Knight Theater: B.B. King 1/12-1/13 Knight Theater Charlotte
B.B. King
With special guest Damon Fowler
Thursday January 12, 2012 thru Friday January 13, 2012
His reign as King of the Blues has been as long as
that of any monarch on earth. Yet B.B. King continues
to wear his crown well. At age 86, he is still light on
his feet, singing and playing the blues with relentless
passion. Time has no apparent effect on B.B., other
than to make him more popular, more cherished,
more relevant than ever. Don't look for him in some kind of semi-retirement; look for him out on the road, playing for people, popping up in a myriad of T.V. commercials, or laying down tracks for his next album. B.B. King is as alive as the music he plays, and a grateful world can't get enough of him.
Over the years, B.B. has developed one of the world's most identifiable guitar styles. He borrowed from Blind Lemon Jefferson, T-Bone Walker and others, integrating his precise and complex vocal-like string bends and his left hand vibrato, both of which have become indispensable components of rock guitarist's vocabulary. His economy, his every-note-counts phrasing, has been a model for thousands of players, from Eric Clapton and George Harrison to Jeff Beck. B.B. has mixed traditional blues, jazz, swing, mainstream pop and jump into a unique sound. In B.B.'s words, "When I sing, I play in my mind; the minute I stop singing orally, I start to sing by playing Lucille."
Be among the first in Charlotte to experience a performance in the sparkling new KNIGHT THEATER. The theater joins the Mint Museum, Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, and the Afro-American Cultural Center in a new cultural district on South Tryon Street that will add a whole new dimension to the Uptown art scene.
His reign as King of the Blues has been as long as 
