{"id":13265,"date":"2020-06-13T10:29:16","date_gmt":"2020-06-13T10:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=13265"},"modified":"2020-06-13T10:29:19","modified_gmt":"2020-06-13T10:29:19","slug":"rock-n-roll-hall-of-fame-member-elvin-bishop-joins-b-b-kings-daughter-shirley-king-on-a-brand-new-single","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2020\/06\/13\/rock-n-roll-hall-of-fame-member-elvin-bishop-joins-b-b-kings-daughter-shirley-king-on-a-brand-new-single\/","title":{"rendered":"Rock N\u2019 Roll Hall Of Fame Member ELVIN BISHOP Joins B.B. KING\u2019s Daughter, SHIRLEY KING, On A Brand New Single!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Word has already begun to spread all over the world that Blues royal, Shirley King, daughter of legend B.B. King, is about to release a new album that features an amazing cast of blues musicians. Anticipation for\u00a0Blues For A King<\/em>, the forthcoming album, is riding high, and now eager fans are about to get their first taste of what\u2019s to come with the release of \u201cI Did You Wrong.\u201d One of the album\u2019s smokin\u2019 hot original tunes, \u201cI Did You Wrong\u201d features none other than Rock Hall Of Famer, Blues Hall Of Famer and founding member of the iconic Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Elvin Bishop! Together, Bishop and King create a quintessential blues ballad, kicking off with Bishop\u2019s ultra sleek guitar that blends perfectly into King\u2019s powerful vocals. For blues purists, it doesn\u2019t get any better!

Stream the single:<\/strong>https:\/\/orcd.co\/shirley_king_elvin_bishop<\/a>

The song is a highlight on King\u2019s incredible new album,\u00a0Blues For A King<\/em>, which crosses musical genres from blues to rock to soul and back again. Even next to such high wattage guests as Joe Louis Walker, Robben Ford, Junior Wells, Pat Travers & Elvin Bishop, King absolutely shines as she performs spectacular version of the blues classics \u201cGallows Pole\u201d and \u201cHoodoo Blues Man\u201d as well as the soul hit \u201cJohnny Porter\u201d (originally by The Temptations) plus two songs by British rock band Traffic, \u201cCan\u2019t Find My Way Home\u201d and \u201cFeelin\u2019 Alright?.\u201d The album closes with a powerful version of Etta James\u2019s unforgettable \u201cAt Last,\u201d which signals that, at long last, Shirley King is finally getting the attention and recognition she so richly deserves.\u00a0
Blues For A King<\/em>\u00a0will be available on both CD and vinyl starting June 19 from Cleopatra Blues, a subsidiary of Cleopatra Records, Inc.

To purchase the album:<\/strong>https:\/\/orcd.co\/shirley-king<\/a>

Track List:
1. All Of My Lovin’ feat. Joe Louis Walker
2. Feelin’ Alright feat. Duke Robillard
3. I Did You Wrong feat. Elvin Bishop
4. That’s All Right Mama feat. Pat Travers
5. Can’t Find My Way Home feat. Martin Barre
6. Johnny Porter feat. Arthur Adams
7. Feeling Good feat. Robben Ford
8. Give It All Up feat. Kirk Fletcher
9. Gallows Pole feat. Harvey Mandel
10. Hoodoo Man Blues feat. Junior Wells & Joe Louis Walker
11. At Last feat. Steve Cropper

BIO<\/strong>
Born and raised in Memphis, Shirley began singing in the church choir at age nine. When she was thirteen, she met another music legend \u2013 Etta James. Young Shirley was so impressed by Etta\u2019s performance that she made Etta her musical role model. Ruth Brown and the late Mahalia Jackson also greatly influenced the fledgling singer. Shirley says, \u201cI grew up around the stage watching my dad become famous, but I never imagined I\u2019d become a blues singer too.\u201d Ms. King came late to the blues, first trying it on in 1990. Within six months, she was a regular performer at famed Chicago blues club Kingston Mines. Two years later she saw the release of her first CD,\u00a0Jump Through My Keyhole<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


In 1999, Shirley released her highly acclaimed blues album,\u00a0Daughter of the Blues<\/em>, which featured her soulful, bluesy versions of classics like \u201cWang Dang Doodle,\u201d \u201cSweet Home Chicago,\u201d \u201cEvery Day I Have the Blues\u201d and, fittingly, \u201cThe Thrill is Gone.\u201d Once her father caught her act he lent his full support to Shirley\u2019s efforts at carrying on the blues. She admits that having a legendary father helped open some doors for her, but it was her talent, charisma and high-energy stage presence, along with her big, beautiful singing voice, that put her on the musical map. From traditional blues to gospel to funky R&B to smooth soul, Shirley defies genre and her singing and stage antics never fails to excite her growing number of fans worldwide.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Shirley also believes in giving back. She has worked with kids as an artist-in-residence with the highly acclaimed Urban Gateways Arts in the Schools Program at Chicago Public Schools and continues to expose school children to the history blues has played in American culture. All in all, Shirley King continues to be the quintessential ambassador for the blues – and that\u2019s something that would certainly make her daddy proud.

For more info, visit Shirley\u2019s Facebook page:<\/strong>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/shirley.king.790<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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