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Tunes: Nigel Kennedy/Jeff Beck '08; BB at the Fillmore '71

7:28 PM Tue, Aug 12, 2008 |
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Nigel Kennedy Quintet with guest star Jeff Beck. Live at the Royal Albert Hall, July 19, 2008.

Nigel Kennedy might be known for Vivaldi's Four Seasons but the violinist has his rock side and is no stranger to either Jimi Hendrix or The Doors.

The highlight and surprise for the audience was when Kennedy brought Jeff Beck on stage. Allaboutjazz.com reported: "Nigel was particularly keen for me to do the Hills of Saturn solo," said Beck, who played the track on his Fender Stratocaster electric guitar.


Seminal rock blues: BB KING: Fillmore East 1971

BB King reportedly found his break with mainstream white audience through Mike Bloomfield's Butterfield Blues Band. According to www.worldblues.com, "The new excitement generated by the band with guitar playing of Elvin Bishop and Mike Bloomfield created curiosity about the origins of their music. Countless times the were asked, 'Where did you learn to play that way?' Both guitarists answered honestly, 'By copying BB's licks.' People looked at them blankly, 'BB who?' 'The real monster,' Bishop and Bloomfield would reply, 'BB King.'"

Word of mouth is one thing but BB King followed up with a hit, the Roy Hawkins song, The Thrill Is Gone, in 1969. As www.worldblues.com said: "With all his new triumphs, the most symbolic was his appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1971. Playing on the Sullivan show was a sign that a new performer had arrived with the American public."

King's growing popularity also meant that the blues musician was now playing, apart from the usual jazz clubs, venues such as Fillmore East.

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