B.B. King - The Birth Of A King (2004)

Before he dominated America’s ghettos and the international stage as the “King of the Blues”, B.B. King had begun by trying his luck as a crooner. His recording debuts revealed a future creator whose guitar was slowly growing in assurance to the point where it gradually took over from his voice. This volume moves between his initial 78s, strongly marked by swing, and the revelation of his first hit, Three O’Clock Blues; it also covers the discreetly muffled ballads of which he was so fond. The result is a detailed chronicle of a little-known metamorphosis.

Tracklist:

Part I - The Vocalist
1.01 - B.B. King - Miss Martha King (2:44)
1.02 - B.B. King - Boogie Woogie Woman (2:53)
1.03 - B.B. King - You Know I Love You (3:04)
1.04 - B.B. King - Don't You Want A Man Like Me (2:22)
1.05 - B.B. King - Take A Swing With Me (2:37)
1.06 - B.B. King - B.B. Blues (2:29)
1.07 - B.B. King - You Didn't Want Me (2:36)
1.08 - B.B. King - She's A Mean Woman (2:36)
1.09 - B.B. King - Hard Workin' Woman (2:49)

Part II - The Guitarist
1.10 - B.B. King - Blind Love (3:06)
1.11 - B.B. King - Three O'Clock Blues (3:05)
1.12 - B.B. King - Gotta Find My Baby (2:27)
1.13 - B.B. King - Shake It Up And Go (2:37)
1.14 - B.B. King - The Other Night Blues (3:40)
1.15 - B.B. King - Please Love Me (2:55)
1.16 - B.B. King - Someday, Somewhere (2:53)
1.17 - B.B. King - Fine Looking Woman (2:22)
1.18 - B.B. King - She's Dynamite (2:31)
1.19 - B.B. King - Highway Bound (2:47)
1.20 - B.B. King - Why Did You Leave Me? (3:13)
1.21 - B.B. King - Mistreated Woman (2:50)
1.22 - B.B. King - Woke Up This Morning (2:57)