I've got a sweet little angel baby
I love the way she spread her wings
I've got a sweet little angel baby
And I love the way she spread her wings
And when she wraps her arms around me
She bring me joy and everything
Yeah she do

I asked my baby for a nickel
And she gave me a twenty Dollar bill
I asked my baby for a nickel y'all
And she gave me a twenty Dollar bill
I asked a little girl for a drink of liquor
And she gave me a whiskey still

And if my baby would leave me oh
I believe I would die
And if my baby leave
I believe I would die
And oh, if you quit me
Please tell me the reason why

I've got a sweet little angel baby
I love the way she spreads her wings, oh yeah
I've got a sweet little angel baby
And I love the way she spreads her wings
And when she wraps her arms around me
She bring me joy and everything
Oh yeah

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Jules Bihari, Riley B. King

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Ricardo Vizcaíno Meléndez

3y↑53

Lyrics
I've got a sweet little angel
I love the way she spreads her wings
Yes, got a sweet little angel
I love the way she spread her wings
Yes, when she spreads her wings around me, people
I get so hot and everything

You know, I ask my baby for a nickel
And she gave me a twenty-dollar bill
Oh yes, I asked my baby for a nickel
And she gave me a twenty-dollar bill
Well, you know I ask her for a little drink of liquer
And she gave me a whiskey still

Oh yeah, if my baby quit me
Lord, I do believe I would die
Oh yeah, if my baby should quit me
Lord, I do believe I would die

Lord, if you don't love me, little angel
Please tell me the reason why

Maria Pinto

3y↑13

I've got a sweet little angel
I love the way she spreads her wings
Yes, got a sweet little angel
I love the way she spread her wings
Yes, when she spreads her wings around me
I get so hot and everything

You know, I ask my baby for a nickel
And she gave me a twenty-dollar bill
Oh yes, I asked my baby for a nickel
And she gave me a twenty-dollar bill
Well, you know I ask her for a little drink of liquer
And she gave me a whiskey still

Oh yeah, if my baby quit me
Lord, I do believe I would die
Oh yeah, if my baby should quit me
Lord, I do believe I would die

Lord, if you don't love me, little angel
Please tell me the reason why

The999999999abc

3y↑2

All comments from YouTube:

Colorado Man

5y↑700

When you think the guitar part is enough to make him a legend, He starts singing and you just can't believe your ears.

Rest in Peace King!

kay grimes

27w↑1

WYS.Thank you,Casey Grimes-Finley,Chicago,Illinois

Jona Castro Assessoria

42w

Top top top top top... top ...

Myiesha Braxton

Colorado Man Riiight well said!

MARIO

@gabriel oliveira meu ovo caraí kkk

Clout Lord

Lukas Kucera nah Hendrix was a decent singer that’s it

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CJ Smith

4y↑700

Story: I was in the library at my school and I clicked on this video. I wasn't aware that my headphones weren't plugged in. Mr. BB and Lucille shook the walls. Embarrassed, i plugged in my headphones and turned toward my books. Not even ten seconds later, some young kid came up to me and said "Excuse me, Who is That?!"

Needless to say, I was more than happy to share! THE BLUES LIVES ON! ALL IS NOT LOST!

Hurtful Observer

26w

Ok boomer

Bimishimo Binesiwag

27w

Now show them me Robert Johnson

kay grimes

27w

Awesome! I love this story sooooooooo much!Thank you,Casey Grimes-Finley,Chicago,Illinois

Clout Lord

27w

Whenever i play blues songs people always go “is that robert Johnson” I sometimes would get annoyed by this question but after awhile im more then happy to say who the artist is

victoria green

34w

Nothing like good music

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Conny Aidanpää

3y↑151

Love how he handles the bad note he played at 0:48. "If you make a mistake, just make sure to make the same mistake twice and people will think it was intentionally".

Paul Albamonte

11w

Most of today's players just don't get this . Raw emotion projected in music alone .

link199100

15w

Thats blues for you man

Jasta Gai

21w↑5

As Adam Neely once said, r e p e t i t i o n l e g i t i m i z e s

Animated

21w

@Dylan Vanderploeg its jazz

Dylan Vanderploeg

28w↑2

There is no such thing as a bad note

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Nicholas D.

4y↑243

I love the faces he makes. He's feeling our feelings for us.

Queen Laiya

Same

2

4w↑1

Its like he plays the guitar by his feelings and not by his hands...

Justsomeguy...

Alexander Reyes

11w

agree😍

James Agwe

14w

@Oh Danny Boy I bet his wife also called him the King

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songohan511

4y↑358

i like how the one man keeps saying "yeah" and "yes" all the time😂

Jugizet

I think that every viewer is saying that when when they are watching this.

