donderdag 12 februari 2026

BB King at he Sing Sing Prison ( 22 nov 1972)


 BB King was scared to set foot in Sing Sing prison to play for the inmates, but later said it was the best performance of his life King opens the show with a bit of banter with the inmates, showing he had some real comedy chops as well as guitar chops.

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King gave the performance on Thanksgiving in 1972, at the Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, New York. While talking to NPR, the guitarist explained his reticence to play the prison, saying “I’ve played a lot of prisons since but Sing Sing is the only one that I can remember the name of and the reason is because I was scared. I thought it was the end of my life.”
 


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