of feedback. The lights finally went down, and one of the largest blues bands I had ever seen walked on stage. Two trumpets, a saxophone, a guitar, a bass, a piano, and two drum sets, along with their musicians, came on stage and were introduced as the B.B. King Blues Band. So where was B.B. King? King came out after a very nice and long jam session by the band. Each player got a little of the spotlight, and proved that they had earned it. Then the saxophone player came to the microphone and said the words we had all been waiting for: "Ladies and gentlemen, the undisputed king of the blues, B....B....KING!!" The last of the sentence was drowned out by the crowd's screams and whistles as King came out on stage, bowed to his band and then the crowd. He held Lucille in the air, almost as an offering to the audience and to God. Women came to the stage with flowers and everyone brought things to sign, even their guitars. It was September 15, and the next day, B.B. King would turn 73. As exciting as it was, it was not what I expected. B.B. sat down and played with his band, talked about old times, and his playing of Lucille had an indescribable quality to it. But his presence was not overwhelming at all. His smile lit up the stage. As he talked and responded to the crowd, getting them involved in the show, I began to feel more and more like I had known him all my life. I didn't feel like I was sitting with one of the greatest blues men to walk the earth, but more like I was sitting with my grandpa, listening to stories of good times, and hard times. The rest of this article is up to you. Put in your favorite B.B. King CD, or go see him in concert. The music speaks for itself. B.B. performs 256 shows per year- sometimes more- in various countries. So, if the B.B. King Blues Festival comes anywhere within a 5 state radius of your home, you would do yourself a great injustice not seeing him. Continued from page 4 Mica Ridge Apartments Mica Ridge Rd. Sylva, NC 28779 586-3416 Misty River Apartments Hwy 107 S Tuckaseegee, NC 287K3 293-7474. or 293-96X6 Nicol Arms Apartments 168 Nicol Arms Rd.,Apt. E Sylva, NC 28779 586-3346 Park Place Mobile Homes 75 Ledbetter Rd. #29 Cullowhee, NC 28723 293-7474 . Pine Grove Apartments Old Schoolhouse Rd. 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