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“We are honored to have produced, along with Josh Smith, a tribute to our friend, mentor, and musical hero, Mr. B.B. King, for his centennial birthday. It is a celebration of his legacy that I sincerely hope he would be proud of. I am deeply grateful to all our wonderful friends who helped make these 32 tracks of Mr. King’s music so special. Everyone brought their A-game. It may be the greatest assembly of legends on one blues record, perhaps of all time. I am humbled and honored to have been a part of it. Rest easy, Mr. King, knowing that the blues is in great hands.”
Sincerely,
Joe Bonamassa
The landmark album *B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100*, now fully released, was curated by Joe Bonamassa and took nearly a year to record. The 32-track project, featuring more than 40 guest artists, is more than just a tribute album—it is a masterclass in musical artistry. It traces how King’s voice, phrasing, and emotional clarity radiated outward into rock, soul, jazz, gospel, R&B, and beyond, shaping artists who may sound nothing alike on the surface yet share a common foundation.
From the very beginning, Bonamassa and co-producer Josh Smith approached the blues as something fluid, not a genre to be boxed in. Instead, they leaned into the reality King himself embodied: a musician whose work spoke fluently across musical borders. “People think of B.B. as a guitar player first,” Bonamassa has said, “but the truth is he was one of the great singers, period. That’s why his influence runs so deep.”
On behalf of the Estate of B.B. King, the B.B. King Family, Vassal Benford, and Ronald Lebow, we are deeply honored to collaborate with Joe Bonamassa on this special project launching Mr. King’s 100th Birthday Centennial celebration. Together with Joe and so many other great artists, we celebrate not only Mr. King’s extraordinary music but also his enduring spirit of love, unity, and the joy he brought to generations. This collection carries his legacy forward so that new audiences may continue to feel the heart, soul, and humanity of the King of the Blues.
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