European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 12, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse And Teleg i Ali v e s 0.0. Kinoff talks about the blues backstage.sa3 Louis 0. Pfc fans love it , sing the blues by Kevin Robinson staff writer of heavy is Lucille . King actually let an interviewer find that out for himself 30 minutes before the blues artist was to perform in Frankfurt Germany. Lucille the woman King Kords and caresses for at least two hours a night and almost 300 nights a year has taken on a life of its own through the blues a la King that s celebrated from Beale Street in Memphis tenn., to the champs-�lys4es in Paris. Cray Koko Taylor Etta James Albert Collins and several others. John Lee Hooker is a Good Friend. We be known each other for or 40 years King said of the Chance to finally work with the living blues legend. But we d never recorded together the Opportunity to make such a recording made King feel like a kid in a Candy store. It s the top of All the albums i be Ever done. To have duets with 11 different people on one album was too More than three years ago King was diagnosed with diabetes. Known for his wicked Pace of one fighters in 1956 he did 342 alone King had to for health s Sake 4tvreality, lucilte4s-nol 64rui slow Down. But performing is a hard habit to break. Es-355 guitars specially made for the 68-year-old King. Besides King said he has a lot left to learn about the the guitar is As much a part of his musical personality As blues boy or b. B. Is to his identity. But More than that Over the past 42 years Lucille has been the Only girl i be Ever had that did t argue with " King said in interview before his concert in _ 8�3 Louis me Frankfurt Germany. I m a Little Lazy. I Don t practice with Lucille As much As i should. But it the guitar has always been there for me. Somehow people still compliment me and say that i still sound sounding Good is something blues fans have expected from King Ever since he was discovered during the 50s As a disc jockey at warm in Greenwood miss. The bluesman has won virtually every music accolade available including induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and a lifetime achievement grammy award. Along with recording More than 50 of his own albums King has spent a lot of time collaborating with others. He has performed with everybody in the music business regardless of style from jazz with Graver Washington or. To country with Barbara Mandrell to the soulful Rock n Roll of u2. His latest recording the 1993 blues Summit is the to be Active keeps you alive he said. Once you Stop being a part of what s going on you die. Not necessarily physically but mentally. As Long As a Man lives he King s musical education started with gospel recalling the Days his Mother took him to Church. That s the kind of upbringing that stays with you he said. You never lose it. But being a Les Singer and a blues guitarist i was also influenced ious styles of music. Country jazz rhythm Ai a blues soul and the blues k in said has dedicated fans around the world. However to Home the Art form May be lost among a Young g. A action of african americans who would t know Lucille the guitar from Lucille Ball. I Don t think they Ever had a connection with the blues King said. When i started out Young Blacks my age and older liked the blues. As i grew older so did they. Tare s never been a great percentage of Young Blacks � blues with the exception of the College and that Means a generation of youngsters May never experience the melodic purrs that King charms from 0.0. Ting grimaces As he makes Lucille ultimate collaboration for King bringing together the Lucille. Too bad because As far As King is concerned moan during his Frankfurt concert talents of blues giants such As John Lee Hooker Robert she s priceless. There s no better instrument Ever made when blues legend . King and Lucille his trademark electric guitar played the alte oper in Frankfurt Germany it was t a question of whether the audience would enjoy the show. As King s eight piece band continued playing an encore of his signature hit the thrill is Cone the Man affectionately crowned King of the blues was signing autograph s and handing out souvenirs while the crowd remained on its feet clamouring for More. When King finally left the stage after More than 14 songs fans in the near capacity audience had Only tasted a Sample of his Brand of polished Down Home blues. It s amazing How a 68-year-old performer who still plays More than 270 shows a year can maintain the a Fergy and Tow for performing that King brings to his concerts. But he does. And he still is one of the few performers who actually sounds As Good or better live As he does in his recordings. In Frankfurt Lucille moaned in pleasure As King stroked her chords and ran the Gamut of facial distortions and Sweet sounding vocals on several of his classic hits such As caldonia How Blue can you get Rock me baby and nobody loves me but my Mother. There Are two sides to the blues the negative and the positive King told the audience As he sat Down Midway through the show and gave his mini lecture on the blues during a Medley of old hits. He also played a few tunes from the collection of duets on his 1993 cd blues Summit such As playing with my friends and we re Gonna make it. If there were any sour notes during King s show it was the Quick rendition of one of his oldies but goodies you made your move too soon and his not playing anything from the critically acclaimed soundtrack for the 1985 movie into the night. However with a career that