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Episode 9 | 54m 2sVideo has Closed Captions
Join celebrated blues master Joe Bonamassa for a tribute to the Three Kings of the Blues.
Join celebrated blues rock master Joe Bonamassa for a 2015 tribute at the renowned Greek Theatre to the Three Kings of the Blues — Freddie, Albert and B.B. King. Bonamassa and a stellar band of blues musicians and vocalists perform “See See Baby,” “I’ll Play The Blues For You,” “Born Under a Bad Sign,” “Boogie Woogie Woman,” “Riding With The Kings,” and more.
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Live at the Greek Theatre
Episode 9 | 54m 2sVideo has Closed Captions
Join celebrated blues rock master Joe Bonamassa for a 2015 tribute at the renowned Greek Theatre to the Three Kings of the Blues — Freddie, Albert and B.B. King. Bonamassa and a stellar band of blues musicians and vocalists perform “See See Baby,” “I’ll Play The Blues For You,” “Born Under a Bad Sign,” “Boogie Woogie Woman,” “Riding With The Kings,” and more.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship♪ See-see baby See what you have done, ♪ ♪ Lordy mama, No need to worry See-see baby See what you have done ♪ ♪ Yes, you made me love you Now your man has come ♪ ♪ Ohh that man you got, don't love you Yes, he told me so ♪ ♪ Lordy mama, No need to worry The man you got don't love you ♪ ♪ Yes, he told me so ♪ He's just jivin' you, baby He's in love with the girl next door ♪ ♪ Paulie Cerra!
(Sax solo) ♪ ♪ Paulie Cerra!
(Sax solo) ♪ ♪ Ron Dziubla!
(Sax solo) ♪ ♪ Ron Dziubla!
(Sax solo) ♪ ♪ (Joe, solo) ♪ (Joe, solo) ♪ (Joe, solo) ♪ And I love yo teasin' The way you carries on, ♪ ♪ Lordy mama No need to worry ♪ ♪ Love yo teasin' The way you carries on ♪ ♪ Yes, you told me a lie little girl, yes you know it's wrong.
♪ ♪ Oh I'm sitting on a boat dock Playing on my bongos Sitting on it all day long ♪ ♪ Oh I'm sitting on a boat dock Playing on my bongos Playing on it all day long ♪ ♪ Oh watching the tide, waiting for you To come home ♪ ♪ Oh the sun is sinking slowly outta sight ♪ ♪ Now the sun baby is sinking slowly outta sight ♪ ♪ Oh until you come I'll be sittin' all night ♪ ♪ Oh the moon is shining from above ♪ ♪ Now the moon baby is shinning from above ♪ ♪ Oh it's shinning on me, I miss the one I love ♪ ♪ Come on, Kirk!
♪ (Joe, Solo) ♪ (Joe, Solo) ♪ (Joe, Solo) ♪ (Reese, Solo) ♪ (Reese, Solo) ♪ (Reese, Solo) ♪ Come on, Mahalia!
♪ Now I see the moon, the moon sees me, ♪ ♪ Please Mr.