THE DOUBLE TWINS 4L

1.0

oldgolfcartspeakers

Legend has that he’s still saying it till this day

sergio vega

18w↑1

Also he make his comments in te best moment!! 😂

mrcatfish2100

18w

300th like

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Jamie McMillan

4y↑194

Nobody ever made a guitar sing like B.B.

Jasta Gai

19w

Jimi Hendrix?

Roland Ramirez

50w↑1

Peter Green and Mike Bloomfield: AM I A JOKE TO YOU

Char Frizard

@Robert Craig Marcus King on the uptick

sacr3d g6om9try

And you know that how?

Brandon Blackwell

1y↑3

Dwayne Allman does a great rendition

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Michael Holmes

5y↑153

For the first few minutes, I thought whats the big deal? Other players have had better tone. But then a subtle turn of the volume knob at 3:00 changes EVERYTHING... I used to read that BB could say a lot more with one note than other players could say in a thousand and they ain't kidding. Now I've witnessed it.

Rich Moran

And he told his story didn't he...

mattietheformerdog

5y↑21

+Michael Holmes The big deal with the first 3 minutes - apart from it being some great playing with a perfectly appropriate tone - is that it sets you up for that big note at 3:00. Without the long slow build, there would be no build up of tension and anticipation, and no big drama and release when he hits us at 3:00. A device of which B was a master, of course.

L3ONARDO07

5y↑30

Before I listened to blues I never rated BB King, or most blues players for that matter. I used to think metal guitarists were the best, boy was I wrong. As I got older I learned to appreciate blues, and in my opinion feel is more important than technique or virtuosity. Even something as technical as jazz or classical is boring without the right feel.

Jimi Hendrix once said "The blues is easy to play, but hard to feel"

I think most people misinterpret what he said. Blues is easy to understand, makes sense to the ear, and usually follows the same chord pattern. It's easy to learn the notes you can play.

But it's actually very hard to make it sound good, or impressive. That's the challenge when playing the blues and where feel comes in.

9californication

5y↑415

I love BB King's philosophy on playing the guitar. He does not attempt to overwhelm his audience with a ton of notes, but instead picks the melodies and licks he wants to use extremely carefully and with "soul". Through his guitar, perhaps, we were allowed to glimpse into his personality.

Clout Lord

Rob Godwin that’s because you’re so used to hearing his licks sped up and overdone!! I was the same way when i first got into BB i had already heard all those lame ass blues rock players use his style so much !! BB is the OG man him and tbone walker are the greatest electric blues guitar players ever!! We are all just playing their licks

DOMINUS PIERCING

Great! Someone know where BB was in this performance and where?

Johnnyc drums

@Rob Godwin ; Maybe off by some "cents" if you know what they are.
Johnnyc drums knows this, but isn't he primarily known as a blues singer?
Who are you to decide what my (or anyones) blues scale is?

orbit

2y↑1

9californication the spaces in between the notes are just as important as the notes being played. BB was a minimalist, but his vibrato and touch were a gift from our Creator. He could truly make a guitar sing, such a dynamic player

Tanya Larrazabal

Thanks

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bluesjamfusion

5y↑33

Many people under estimate the impact of the backing band. BB King always had a killer band. Makes a big difference.

Joshua Howe

23w

I saw him live toward the end. His band was phenomenal

Trash Bulb

4y↑135

I love how his whole hand shook when he bent a note. RIP King of the blues

rossnavy

3y↑1

King of the vibrato

Srinivas Prabhu

4y↑1

Sure man! He leaves his energy and playing for us :)

Rachel Carreras

sadly he is dead T_T

Alan Jankowski

4y↑11

It's vibrato...different from a regular bend...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger_vibrato

Ricardo Vizcaíno Meléndez

3y↑53

Timmy Masse

3y↑19

Everyone's talking about the well sustained note at 3:00 but I'm more gripped by that gorgeous turnaround lick at 0:55. Golly gosh goodness wow, I want that lick

cybertiledude

4y↑70

I've been playing for over 30 years and I'm still humbled everytime I hear BB play. Anyone can play a blues scale but how many people can make you cry with one note?

Mv Hax 2 Ftw

2y↑1

True, i am trying to learn that right now

John B

4y↑228

at 3:00 The perfect note.

Akeel Mughal

There's definitely a bit of gain on the preamp stage. I don't think it would work without some gain/distortion. Best thing is to give it a go - wear ear plugs in a small room!

kyle J

Akeel Mughal so basically a cranked, clean tube amp?

Akeel Mughal

3y↑4

It's controlled feedback. Easily achieved when you drive the power section of a valve/tube amp at a high level.

