B. B. King & Friends: 80

B. B. King & Friends: 80 is the forty-first album by B.B. King, released in 2005. Recorded in several studios, it celebrates King's 80th birthday and features duets with a variety of musicians. 80 reached No. 45 in the Billboard 200 top albums chart as well as No. 1 in the blues albums chart.

Grammy Awards
The album won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards on February 8, 2006.

Personnel

 * B. B. King – vocals, guitar
 * Van Morrison – vocals, harmonica (1)
 * Billy F Gibbons – guitar, vocal (2)
 * Eric Clapton – guitar (3)
 * Sheryl Crow – vocals (4)
 * Billy Ward – drums (9)
 * Ian Thomas – drums (1, 3, 7, 10)
 * Clem Clempson – guitar (10)
 * John Mahon – percussion (12)
 * Leland Sklar – bass guitar (2, 4, 8, 11)
 * Robbie Buchanan – keyboards, Hammond organ (2, 4, 8, 11)
 * Mark Knopfler – guitar
 * Bob Birch – bass guitar (12)
 * Jerry Hey – trumpet
 * Nathaniel Kunkel – shaker
 * Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trumpet
 * Brian Mitchell – keyboards (9)
 * John Mayer – vocals, guitar
 * Nigel Olsson – drums (12)
 * Brandon Fields – saxophone
 * Gary Grant – trumpet
 * Glenn Frey – vocals, guitar (tr.8)
 * T-Bone Wolk – bass guitar (9)
 * Guy Babylon – keyboards
 * Davey Johnstone – guitar (12)
 * Russ Kunkel – drums (2, 4, 8, 11)
 * Luke Smith – Hammond organ (3)
 * Yolanda Charles – bass guitar (1, 3, 7, 10)
 * Dean Parks – rhythm guitar (8)
 * Elton John – vocals, piano (12)
 * Larry Campbell – (bass?) guitar (5, 6, 9)
 * Chris Stainton – keyboards (10)

Studios

 * Avatar Studios, New York City
 * Caesar's Palace Showroom, Las Vegas, Nevada
 * Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles
 * O'Henry Studios, Burbank, California
 * Ocean Way Recording
 * Olympic Studios, London
 * Right Track Recording, New York City