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B.B. KING-LIVE IN COOK COUNTY JAIL 1974 ABC RECORDS REISSUE LP ABCS-723
Sold Date:
April 20, 2022
Start Date:
April 15, 2022
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$11.90
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Record plays beautifully!
A 1971 live album by AmericanbluesmusicianB.B. King, recorded on September 10, 1970, inCook County JailinChicago. Agreeing to a request by jail warden Winston Moore, King and his band performed for an audience of 2,117 prisoners, most of whom were young black men. King'sset listconsisted mostly of slow blues songs, which had been hits earlier in his career. When King toldABC Recordsabout the upcoming performance, he was advised to bring along press and recording equipment.