Moon don't cha tell on me ♪ ♪ Cause I'm sitting on a boat dock playing on my bongos, waiting for you to come home ♪ ♪ Oh I've been sitting right there ever since you've been gone ♪ ♪ Oh I'm sitting on a boat dock Playing on my bongos, waiting for you to come home ♪ ♪ Oh I'm sitting on a boat dock Playing on my bongos, waiting for you to come home ♪ ♪ Oh I've been sitting right there ever since you been gone ♪ ♪ (Joe, Solo) ♪ (Joe, Solo) ♪ (Joe, Solo) ♪ (Piano intro) ♪ (Piano intro) ♪ Yeah I'm going down ♪ I'm going down, down, down, down, down ♪ ♪ Yeah, I'm going down ♪ I'm going down, down, down, down, down ♪ ♪ Yeah, I've got my feet on the window ♪ ♪ I got my head on the ground ♪ Yeah, let me down ♪ And then close that box car door ♪ ♪ Yeah, let me down ♪ And then close that box car door ♪ ♪ Yeah, I'm goin' back to Chattanooga ♪ ♪ I'm gonna sleep on sister Irene's door ♪ ♪ (Joe, solo) ♪ (Joe, solo) ♪ (Joe, solo) ♪ (Joe, solo) ♪ (Reese, solo) ♪ (Reese, solo) ♪ (Reese, solo) ♪ (Reese, solo) ♪ Yeah, I'm going down ♪ I'm going down, down, down, down, down ♪ ♪ Yeah, I'm going, down, ♪ I'm going down, down, down, down, down ♪ ♪ Yeah, I got my feet on the window ♪ ♪ I got my head on the ground ♪ (Joe, Solo) ♪ (Joe, Solo) ♪ (Joe, Solo) ♪ (Joe, Solo) ♪ If you're down an' out, an' you feel real hurt ♪ ♪ Come on over to the place where I work ♪ ♪ All your loneliness, I'll try to soothe ♪ ♪ I'll play the blues for you ♪ Don't be afraid, just come on in ♪ ♪ You might run across, yeah, some of your old friends ♪ ♪ All your loneliness, I've got to soothe ♪ ♪ I'll play the blues for you ♪ (Joe, Solo) ♪ (Joe, Solo) ♪ Oh, I ain't no big name ♪ Lord, I ain't no big star ♪ I'll play the blues for you on my guitar ♪ ♪ All your loneliness, I'll try to soothe ♪ ♪ I'll play the blues for you ♪ All your loneliness, oh I'll try to soothe you ♪ ♪ I'll play the blues for you ♪ (Joe, Solo) ♪ (Joe, Solo) ♪ (Joe, Solo) ♪ (Reese, Solo) ♪ (Reese, Solo) ♪ (Reese, Solo) ♪ (Kirk, Solo) ♪ (Kirk, Solo) ♪ (Kirk, Solo) ♪ Kirk Fetcher Ladies and Gentlemen!
♪ ♪ When you're down and out, and you feel real hurt ♪ ♪ Come on over, to the place where I work ♪ ♪ And all your loneliness, I'll try to soothe ♪ ♪ I'll play the blues for you ♪ All your loneliness, I'll try to soothe you ♪ ♪ I'll play the blues for you (Joe, solo) (Joe, solo) (Joe, solo) (Joe, solo) (Joe, solo) ♪ I went to work this mornin' ♪ Foreman looked me in the eye ♪ He said, "Fella I don't know what's wrong with ya, ♪ ♪ But you look sick enough to die" ♪ ♪ He sent me to the company doctor ♪ ♪ Examined me from head to toe ♪ Whatever's wrong with ya, young man ♪ ♪ Oh, my x-rays do not show ♪ Angel of mercy Won't you please look down on me?
♪ ♪ Oh, Angel of mercy ♪ A little mercy is all that I need ♪ ♪ Well the finance company ♪ They don't receive my check ♪ They say they want payment by Friday ♪ ♪ Or they want the furniture back ♪ ♪ So I went down to the credit union ♪ ♪ Try to get myself a loan ♪ Said, "Won't let ya have it young man cause we hear ♪ ♪ You won't be workin' much longer ♪ ♪ Angel of mercy ♪ Won't you please look down on me?
♪ ♪ Oh, angel of mercy ♪ A little mercy is all that I need ♪ ♪ (Joe, Solo) ♪ (Joe, Solo) ♪ (Joe, Solo) ♪ (Joe, Solo) ♪ Oh, they cut my lights off this mornin' ♪ ♪ Set my furniture out doors ♪ I was listenin' to the weatherman a while ago ♪ ♪ Says it's gonna rain and snow ♪ ♪ My daughter's got pneumonia ♪ My son is down with the flu ♪ My whole family's sufferin' malnutrition ♪ ♪ And I can't even afford the soup ♪ ♪ Angel of mercy ♪ Won't you please look down on me?
