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2005 studio album by B.B. King
B.B. King & Friends: 80 Released September 13, 2005 Recorded February 22-June 2, 2005 Avatar Studios , New York, NY , Caesar's Palace Showroom , Las Vegas, NV, Conway Recording Studios , Los Angeles, CA, O'Henry Studios , Burbank, CA, Ocean Way Recording , Olympic Studios , London, England and Right Track Recording , New York, NY Genre Blues , R&B , soul Length 54 :29 Label Geffen
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B.B. King & Friends: 80 is the forty first studio album by B.B. King released in 2005. It was recorded to celebrate King's 80th birthday and features duets with a variety of musicians. 80 reached #45 in the Billboard 200 top albums chart as well as #1 in the blues albums chart.
The album won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards on February 8, 2006.
Track listing
Personnel
B.B. King – vocals, guitar
Van Morrison – vocals, harmonica ( tr. 1 )
Billy F Gibbons - guitar, vocal ( tr. 2 )
Eric Clapton - guitar ( tr. 3 )
Billy Ward - drums
Ian Thomas – drums ( ( 1, 3, 7, 10 )
Clem Clempson – guitar
John Mahon – percussion
Leland Sklar – bass guitar
Robbie Buchanan – keyboards, Hammond organ
Mark Knopfler – guitar
Bob Birch – bass guitar
Jerry Hey – trumpet
Nathaniel Kunkel – shaker
Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trumpet
Brian Mitchell – keyboards
John Mayer – vocals, guitar
Nigel Olsson – drums
Brandon Fields – saxophone
Gary Grant – trumpet
Glenn Frey – vocals, guitar
T-Bone Wolk – bass guitar
Guy Babylon – keyboards
Davey Johnstone – guitar
Russ Kunkel – drums
Luke Smith – Hammond organ ( tr. 3 )
Yolanda Charles – bass guitar ( 1, 3, 7, 10 )
Dean Parks – rhythm guitar
Elton John – vocals, piano
Larry Campbell – bass guitar
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