These photos are from B.B. King's first of two visits to Yale University. He gave a concert in Sprague Music Hall as a surprise bonus for a class on American Folklore. As you can see, the concert was standing room only. This concert was also documented in the film Give My Poor Heart Ease by William Ferris and can be found in the first clip on the Video page.

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All photos are available in high-quality .tiff format in the Site Map.

 


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