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Behind the B.B. King Box

John Broven, Blues & Rhythm, March 2001

The Ace Records 4-CD B.B. King box set The Vintage Years was released in June 2002. This is the story behind the production of this long-awaited box set of B.B.'s seminal recordings for the Modern Records group (RPM, Crown and Kent) between 1950 and 1965.

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