BB King On Stage - Guitar Starlight, LA Forum, 1969
© Glen Craig

BB King On Stage - Guitar Starlight, LA Forum, 1969

Photograph
By Glen Craig
About the image
BB King during a performance at the LA Forum. Captured as he opened for the Rolling Stones during their legendary 1969 US Tour, they each played two shows at the Forum on November 8, 1969.

Already an accomplished Blues musician of more than twenty years, at this point in his career, BB King was beginning to break through to more mainstream audiences, so he gladly accepted the Rolling Stones invitation to perform on their tour.

Soon after the tour, BB King's version of "The Thrill is Gone" was released which reached #3 on the R&B Charts and #15 on the Billboard Top 100. It also won the Grammy for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 1970.

This photograph first appeared on the front cover of BB King's "Why I Sing The Blues" compilation album released in 1983. It later also appeared on the front cover of "BB KIng & Friends" released in 2007.

Over the years, this image, along with the other colorized Kodalith and Glen's "Guitar Starlight" images have graced the covers of 47 BB King LPs, CDs, and DVDs.

photo ref# 150626-0

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BB King On Stage - Guitar Starlight, LA Forum, 1969
BB King On Stage - Guitar Starlight, LA Forum, 1969