“Why did I organise the B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100 project? Because it was like: ‘I can’t believe nobody’s doing anything for his 100th birthday. Somebody’s gotta do something.’ And I’m certainly not going to do a tribute album for his 150th birthday, when I’m 97, y’know?
“B.B. was such a total artist. He was such an entity. The singing, the playing, the songs. I think he made, like, sixty records over the years. He had some real bangers. For me, you should start with Live At The Regal [1965] or Blues Is King [1967]. Or for studio records, Indianola Mississippi Seeds [1970], then the record with The Thrill Is Gone, Completely Well [1969].