has spanned at least four decades King can t help but leave his fans hungering for More. If people stopped buying my records and supporting my concerts he said i d go Kevin Robinson pop singles 1. I d do anything for love but i won t do that meat loaf 2. All that she wants Ace of base 3. Again Janet Jackson 4. Just kick in it escape 5. Gangsta lean drs 6. Dream Lover Mariah Carey 7. Shoop Salt a Pepa l 8. Hey or. D a Zhane 9. We oomph there it Stag team 10. Anniversary Tony Toni tone top albums 1. Vs., Pearl Jam 2. Bat out of hell ii Back into hell meat loaf 3. Common thread the songs of the Eagle various artists 4. Get in where a fit in too Short 5. Music Box Mariah Carey 6. River of dreams Billy Joel 7. It s on eazy a Janet Janet Jackson 9. Greatest hits volume two Reba Mcentire 10. In Uteri nirvana country singles 1. She used to be mine Brooks & Dunn 2. Almost goodbye Mark Chesnutt 3. Does he love you Reba Mcentire with Linda Davis 4. Reckless Alabama 5. That was a River Collin Raya 6. Easy come easy go Georga Strait 7. Mercury blues Alan Jackson 8. Half enough Lorria Morgan 9. On the Road Lee Roy Parnell 10. Just like the weather Suzy Bogguss country albums 1. Common thread the songs of the eagles various artists 2. Greatest hits volume two Reba Mcentire 3. In pieces Garth Brooks 4. Easy come easy go Georga Strait 5. A lot about Uvlin and a Little bout love Alan Jackson 6.1 still believe in you Vinca Gill 7. The song remembers when Trisha Yearwood 8.tellmewhy,Wynonna 9. Almost goodbye Mark Chesnutt 10. Hard Worklin Man Brooks & Dunn re singles 2.jutklckln ,x3cape 3. Pm it talk. Tevin Campbell 4. Breathe again Toni Braxton 5. Annlot Ray Tony Toni tone 6. Shoop Sajt-n-pepa7. Hey or. Dj., Zane 8. Never keeping secrets baby face .9. Right her. Human nature downtown Sov 10. Corn Inelder Intro rap singles 1. What a next leaders of the new school 2. Self Yteo Onyx 3. Stay real Erick Sermon 4. Let me ride or. Ore 5. Valley of the Sklez. Trends of culture 8. Outta Here Krs one 7. Shoop Salt a Pepa v i. Paint the White House Black George Clinton 9. Soul by the Pound common sense 10. Make room tha Al Kaholka adult contemporary jazz albums 1. The River of dreamt Billy Joel 2. Orea Mlover Mariah Carey 3. Reason to believe Rod Stewart 4. Hopelessly Rick Astley 5. Fjelde of Gold sting 6. Said i loved you. But i lied Michael Bolton 7.1 Don t Wanna fight Tina Turner 8. Another sad love song Toni Braxton 9. Fjelde of Gray Bruce Hornsby 10. Please forgive me Bryan Adams 1. Wish Joshua Redman 2. Live at Montrem Miles & Quincy 3. Light out of darkness Shirley Horn 4. That s right the Benny Green Trio 5. A single woman Nina Simona 6. Let s hang out j. J. Johnson 7. Ode to life Don Julien 4 the african brazilian connection 8. Take a look Natalia cola 9. Changing of the guard . Monk " 10. If i could Stanley Turrentine compiled by billboard disc notes Houdini Melvis Atlantic no ust because Kurt Cobain hates having Iri headbangers in the crowd when nirvana plays a does t mean he has anything against heavy Metal. Or at least heavy Metal As played by the melvins Why else would he have co produced so much of Houdini the melvins major Label debut but then the melvins would never be confused with a real Metal band. For one thing the group is too fond of Artsy experimental stuff like sky Pup. For another it revels in Metal cliches taking an almost perverse Pride in its aural excesses. As such it s hard to know whether to laugh or sing along with Over camped sludge fests like night Goat or going Blind. Could it be we re expected to do both Buh Loone minds ate de la soul Tommy boy Hen de la soul floated into View with 3 feet High and rising the Trio s anything goes aesthetic dramatically expanded the musical horizons of hip hop. But that Success left the group facing impossibly inflated expectations for its second album expectations it never met. And even though the group opens its third album Buh Loone min state with the chant it might blow up but it won t go pop the fact is that de la soul is unlikely to do either. This Buh Loone won t blow up that is sell big because de la soul s ragged rhymes and Laid Back wit is too Quirky and self indulgent to interest mainstream rap fans much less the pop audience. I de la soul not for the mainstream. Easy come easy go George Strait Mca e May not be As Good looking As Clint Black or As charismatic As Garth Brooks but when it comes Down to putting a song across simply and effectively George Strait tops Emall. So even though there in t anything flashy or trendy about the sound of easy come easy go it would be hard to imagine the country fan who could resist it. Not Only is Strait utterly at Home with the Texas twang of dance tunes like the fiddle driven / was t fooling around or the Ultra Catchy love Bug but As the Man in love with you and the title tune make Plain he s turning into on of the greatest Balladeer of his generation. Alap Looza weird Al Yankovic Scot i Bros ii considering that weird Al Yankovic made his name by writing joke lyrics for existing pop hits it May seem silly to complain that his music in t very original. Still it s Worth wondering Why parts of Alap Looza seem eerily familiar when they re not billed As parody songs. It s one thing to come up comic twists that perfectly skewer a pop pestilence like Ach Breaky heart like Yankovic s achy Breaky song Sample Lyric you can Clear the room by playing Debbie another to pass off traffic Jam As an original when it bears a Strong resemblance to Prince s let s go crazy. . Cons Idle the Baltimore Sun 20 Thi stars and stems the stars and Strikis 21
