Jon Voight
June, 1970
Bessie Smith, Charlie Christian, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Little Walter: All were giants of the blues and all died prematurely, from violence or illness, victims of a society that couldn't accept them as "artists" without qualifying and restricting them. Yet B.B. King has always believed that a black American can achieve both stardom and respect by singing and playing nothing but the blues. For two decades, he's been honing a style based on the oldest blues concepts but swinging with jaz...
