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Riding with the King is a blues album by Eric Clapton and B. B. King released in 2000. The idea for a collaborative album began during the sessions for King's 1997 album Deuces Wild.

The album contains B. B. King classics like "Three O'Clock Blues", "Days of Old", and "Help the Poor" from Live at the Regal. Other tracks include the Big Bill Broonzy-penned "Key to the Highway", Chicago pianist Maceo Merriweather's "Worried Life Blues" and a cover of Isaac Hayes's composition "Hold On, I'm Comin'" originally a 1966 single for Stax Records artists Sam & Dave.

Riding with the King won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album. The album was also released on a DVD-Audio in higher resolution and with a 5.1 surround sound mix.

Track List :
# "Riding with the King" (John Hiatt) – 4:23
# "Ten Long Years" (B. B. King/Jules Taub) – 4:40
# "Key to the Highway" (Big Bill Broonzy/Charles Segar) – 3:39
# "Marry You" (Doyle Bramhall II/Susannah Melvoin/Craig Ross/Charles Segar) – 4:59
# "Three O'Clock Blues" (King/Taub) – 8:36
# "Help the Poor" (Charles Singleton) – 5:06
# "I Wanna Be" (Bramhall, Charlie Sexton) – 4:45
# "Worried Life Blues" (Big Maceo Merriweather) – 4:25
# "Days of Old" (Jules Bihari, King) – 3:00
# "When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer" (King/Taub) – 7:09
# "Hold On, I'm Comin'" (Isaac Hayes/David Porter) – 6:20
# "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen/Johnny Mercer) – 4:11

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