# Your favorite blues King **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 19, 2017, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-blues-king/804832 "2017-12-19T01:40:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2017, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-blues-king/804832/21 "2017-12-20T21:43:52Z")
B.B. I saw him live many, many times. He was always a fun performer. He was having a good time, and everyone else was going to have a good time too. I enjoyed his music as well. I didn’t use his set as the opportunity to get my beverage. I actually watched and listened. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2017, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-blues-king/804832/22 "2017-12-20T22:02:41Z")
I went with Albert. When I was starting out on guitar SRV was at his peak and I listened to him a lot. I learned that Albert was a big influence on Stevie so when I explored Albert’s stuff it sounded really good. To this day when I play, it’s largely (poorly executed attempts at) Albert licks. ---
**Author:** ![Graymalkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@Graymalkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Graymalkin)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2017, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-blues-king/804832/23 "2017-12-21T02:27:30Z")
Freddie–because of Hideaway riff which is fun, and EASY, to play. ---
**Author:** ![BobBitchin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@BobBitchin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobBitchin)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2017, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-blues-king/804832/24 "2017-12-21T03:23:57Z")
I will not choose, you can’t make me! I picked Freddy. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2017, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-blues-king/804832/25 "2017-12-21T03:55:04Z")
Albert. He’s what I hear in other musicians that I like. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2017, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-blues-king/804832/26 "2017-12-21T11:07:38Z")
> [@Graymalkin](#): > > Freddie–because of Hideaway riff which is fun, and EASY, to play. Ah, but the break in the middle, where he does the funky 7th-ish chord at the 12the fret, and then cops a pedal-steel two string lick down the neck to be ready to shift to the A chord in the groove? I’ve been working on that for over 30 years. I can play it just fine, but to play it like Freddie? That’s the beauty part - the main lick is straightforward, you get competent and shit, and then you have the next-level stuff to figure out. He pulls me in. Same with his song The Stumble. ---
**Author:** ![by-tor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/by-tor/32/266_2.png) [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2017, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-blues-king/804832/27 "2017-12-21T13:07:38Z")
I like B.B.'s playing the best and Freddie’s singing. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2017, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-blues-king/804832/28 "2017-12-21T15:40:34Z")
BB may not play the best but he is a complete joy to listen to. He makes Lucille sing and his voice ain’t bad either. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-blues-king/804832.md?page=1)