Hail The King

B. B. KING - THE ONLY KING

Unfortunately these days if you're to say 'BB' to someone. they think you're referring the iPhone inferior, Blackberry. BB is more than this - B. B. is the king of blues.

He has created one of the world's most identifiable guitar styles, not only within the jazz blues genre, but within music as a whole. 

King has received several accolades including ranking number six in Rolling Stone magazine's  '100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time', ranking number 17 in Gibson's 'Top 50 Guitarists of All Time' and was even inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

B.B., real name Riley, has received an amazing 17 Grammy awards, even scoring the big one; the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

The man is 87 years old and is still going strong with his last solo album, 'One Kind Favor', being released in 2008 receiving incredible reviews and winning a Grammy award.

B.B. King is a talented musician and should be remembered through time as a musical innovator.

Nothing Like a Bit of John Mayer to Calm the ol' Nerves

I am more than worried right now.

I am stressed up to my eyeballs.

I have left my home in Nuneaton, Warwickshire and moved to Winchester, Hampshire. That in itself is a huge change. Nuneaton is a pretty common town, bit of class here and there but not a "nice" town. Winchester, however, is entirely different - and comes at a price! Everything is hugely expensive.

But that's the least of my worries, I'm about to get myself into £40,000 worth of debt by going to University of Winchester to study Journalism and now I'm not sure if it's the university I want to attend... I know I should have researched it more but I've been so excited about it up until now - now I'm actually here.

I can't help but feel it may have been a lack of guidance, consdering no one I know, including previous Journalism tutors, have ever studied Journalism at university.

But there is nothing I can do this very minute, considering it's 1am.

So, to calm my nerves, I put on the unbeatable, incredible, brilliant, beautiful, soulful, amazing album 'Where The Light Is - Live in LA' by John Mayer.

I thought I'd share a few of the best songs, in my opinion, on the album. If you don't like them, well, you have no taste.

OUT OF MY MIND

BOLD AS LOVE

SLOW DANCING IN A BURNING ROOM

EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES

WHO DID YOU THINK I WAS?

There are many more, but seriously, just buy the CD. It's worth it.