The producer had no qualms about polishing King’s sound, recording him with top-flight studio players (instead of his road band) and, in this case, coaxing out one of his more heartfelt vocals. Producer Bill Szymczyk – yes, the same one who’d make millions a few years later with The Eagles – caused a small revolution when he added a string section to this track, otherwise one of many smooth ballads that BB King recorded in the 60s. While you’re reading, listen to our Best Blues Songs playlist here. Suffice to say that if Robert Johnson had never gone to the crossroads, or if BB King was still feeling a thrill, the world would be a poorer place. Many of the most influential blues songs reverberate to this day, and a few were probably covered by a local band in your town last weekend. Either they were famously covered, or the licks got borrowed, or they schooled the rockers in style and attitude. Without the blues there’d be no rock’n’roll, but certain tracks were especially pivotal. The great blues artists talked, the savviest rockers listened.
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