Vol. III<\/em> release is \u201cSweet Little Angel\u201d featuring Buddy Guy, paired with a new music video that interweaves archival and live footage of B.B. King and Buddy performing \u2013 a poignant celebration of their friendship and shared musical lineage. \u201cBuddy Guy is obviously the first call you make when putting this project together, and \u2018Sweet Little Angel\u2019 was his preferred song,\u201d says co-producer Josh Smith. \u201cThis take shows you why Buddy is the living legend he is. Our most important living blues artist. In regards to the track, both Buddy\u2019s vocal and guitar playing are from the same live track. No messing around, old school. The Real Deal indeed!!!\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cDon\u2019t You Want A Man Like Me\u201d features the powerhouse duo Larkin Poe reimagining one of King\u2019s most playful songs with swagger and soul. \u201cLarkin Poe are such a talented pair, and they both killed this track,\u201d says Smith. \u201cThey brought such a unique spin and attitude to the original that flips it on its head. Mostly, it\u2019s just such a fun rocking track. The vocals are incredible as is the lap steel guitar solo!!\u201d<\/p>\n
On \u201cHeartbreaker,\u201d Eric Gales and Trombone Shorty deliver one of the project\u2019s most explosive moments. \u201cMan, Trombone Shorty and Eric Gales together?!?! What a combo,\u201d Smith says. \u201cSo much talent. Shorty kills the vocals and plays all the horns on the song, and Eric does what he does!!! Pays tribute to B.B. while always being himself. This one just came together magically!!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWatch Yourself\u201d finds Texas blues legend Jimmie Vaughan at his most relaxed and soulful. \u201cWhat an honor to have Jimmie Vaughan,\u201d says Smith. \u201cThis is one of my favorite B.B. shuffles ever, and Jimmie brought so much fun and attitude to it. Jimmie also cared so much about the track that he recorded his own horn section unprompted (not knowing we were going to add the horns later anyway)! So cool and such a great performance.\u201d<\/p>\n
The volume closes with \u201cWhen It All Comes Down (I\u2019ll Still Be Around)\u201d featuring Larry McCray. \u201cThis song is a personal favorite from B.B.\u2019s magical 60\u2019s\/70\u2019s era,\u201d says Smith. \u201cLarry is truly the top of the heap, the greatest contemporary bluesman in the world. We just knew he would kill this song, and he does nothing less. The best!!!\u201d<\/p>\n
Produced by Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith, B.B. King\u2019s Blues Summit 100<\/em> continues to unfold in monthly installments through February 2026, culminating in the full 32-track album\u2019s release on February 6th. With the blessing of the B.B. King Estate, The B.B. King Music Company, and the King family, Bonamassa and team set out to unite generations of artists who have been shaped by King\u2019s influence.<\/p>\n\u201cWhen B.B. was alive and active, he was the blues \u2013 he was the sun which all planets rotated around,\u201d says Bonamassa. \u201cYou only get one shot to do this correctly. And I think we nailed it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Previous volumes have featured Gary Clark Jr., Keb\u2019 Mo\u2019, Paul Rodgers, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Pat Monahan of Train, Aloe Blacc, Michael McDonald, Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, Bobby Rush, George Benson, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and D.K. Harrell \u2013 each artist bringing their own story, sound, and respect to King\u2019s legacy.<\/p>\n
The album\u2019s title pays homage to King\u2019s Grammy-winning 1993 Blues Summit<\/em>, and the project carries that same collaborative spirit forward on a global scale. For Bonamassa, it\u2019s both a tribute and a mission. \u201cB.B.\u2019s only wish was, \u2018Do what you can to keep the blues alive,\u2019\u201d he says. \u201cWell, hopefully this album gives a B12 shot to his legacy \u2013 and to the legacy of the blues.\u201d<\/p>\nThe announcement arrives during an especially significant moment in Bonamassa\u2019s own career. His latest studio album, Breakthrough,<\/em> earned him his fifth Grammy nomination, while Eric Gales\u2019 A Tribute To LJK,<\/em> produced by Bonamassa and Josh Smith, was also nominated in the same category. On the road, Bonamassa is currently in the midst of his Fall 2025 U.S. Tour, which runs through December 6th and includes stops in Texas, Louisiana, Georgia, Florida, and more. The tour marks the final run with longtime keyboardist and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Reese Wynans, who recently announced that he will step back from everyday touring after this season.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source themusicuniverse.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A legendary collaboration between Chaka Khan and Eric Clapton is available Joe Bonamassa returns with B.B. King\u2019s Blues Summit 100, Vol. III, the next five songs from the landmark tribute project honoring what would have been B.B. King\u2019s 100th birthday via KTBA Records. This new volume features five inspired collaborations that capture the spirit, range, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2098160,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[396406,343460,364670,318080,413334,319094,413335],"class_list":["post-2158058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-bb-king","tag-buddy-guy","tag-chaka-khan","tag-eric-clapton","tag-jimmie-vaughan","tag-joe-bonamassa","tag-larkin-poe"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Joe-Bonamassa-shares-six-new-songs-from-BB-King-tribute.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2158058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2158058"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2158058\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2158059,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2158058\/revisions\/2158059"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2098160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2158058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2158058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2158058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}