02 Feb
2010
Two of today’s biggest living blues legends, B.B. King and Buddy Guy, are teaming up for a number of shows in 2010. B.B. King and his guitar Lucille are scheduled to play 27 dates this year with old friend Buddy Guy joining him for stretch of shows in February. The 12 show stint with the two blues-men will be a momentous occasion for music fans as it will be a rare opportunity to get to see two of the most influential guitar players in history. King, a innovator in the use of vibrato in electric guitar soloing, and Guy, famous for his unique Chicago blues playing, will likely jam together for a number of songs as the have done so in the past. The double headlined portion of the tour will start in Florida working its way up the eastern coast and eventually making its way to the Midwest where Buddy will play his last show at the Mid America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. B.B. King will continue on playing gigs in Chicago, New Orleans, and Los Angeles to name a few. The tour will be supporting King’s recent release, One Kind Flavor, produced by T Bone Burnett became the artist highest debuting solo album in his career when it was released in 2008.