Denese

3y↑3

B.B. king

Dexterity

3y↑13

His vibrato probably plays a large part, and during similar moments in other videos I've seen him adjust the volume/tone dials on Lucille.
I'd like to learn exactly how he does it though, if someone knows more about the King's magic.

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Infidel14?

4y↑13

Its interesting to see BB playing a ES-345 'Lucille' with a trapeze style tailpiece(at the beginning). Also unusual to see BB express exasperation with Lucille at around 1:39, she's clearly not wanting to stay in tune throughout the entire song. But that note at around 3:00 though...have mercy.

Gabe Morehouse

29w

@Lawrence of arabia honestly? It's cause he was black

Lawrence of arabia

31w↑1

K
So it looks here he'strumming an es-345 Gibson, & that's hip, any sidewinder, or turkey sandwich history buffs out there? Here's my question fam, If both leo fender then gibson manufactured corded sidewinders or bolongna sandwiches as far back as the fifties why didnt he himself personally hook up witn our legendary big btother B.B. and design him a signature electric candlestick? Does anyone out there have an answer? be my guest an reply, patiently awaiting your response.

TC V

5y↑28

Esas expresiones faciales al tocar la guitarra
expresan el amor que le tenia a la guitarra

Feliz cumpleaños, gran rey

Justin Fawsitt

5y↑4

He caresses those strings...

nicsandknacksandseans

4y↑48

I don't think anyone ever has had more control of volume than BB. He can do swells without the knob!

WalkinwithCaldonia

2y↑6

Well, Peter Green (who was admired by BB King) was the master of dynamics too!

Maria Pinto

3y↑13

Nalani Shapiro

5y↑4

BB king is my great great uncle.
How he had a sister named minnie and she is my great great grandma

Yuri Prado

5y↑79

Holy Sh$%t! B.B. King breaking the Matrix right here...The guitar is crying in his hands...RIP Legend!

John B

4y↑3

I think I've listened to it 20 times. can always find something new to love here.

Kaylee & Izzy

4y↑2

Yuri Prado I met his daughter yesterday Shirley king

Chelsea Mueller

3y↑13

I love his face while he plays <3 be one with the guitar

Xavier Thomas

He really had a great way with his baby girl

Jesse Cole

3y↑8

I love BB's "hype man" off to the side, throwing in a "yeah," every six seconds.

Robert Ellison

3y↑4

BB hit a few sour notes and wasn't in tune during the intro. Nobody's perfect. Great performance otherwise.

Brotherhood

its why his solo is so legendary here.

Chad B.

4y↑5

Many have tried but nobody makes a guitar sing like this man IMO. This is where it all started.

Bboy Mury

4y↑56

eterno BB KING.

Quanto sentimento em uma musica!!!!

MARIO

Br no blues ! kkk
só não domina o mundo por q não quer

Cleber Jhony

Br estamos juntos!

Masterson Rodrigues

4y↑4

ae tem uns br aq tmbm kkkkkkk

Luiz

4y↑3

Br nessa poha kkj

Braden Forrest

44w↑6

it’s crazy how much his guitar sounds like him singing

Bernd Koelbl

28w↑4

0:48 The Master is a halftone to deep for a moment - but his playing so sweet and tender ! Fantastic !

carinonero

4y↑11

isso é uma obra de arte!

Masterson Rodrigues

4y↑1

Um revel na parada

Ceaze 704

1y↑2

I want music like this today!

Said Muhammad Izzat

47w↑7

OMG. His voice when he was young...

Jeff Stockton

3w↑1

In the summer of 1972, I was 14 years old and went to my first concert. BB King was playing a small theatre in my hometown of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. After the show, my friend and I went back stage to look around. In one of the tiny rooms, sat the Blues Boy himself, lovingly wiping down Lucille. He invited us in and we sat and talked to him for a good 30 minutes. He was nothing but kind to two young, White teenagers, giving us autographs and embossed guitar picks. I’d been taping the show on a small portable recorder and recorded it all and our conversation . Unfortunately, in one of my many moves over the years, I lost the tape sometime in the late 90’s. R.I.P. Blues Boy King. 💙 🎸

Metálisis

5y↑15

Quiero ver al rey y en el anuncio me ponen una puta canción de pinche banda. No mamen.

Angelica Fernandez

5y↑2

A mi también :(

Because I Can

29w↑2

0:00 - 3:30 - just... Wow

Nahuel

1y↑4

1:45 afina la cuerda de D y pone cara de "oh yeah, that's is"

Hunter Frantz

5y↑52

This is how it is meant to sound. Love it

syn707

4y↑15

His favorite blues player is probably Taylor Swift.

