https://modestwalrus.com/tags/b.b.-king/Recent content in B.B. King on Modest WalrusHugoen-usMon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://modestwalrus.com/music/stormy-monday-by-bb-king/Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://modestwalrus.com/music/stormy-monday-by-bb-king/<h2 id="why-i-reacted-to-this-song">Why I Reacted To This Song</h2> <p>B.B. King is one of the greats, all time. Hearing him take on &ldquo;Stormy Monday&rdquo; live is a reminder of exactly why.</p> <h2 id="original-by-artist">Original by Artist</h2> <div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden;"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share; fullscreen" loading="eager" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/b5D_ELKJbe4?autoplay=0&amp;controls=1&amp;end=0&amp;loop=0&amp;mute=0&amp;start=0" style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border:0;" title="YouTube video"></iframe> </div> <h2 id="about-this-song">About This Song</h2> <p>&ldquo;Stormy Monday&rdquo; started life as &ldquo;Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad),&rdquo; written and recorded by T-Bone Walker in 1947. It became one of the most covered blues standards of all time, and B.B. King made it a regular part of his live shows over the decades, putting his own stamp on the phrasing, the guitar work and the emotion behind it.</p>