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Now Appearing at Ole Miss 
Live album by B. B. King Released 1980 Genre Blues Length 84:52 Label MCA B. B. King chronology Take It Home
(1979)Now Appearing at Ole Miss
(1980)There Must Be a Better World Somewhere
(1981)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]Now Appearing at Ole Miss is a live album by B. B. King, released in 1980. Bill Dahl of Allmusic called it "the worst, most lethargic live album that King ever made."[2]
Tracklist
- "Intro/B.B. King Blues Theme" (Owens) – 3:04
- "Caldonia" (Moore) – 2:47
- "Blues Medley" – 14:10
- "Hold On (I Think Our Love Is Changing)" (Jennings, Sample) – 5:45
- "I Got Some Help I Don't Need" (Clark, King) – 5:24
- "Darlin' You Know I Love You" (Bihari, King) – 7:14
- "When I'm Wrong" (King) – 9:29
- "The Thrill Is Gone" (Darnell, Hawkins) – 11:16
- "Never Make a Move Too Soon" (Hooper, Jennings) – 7:23
- "Three O'Clock in the Morning" (King, Taub) – 8:56
- "Rock Me Baby" (Josea, King) – 3:52
- "Guess Who?" (Belvin, Belvin) – 2:33
- "I Just Can't Leave Your Love Alone" (Jennings, Sample) – 2:59
The cassette tape release MCAC2-8016, provides some more information. On that release tracks 5 and 10 are reversed. "Blues Medley" is composed of "Don't Answer the Door", "You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now", "Need Your Love So Bad", and "Nobody Loves Me but My Mother". The main face of the cassette insert shows what looks like an LP cover with the title listed as: B.B. King "Now Appearing" at Ole Miss. The spine of the cassette insert lists the title as: Live at the University of Mississippi "Ole Miss". The cassette itself lists the title as Live "Now Appearing at Ole Miss".
References
B.B. King Studio albums 1957: Singin' the Blues • 1958: The Blues • 1960: My Kind of Blues • 1968: Lucille • 1969: Completely Well • 1970: Indianola Mississippi Seeds • 1971: B.B. King in London • 1972: Guess Who • L.A. Midnight • 1977: King Size • 1978: Midnight Believer • 1979: Take It Home • 1981: There Must Be a Better World Somewhere • 1985: Six Silver Strings • 1995: Lucille & Friends • 1997: Deuces Wild • 1998: Blues on the Bayou • 1999: Let the Good Times Roll • 2000: Riding with the King • Makin' Love Is Good for You • 2003: Reflections • 2005: B. B. King & Friends: 80 • 2008: One Kind FavorLive albums 1965: Live at the Regal • 1969: Live & Well • 1971: Live in Cook County Jail • 1974: Together for the First Time... Live • 1976: Bobby Bland and B. B. King Together Again...Live • 1980: Now Appearing at Ole Miss • 1991: Live at the Apollo • Live at San Quentin • 1999: Live in JapanCompilations 1975: Lucille Talks Back • 1983: Why I Sing the Blues • 1992: King of the Blues • 1999: His Definitive Greatest Hits • 2005: The Ultimate Collection • 2007: The Best of the Early YearsSingles 1951: "3 O'Clock Blues" • 1952: "Shake It Up and Go" • 1955: "Every Day I Have the Blues" • 1956: "Sweet Little Angel" • 1959: "Sugar Mama" • 1961: "Someday Baby" • 1962: "Going Down Slow" • 1963: "Trouble in Mind" • 1964: "How Blue Can You Get" • "Rock Me Baby" • "Please Send Me Someone to Love" • 1965: "Blue Shadows" • 1966: "Eyesight to the Blind" • "Just Like a Woman" • "Five Long Years" • "Ain't Nobody's Business" • 1970: "The Thrill Is Gone" • "Worried Life" • 1976: "Let the Good Times Roll" • 1985: "Big Boss Man" • 1988: "When Love Comes to Town" • 1992: "Since I Met You Baby"Other songs 1961: "Driving Wheel • 1974: "Black Night" • 1977: "Don't You Lie to Me" • 1985: "In the Midnight Hour" • 1990: "Into the Night" • 1995: "You Shook Me" • 1998: "Mean Ole' World" • 1999: "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens" • "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" • "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" • "Buzz Me" • "Jack, You're Dead" • "Saturday Night Fish Fry" • "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" • "Early in the Mornin'" • 2000: "Hold On, I'm A Comin'" • "Come Rain or Come Shine" • "Since I Fell for You" • 2005: "Need Your Love So Bad" • "Early in the Morning" • 2008: "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" • "Sitting on Top of the World"Related articles Discography • Memphis blues • Beale Street • WDIA • Chitlin' circuit • Bihari brothers • Maxwell Davis • Lucille (guitar)Categories:- Blues album stubs
- 1980s album stubs
- B.B. King live albums
- 1980 live albums
- MCA Records live albums
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