Swapnendu Kar

5y↑7

+Jozef Joze You completely missed the feel of the song that's why you are complaining about the glitches.

Jozef Joze

5y↑3

but you're right..nobody is perfect

Hunter Frantz

ooooooohhhh lol I see

Jozef Joze

5y↑1

he was cocky by hitting them with the no looker like jordan

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Rahul Rajkhowa

5y↑3

We lose another great legend. Rest in Peace my dear B.B King. So glad I got a chance to fall in love with your music before you passed away. The way you toured the continents and hit those blues notes till the age of 89, I don't think anyone can or ever will. You gave us Santana, John Mayer, Derek Trucks, Gary Clark jr. and so many more great artists. The world has so much to thank you for, we shall remember you. Now you can finally jam with SRV, Albert King and Mr. Collins again

Thiago Siqueira

31w↑1

Brasil 2020 🔥

stacyblue1980

17w↑2

For my angel, Paul. ☘️
10 years gone.
I miss you darlin. RIP♥

Mama Kirn

4y↑4

too much feels

Angel Taylor

20w↑2

My fiance just posted this on my Facebook. 😍

GREGGY

19w↑1

Your friends on facebook must be happy because there nothing better to bring smile then bb king.

Daniel

19w↑2

Long Live the Missippi Blues💙💙

Deny Pratama Putra Tanjung

35w↑2

Bb King and Lucille will always be together forever

32a34a

6y↑5

That guitar was never the same after B.B. got done with it. An
educational video on blues.

Pankaj Bhatt

4y↑2

I can't explain how happy this makes me. Like take my everything. Just give me a guitar and I'll spend my whole life doing this.

YohAquino2

2y↑4

so this is where john mayer got out of my mind

Shane Thomas Musician

5y↑12

Around the 3:00 minute mark is what B.B. King to me. R.I.P.

TacoMan

18w↑1

He always played his guitar like a real professional.

Mariucha Cáceres Delci

41w↑3

3:00 arrepiei e chorei dps

bigphil303

4y↑6

You can just hear the emotion in his playing... I love the blues.

David Martelli

2y↑2

This man loved to play the guitar. You could see in his face that he loved to play that damn instrument. I bet he played for hours all alone and got into it just as hard

Aztec Kid Sanchez

4y↑1

BB King is a legend along with other blues legends no one can play like them

Storm AngeL

2y↑1

Lindo demais como b.b King faz a guitarra chorar

Fernanda Braz

1y↑3

Maravilhosa são as músicas do B.B. King, trazem paz e harmonia ao meu coração, além de me darem a calma que necessito muitas vezes. É raro achar pessoa no Brasil de bom gosto musical, como o meu....

Kaitlynn Sinclair

23w↑1

YEEES R AND B LOVE YOU

jjam291

5y↑11

The greatest guitarist to ever play...R.I.P BB KING!!!

Jim Channell

4y↑8

This is so good ! Really wish I 'd got to see BB perform one time during his life.

roman bebe

man some days ago in art hour at school we could choose a song on youtube for draw all my classmates choosed trap rap and that shit, i had choose this song one of my favourite, nobody except my teacher knowed whos bb king until i said to my teacher to put this song all my classmates laught of hes stange faces...in that moment i was goning to cry hearing everyone making fun of him, Rest in peace master.... :.(

João Oliveira

5y↑8

segura essa rapaziadinha da firula

isso sim e musica negra nao essa porção de firula que a mulekada acha que ta bonito

DriDri

👏👌

Matt Newhouse

35w↑2

BB hitting high notes like mariah :) 2020 still the king

sean gilhooley

5y↑1

"I asked her for a drink of liquor, and she got me a whiskey still." I need a woman like that!

Praying Mantis

3y↑2

When he sings it's as if his body goes back in time and he is with the woman who is touching him...

Bro Matter

4y↑1

how tf does he freestyle without any knowledge knowledge of theory
also,i love how he just tunes his guitar in the middle of the freestyle

Erion

90% of the greatest players never had any formal lesson in their lives, yet they know their ways around the guitar pretty well, i figure out that learning to play around certain key is enough for them.

Hulk Hogan 1953

3y↑3

Rest in peace King Of Blues🎸❤

No one Gives a Damn

3y↑3

so much peace in this comm section! i love it

zodiacbluesbaby

5y↑2

BB often described playing the guitar as being like a conversation. That's another way of saying he made the thing talk.

Timothy Viva

5y↑1

Nothing great ever dies. Riley King gave us such a great gift.

