Riding with the King
B.B. King & Eric Clapton are two well known blues guitarists. The collabora… Read Full Bio ↴B.B. King & Eric Clapton are two well known blues guitarists. The collaboration between these two blues legends is best known for the blues album "Riding with the King" which was released in 2000.

Although Eric Clapton and B.B. King had a 30-plus years friendship originating with a chance meeting and subsequent jam session at New York City's Café Au Go Go in 1967, the idea for a collaborative album only crystallized during the sessions for King's 1997 album Deuces Wild. The resulting record, "Riding with the King", is a stellar event thanks to a wealth of rich material and a solid supporting cast including Jimmie Vaughan, Joe Sample and Steve Gadd.

B.B. King's extensive catalog provides a wellspring of inspiration, including signature songs such as the smoldering "Three O'Clock Blues", alongside lesser-known numbers like the ribald shuffle "Days Of Old", and the Live at the Regal chestnut "Help The Poor". Elsewhere, King and Clapton look to guitarist Big Bill Broonzy (an acoustic "Key to the Highway") and Chicago pianist Maceo Merriweather (the slow-rolling "Worried Life Blues") for inspiration. Even the non-blues numbers are delivered with a rich subtlety befitting these guitar icons' consummate musicianship. John Hiatt's title track becomes a mid-tempo exchange between old friends, while their honeyed vocals on the standard "Come Rain or Come Shine" are worthy of Ray Charles' 1959 version.

"Riding with the King" won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.

Official website for B.B. King: www.bbking.com
Official website for Eric Clapton: www.ericclapton.com
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Riding with the King
B.B. King & Eric Clapton Lyrics


Come Rain or Come Shine I'm gonna love you like nobody's loved you, Come rain or…
Days of Old [Chorus:] Way back yonder in the days of old, The men was…
Help the Poor [Chorus:] Help the poor, Won't you help poor me? I need help…
Hold on I'm Coming Don't you ever be sad Lean on me in times of…
I Wanna Be I wander helplessly day by day. It's so much easier to…
Key to the Highway I got the key to the highway Billed out and bound…
Marry You It's the sugar so sweet, Kind I'd like to meet You at…
Riding With the King I dreamed I had a good job and I got…
Ten Long Years Well, I had a woman, She was nice, kind and loving…
Three O'Clock Blues Well now, it's three o'clock in the morning And I can't…
When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer When my heart starts beating like a hammer And my eyes…
Worried Life Blues Oh lordy lord, oh lordy lord. It hurts me so bad…


We also have lyrics for these tracks by B.B. King:


Come Rain Or Come Shine I'm gonna love you like nobody's loved you, Come rain or…
Days of Old Way back yonder in the days of old The men was…
Help The Poor Help the poor Won't you help poor me? Have a heart,…
Hold On I'm Coming Don't you ever be sad Lean on me in times of…
I Wanna Be I wander helplessly day by day. It's so much easier to…
Key To The Highway I got the key to the highway Billed out and bound…
Marry You It's the sugar so sweet, Kind I'd like to meet You at…
Riding With The King I dreamed I had a good job and I got…
Ten Long Years Well I had a woman She was nice, kind and loving…
Three O'Clock Blues Now here it is three o' clock in the mornin' Can't…
When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer When my heart starts to beat like a hammer And my…
Worried Life Blues Oh lordy lord, oh lordy lord. It hurts me so bad…


We also have lyrics for these tracks by Eric Clapton:


Come Rain or Come Shine I'm gonna love you like nobody's loved you, Come rain or…
Days Of Old [Chorus:] Way back yonder in the days of old, The men was…
Help The Poor [Chorus:] Help the poor, Won't you help poor me? I need help…
hold on i'm coming Don't you ever be sad Lean on me in times of…
I Wanna Be I wander helplessly day by day. It's so much easier to…
Key To The Highway I got the key to the highway Billed out and bound…
Marry You It's the sugar so sweet, Kind I'd like to meet You at…
Riding With The King I dreamed I had a good job and I got…
Ten Long Years Well, I had a woman, She was nice, kind and loving…
Three O'clock Blues Well now, it's three o'clock in the morning And I can't…
When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer When my heart starts beating like a hammer And my eyes…
Worried Life Blues Oh lordy lord, oh lordy lord. It hurts me so bad…


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