Live in Cook County Jail
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| Live album by B.B. King | ||||
| Released | 1971 | |||
| Recorded | September 10, 1970, Cook County Jail, Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Genre | Blues, Soul | |||
| Length | 38:47 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Bill Szymczyk | |||
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| Allmusic |  [1] |
Live in Cook County Jail is a 1971 live album by B.B. King recorded in Cook County Jail, Chicago, Illinois. It was ranked as number 499 in the book version of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. It spent three weeks at #1 on the Soul Albums chart.
Track listing
- "Introductions" – 1:50
- "Every Day I Have the Blues" (Memphis Slim) – 1:43
- "How Blue Can You Get?" (Jane Feather, Leonard Feather) – 5:09
- "Worry, Worry" (Davis, Jules Taub) – 9:57
- Medley: "3 O'Clock Blues", "Darlin' You Know I Love You" – 6:15
- "Sweet Sixteen" (Joe Josea, King) – 4:20
- "The Thrill Is Gone" (Darnell, Roy Hawkins) – 5:31
- "Please Accept My Love" (King, Sam Ling) – 4:02
Personnel
- B.B. King - Guitar, vocals
- Wilbert Freeman - Bass
- Sonny Freeman - Drums
- John Browning - Trumpet
- Louis Hubert - Tenor Saxophone
- Booker Walker - Alto Saxophone
- Ron Levy - Piano
See also
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1971 (U.S.)