♪ ♪ Oh, angel of mercy ♪ A little mercy is all I need ♪ Oh look out ♪ Mercy ♪ Mercy ♪ Mercy (Joe, solo) ♪ Mercy (Joe, solo) ♪ Mercy (Joe, solo) ♪ Oh, pretty woman She's the rising sun ♪ ♪ Says all your cheap paint and powder ♪ ♪ Ain't gonna help you none ♪ She's a pretty woman ♪ Right down to the bone ♪ So you just might as well ♪ Leave your skin alone ♪ Pretty woman (woman) ♪ What's the matter with you?
♪ Can't make you love me ♪ No matter what I do ♪ Oh, pretty woman ♪ What you trying to do?
♪ You just gonna fool around ♪ Till I'm stuck on you ♪ So you just drop that mess ♪ And come down off your throne ♪ ♪ Stop using my poor heart ♪ As a stepping stone ♪ Pretty woman (woman) ♪ What's the matter with you?
♪ Can't make you love me ♪ No matter what I do ♪ Oh, look out ♪ (Joe, Solo) ♪ (Joe, Solo) ♪ (Joe, Solo) ♪ Oh, pretty woman ♪ That's all right for you ♪ Now you just go on doing ♪ What you want to do ♪ But someday when you think ♪ That you've got it made ♪ You're get in deep water ♪ That you can't wade ♪ Pretty woman, (Woman) ♪ What's the matter with you?
♪ Can't make you love me ♪ No matter what I do ♪ (Joe, solo) ♪ Oh pretty woman ♪ (Joe, solo continues) ♪ (Joe, solo continues) ♪ (Joe, solo continues) ♪ (Joe, solo continues) ♪ (Joe, solo continues) ♪ (Joe, solo continues) ♪ (Anton, short solo) ♪ (Anton, short solo) ♪ Yeah I got a boogie-woogie woman and she Boogie's all the time ♪ ♪ Yeah I got a boogie-woogie woman and she Boogie's all the time ♪ ♪ If she keep on boogying She bound to lose her mind ♪ ♪ Well, she boogies in the mornin' and she boogies all night long ♪ ♪ Well, she boogies in the mornin' and she boogies all night long ♪ ♪ Yeah, when the mornin comes She's still goin' strong ♪ ♪ Come on, Reese!
♪ (Reese, Solo) ♪ (Reese, Solo) ♪ Well, she boogies in the mornin' and she boogies late at night ♪ ♪ Well, she boogies in the mornin' and she boogies late at night ♪ ♪ Well, I don't mind her boogying 'cause she boogies oh so right ♪ ♪ Paulie Cerra!
♪ (Paulie, solo) ♪ (Paulie, solo) ♪ (Ron, Solo) ♪ Well, she's a boogie-woogie woman And she boogies all the time ♪ ♪ Well, she's a Boogie-woogie woman And she boogies all the time ♪ ♪ Oh if she keep on boogying She bound to lose her mind ♪ ♪ (Joe, solo) ♪ (Joe, solo) ♪ (Joe, solo) ♪ (Joe, solo) ♪ Well, she's a Boogie-woogie woman And she boogies all the time ♪ ♪ Well, she's a Boogie-woogie woman And she boogies all the time ♪ ♪ Oh if she keep on boogying She bound to lose her mind ♪ ♪ Sometimes, I get impatient ♪ But she cools me without words ♪ ♪ And she comes so sweet and so plainly ♪ ♪ My hummingbird, oh have you heard ♪ ♪ That I thought my life had ended ♪ ♪ But I find it's just begun ♪ And she gets me where I live ♪ I'll give all I have to give ♪ I'm talking about that hummingbird ♪ ♪ Oh, she's little and she loves me, too much words to say ♪ ♪ When I see her in the morning sleeping ♪ ♪ Oh she's little and she loves me ♪ ♪ To my lucky day ♪ Hummingbird, don't fly away ♪ (Joe, solo) ♪ (Joe, solo) ♪ (Joe, solo) ♪ (Joe, solo) ♪ (Joe, solo) ♪ (Joe, solo) ♪ (Joe, solo) ♪ (Joe, solo) ♪ (Joe, solo) ♪ (Joe, solo) ♪ (Joe, solo) ♪ When I'm feeling wild and lonesome ♪ ♪ Well she knows the words to say ♪ ♪ And she gives me a little understanding ♪ ♪ In her special way ♪ Oh I have to say ♪ In my life I love no other ♪ Because she's more than I deserve ♪ ♪ And she gets me where I live ♪ ♪ I'll give her all I have to give ♪ ♪ I'm talking about that hummingbird ♪ ♪ Oh, she's little and she loves me ♪ ♪ Too much words to say ♪ When I see her in the morning sleeping ♪ ♪ Oh she's little and she loves me ♪ ♪ To my lucky day ♪ Hummingbird, don't fly away ♪ Don't fly away, away ♪ Don't fly away, away ♪ Don't fly away, away ♪ Don't fly away, away ♪ Don't fly away, away (Joe, solo in background) ♪ ♪ Don't fly away, away (Joe, solo in background) ♪ ♪ Don't fly away, away (Joe, solo in background) ♪ ♪ Don't fly away, away (Joe, solo in background) ♪ ♪ Don't fly away, away (Joe, solo in background) ♪ ♪ Don't fly away, away (Joe, solo in background) ♪ ♪ Don't fly away, away ♪ Don't fly away, away ♪ Don't fly away, away ♪ Don't fly away, away (Reese, piano outro) (Reese, piano outro) ♪ Thank you very much, goodnight Ladies and Gentlemen ♪ ♪ Born under a bad sign ♪ I been down since I began to crawl ♪ ♪ If it wasn't for bad luck ♪ You know, I have no luck at all ♪ ♪ Hard luck and trouble ♪ Been my only friend ♪ I've been on my own ♪ Ever since I was ten ♪ Born under a bad sign ♪ I've been down since I began to crawl ♪ ♪ If it wasn't for bad luck ♪ You know, I'd have no luck at all ♪ ♪ I can't read ♪ I can hardly write ♪ My whole life has been ♪ One big fight ♪ Born under a bad sign ♪ I've been down since I began to crawl ♪ ♪ If it wasn't for bad luck ♪ You know I'd have no luck at all ♪ ♪ (Joe, solo) ♪ (Joe, solo) ♪ You know wine and women ♪ Is all I crave ♪ A big legged woman Gonna carry me to my grave ♪ ♪ Born under a bad sign ♪ I been down since I began to crawl ♪ ♪ If it wasn't for bad luck ♪ You know I'd have no kind of luck ♪ ♪ If it wasn't for bad luck ♪ You know I'd have no luck at all ♪ ♪ Yeah, I'm a bad luck boy ♪ Been havin' bad luck all of my days, yeah ♪ ♪ (Joe, solo) ♪ Born under a bad sign (Joe, solo continues) ♪ ♪ (Joe, solo continues) ♪ Born under a bad sign (Joe, solo continues) ♪ ♪ (Joe, solo continues) ♪ (Joe, solo continues) ♪ (Joe, solo continues) ♪ Born under a bad sign (Joe, solo continues) ♪ ♪ (Joe, solo continues) ♪ Born under a bad sign (Joe, solo continues) ♪ ♪ (Joe, solo continues) ♪ (Joe, solo continues) ♪ Born under a bad sign (Joe, solo continues) ♪ ♪ (Joe, solo continues) ♪ What a long road home it's been, but thank you very much Greek Theatre Los Angeles ♪ ♪ That's Juanita Tippins ♪ Jade Macrae ♪ Mahalia Barnes ♪ Ron Dziubla ♪ Lee Thornburg ♪ Paulie Cerra ♪ Kirk Fletcher ♪ Anton Figg ♪ Michael Rhodes ♪ And Reese Wynans ♪ We are The Three King's Blues Band ♪ ♪ Thank you very much and good night, thank you!
♪ (crashing) (birds cawing) (guitar riffing)
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