Date
Venue
City
State
Add
Sources
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Comment
Civic Center
Santa Monica
CA
Every Day I Have The Blues
I Need My Baby
How Blue Can You Get?
Instrumental
The Thrill Is Gone
Cowtown Ballroom
Kansas City
MO
The Thrill is Gone
All Over Now
Outside Help
King's Shuffle
Guess Who
Instrumental Jam
Nobody Loves Me
Sweet Little Angel
Ain't Nobody Home
Band Introductions
Outro
Regarding the date of this performance, which had been listed as "08/??/72", the lineup is inconsistent with August 1972. In particular, during this performance, B.B. King describes his newest member of the group, Cato Walker III, alto sax player, as "The newest member of the group, just about 5 and a half months".
Earl Turbinton, the previous alto sax player, had departed in approximately Sept 1972. Thus, this show would have been performed in about February/March 1973. According to the Cowtown Ballroom's official website, B.B. King played there on February 19 and on March 19. See http://www.cowbr.com/live/ for more information.
One of those performances was aired on FM radio on March 31, 1973, and is likely the source of soundboard recordings that circulate. It is not yet known which of these performances was broadcast.
Ron Levy – Piano
Milton Hopkins – Guitar
Wilbert Freeman – Bass
Joseph Burton - Trombone
Eddie Rowe - Trumpet
Cato Walker III - Alto Sax
Bobby Forte - Tenor Sax
Louis Hubert - Baritone Sax
Sonny Freeman - Drums
Assumption College
Worcester
MA
BB King Introduction Jam
Everyday I Have The Blues
How Blue Can You Get?
Instrumental
Outside Help
Instrumental
Sugar Mama
Ain't Nobody Home
B.B. King - vocals, guitar
Milton Hopkins - guitar
Wilbert Freeman - bass
Ron Levy - piano
Sonny Freeman - drums
Eddie Rowe - trumpet
Joe Burton - trombone
Bobby Forte - tenor sax
Cato Walker III - alto sax
Louis Hubert - baritone sax
Philharmonic Hall
New York
NY
Early Show
Slow Blues intro and talking
instrumental (with horns)
instrumental (with horns)
I've Got Some Outside Help I Don't Need (with horns)
outro (with band intros & includes When The Saints Go Marching In)
Late Show
Slow Blues intro and talking
Guess Who
The Thrill Is Gone
Hummingbird
talking intro, Nobody Loves Me But My Mother
instrumental outro (includes When The Saints Go Marching In)
Vocals & Lucille - B.B. King
Trumpet – Eddie Rowe
Tenor Sax – Bobby Forte
Alto Sax – Cato Walker III
Baritone Sax – Louis Hubert
Trombone – Joe Burton
Guitar – Milton Hopkins
Bass – Wilbert Freeman
Piano – Ron Levy
Drums – Sonny Freeman
Central Youth Center
Lewiston
ME
Everyday I Have The Blues
How Blue Can You Get?
Caldonia
Paying The Cost To Be The Boss
Sweet Little Angel
Better Lovin' Man
Nobody Loves Me But My Mother
I Need My Baby (Instrumental In G Major)
Sweet 16
B.B. King - vocals, guitar
Milton Hopkins - guitar
Wilbert Freeman - bass
Sonny Freeman - drums
Ron Levy - piano
Eddie Rowe - trumpet
Joe Burton - trombone
Bobby Forte - tenor sax
Cato Walker III - alto sax
Louis Hubert - baritone sax
VH-1 Midnight Special w/Gladys Knight
Unknown
Unknown
Stadsteatern
Malmö
Sweden
Philharmonie
Berlin
Germany
Warm up
Everyday I have the Blues
How blue can you get
To know you is to love you
You got me
Cleanhead's Blues
Hold it right there
Crying Won't Help You
Band Intros
I Need My Baby
I've Got Some Outside Help I Don't Need
When The Saints Go Marching In
Instrumental
Instrumental
All Over Again
The Thrill Is Gone
Guess Who
Outtro
B.B. King - "Lucille", vocals
Ron Levy - piano
Milton Hopkins - guitar
Wilbert Freeman - bass
Eddie Rourke - trumpet
Kato Walker III - alto sax
Bobby Forte - tenor sax
Louis Hubert - baritone sax
Sonny Freeman - drums
Palau de la Musica
Barcelona
Spain
Eddie Rowe trumpet
Cato Walker III alto sax
Bobby Forte tenor sax
Louis Hubert baritone sax
Milton Hopkins guitar
Ron Levy piano
Wilbert Freeman bass
Sonny Freeman drums
Newport in Paris
Paris
France