BB King - live in his NY apartment & at the Yale School of Music 1975

The legendary BB filmed firstly in his NY apartment that overlooked Central Park & then at Yale University. These clips are taken from the William Ferris short documentary on the blues ’Give My Poor Heart Ease’ released in late ’75. I don’t make anything putting these videos together so please support the channel with the link here if you can its greatly appreciated! BB King: Guitar & Vocals Bill Oppenheimer: Piano (during the Vale clip) William Ferris said of the filming: “This scene cuts to B. B.’s apartment in New York City. His apartment overlooked Central Park, and I always remember him closing the curtains with an electric switch, which pulled this enormous curtain across the room to darken the it for our cameras. From that perch, he could look over Central Park. It was a very exciting moment to be allowed in his apartment in this way. This is an informal session in which B. B. reflected about his life and his roots in the Mississippi Delta. [He is] playing a Gibson guitar, which was my guitar when I went to Yale. Actually, my guitar had been stolen, and I bought this guitar a few years earlier. So we were able to get an intimate visit with B. B. and get his thoughts about life and music. We now cut to Sprague Auditorium in the School of Music at Yale University. This was probably a first: to bring a blues musician into a hall that would normally be reserved for classical music and classical concerts. There was overwhelming enthusiasm and excitement about B. B.’s coming to Yale and being honored in this way. We later were able to secure an honorary doctorate degree for B. B., a Doctorate of Humane Letters. He was also unanimously selected [by the senior class] to give the senior commencement speech. When he responded that he was not a good speaker, the students responded, “Just play.” So this concert led to his speaking and performing as the Senior commencement speaker at Yale and the following day, receiving an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters at Yale.“ If any videos get blocked I tend to post them on my other social media platforms, so have a look if you don’t want to miss anything! All links are here: #bluesincolour #bbking #bluesmusic #bluesmusician #bluesman #bluesguitar #bluesguitarist #bluesguitarlicks #chicagoblues #lucille #gibsonguitars #1970s #bluessinger #guitarist #guitargod