# B. B. King's music: it's all right **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 17, 2013, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-b-kings-music-its-all-right/653133 "2013-03-17T00:13:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2013, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-b-kings-music-its-all-right/653133/1 "2013-03-17T00:13:28Z")
Which of his songs has the repeated phrase “it’s all right”? I tried to find a song with that title and failed. I’ve heard it on the radio for years but never knew the specific title. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2013, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-b-kings-music-its-all-right/653133/2 "2013-03-17T00:20:15Z")
Is this the song? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/eqzNbprcrk4/hqdefault.jpg "Hey Hey The Blues Is Alright - B.B. King") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqzNbprcrk4) ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2013, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-b-kings-music-its-all-right/653133/3 "2013-03-17T00:38:12Z")
Apparently not; the title did not appear on this music list–iMesh–that I download from. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2013, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-b-kings-music-its-all-right/653133/4 "2013-03-17T00:45:42Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > Apparently not; the title did not appear on this music list–iMesh–that I download from. So you didn’t listen to it to find out? You gotta put out SOME effort here. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2013, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-b-kings-music-its-all-right/653133/5 "2013-03-17T00:51:50Z")
“Blues is Alright” would definitely be my first guess, and that’s the song **Face Intentionally Left Blank** linked to. ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2013, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-b-kings-music-its-all-right/653133/6 "2013-03-17T01:00:09Z")
I only have Dial-Up (long story) so I can’t receive YouTube properly. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2013, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-b-kings-music-its-all-right/653133/7 "2013-03-17T01:11:23Z")
Another loooooong shot. Maybe you’re thinking of [“But It’s Alright”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTuCgYeHMI4) by J.J. Jackson. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2013, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-b-kings-music-its-all-right/653133/8 "2013-03-17T01:40:36Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > I only have Dial-Up (long story) so I can’t receive YouTube properly. Crap. That sucks. Keep the title in mind for when you have the chance to look for/listen to it elsewhere. > [@](#): > > And I’m gonna sing it. > Hey, hey, the blues is allright. > Hey, hey, the blues is allright. > I said hey, hey, the blues is allright. > Hey, hey, the blues is allright. > Allright (allright), > allright (allright), > every day and night. Lyrics: > **[little milton the blues is alright Lyrics](https://www.justsomelyrics.com/836894/little-milton-the-blues-is-alright-lyrics.html)** > > Lyrics to song "the blues is alright" by little milton: Want you to hear me when I say that the blues is back, and it's here to stay. I wanna tell you a story, a story all about... Other people also perform it, including, as mentioned in the link, Little Milton. If you’re filtering your search on BB King and mistaken about the performer, you might miss it. ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2013, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-b-kings-music-its-all-right/653133/9 "2013-03-17T05:29:03Z")
> [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](#): > > Crap. That sucks. Keep the title in mind for when you have the chance to look for/listen to it elsewhere. > > Lyrics: > [LITTLE MILTON THE BLUES IS ALRIGHT LYRICS | JustSomeLyrics](http://www.justsomelyrics.com/836894/little-milton-the-blues-is-alright-lyrics.html) > > Other people also perform it, including, as mentioned in the link, Little Milton. If you’re filtering your search on BB King and mistaken about the performer, you might miss it. Those aren’t the right lyrics. I’ll try with J. J. Jackson. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2013, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-b-kings-music-its-all-right/653133/10 "2013-03-17T05:35:02Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > Those aren’t the right lyrics. I’ll try with J. J. Jackson. Well then, I’m spent. ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2013, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-b-kings-music-its-all-right/653133/11 "2013-03-17T05:44:29Z")
I stand corrected. It _is_ J. J. Jackson. :o