João Henrique Dos Santos Macedo Henrique

3y↑1

Simplesmente perfeito

The999999999abc

3y↑2

Wheelly

5y↑2

OMG. That`s so TASTY.
He was the excellent musician.

Marco Toledo

4y↑1

The legend, and the King.

Leonardo Oria Peña I Lillo

2y↑1

no puedo creer que haya pasado 34 años de mi vida sin escuchar esta maravilla, que pasión en una sola canción, con poca letra y pocos instrumentos este hombre logra cautivar el corazon
bb king ten por seguro que tu legado se lo transmitire a mi hija ya que ella es mi sweet little angel grande master

Henri Onpleur

4y↑4

Master!

Ashlee's Korner

2y↑2

This put goosebumps on me ❤

Bruna Oliveira Miranda

3y↑1

Brasil marcando presença ❤

Dom Rodrigues

Sempre

Killer Queen/64

5y↑2

This just brought tears to my eyes,...God bless you BB and thank you for sharing your precious gift with the world. Rest in Paradise King

kay grimes

28w↑1

............I LOVE THE WAY..........WYS BB."TESTIFY"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'M self Quarantining with BB,OTIS,,JACKIE,SAM,ARETHA,ETTA,GLADYS AND THEM............... GOD and ya'll folks are pulling me through!Thanking God for blessings fulfilled and those yet to come.Always standing on God's faithfulness,trust,love and strength.Amen.Please take Rona seriously and practice social distancing and SIP,she aint playing,chile and I am mad,too honnnnnnniiiiiiiiiii.Thank you,Casey Grimes-Finley,Chicago,Illinois

William Brown

4y↑1

the king,all the way from new Zealand.mean

Rosemarie Izzo

5y↑2

R.I.P You've earned your Angel Wings with a legacy of jazz & blues that has been a revelation to all .........God Bless

On Jog

3y↑3

sexy damn 60's

Robert Hutchings

EPIC Performance by the greatest blues guitarist to ever live on this earth… From my very soul RIP Riley B. King.

Blade Lopez

5y↑6

WOW!!!He really loves that guitar
...........I dont love my guitar i just enjoy playing it but if i did, i most definetlly wouldnt even get close enough to love it as much as him

ill Bistro

4y↑1

+Diego Donis ain't nothing wrong with making sweet, oh so sweet love to your guitar.

SnoOpDoGGfan100

4y↑2

You should love your guitar man

Lucas Kirchner

4y↑1

King of the one chord!

りー

This is really amazing performance except someone's nod.

No to Socialism-communism-Marxism-demoncrats

2y↑1

Music comes from the soul and you can see BB feeling every note........

NunoRacing74

5y↑1

Vai com Deus meu Irmão...........Amazing!!!!!!! R:I:P (/)/ o/

Nicolas Colombera Esposito

4y↑2

The only one who could feedback a clean guitar LOL

JIMI LOPEX

3y↑2

Happy Birthday King!

Wolverine

3y↑1

Le blues ..... ma révélation musicale tout simplement

Mr Kite

5y↑1

RIP... The thrill is never gone when listening to BB King.

Ruby Edson Rodrigues

4y↑1

A guitarra é como se fosse parte dele,e as expressões faciais que ele faz...cara,Blues é a união do concreto e do abstrato.Corpo e alma na mesma frequência.E B.B king é a prova do que eu digo.

Silvano Schwetscher

1y↑1

3:00 Damn!

Matt Owen

3y↑1

How does he hold that note so long at 3:00, is it feedback?

A P

39w

Matt Owen Vibrato

carguy67b

4y↑12

How can anyone check off the dislike choice for this stuff, it's all legendary music, some of the BEST!!

Ricardo Augusto

you should not pay attention to Justin Bieber's fans

John B

it says more about the person disliking than it does BB King, that's for sure. This performance ranks up there as one of his very best.

Billblues Bluesnogueira

3y↑1

o melhor de todos!!!!!

Timothy S Harrington

3y↑1

Listen to the note that he bends, vibrates, holds, bends again, starting at 03:00. Watch his face. This is blues like no one else can. Thank you for the lesson Mr King.

Andrew Borromey

1y↑1

Jesus once said that: " ...the kingdom of Heaven is within". When you watch B.B. King perform, you have to conclude that he was in Heaven every time he played and sang. He was certainly one of the most talented humans who ever lived.

Karen Stickney

5y↑11

Happy birthday, Riley.

Rafael Porfirio

1y↑1

A beauty in the world. I can say that!

Facu Sarlo

1y↑1

Esa guitarra es una gibson 335?
This guitar is a gibson 335?

Míla Benýšek

This guitar is GIBSON ES-345 Stereo (not 335 Mono) :-)

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