If you’re going to honour B.B. King, you don’t do it quietly.
Joe Bonamassa has just released the final preview tracks from B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100, a sprawling, deeply reverent 32-song tribute marking what would have been King’s 100th birthday. Volume V is out now via KTBA Records, ahead of the full album’s release on 6 February 2026. Pre-order available here.
This is a hand-picked, artist-led conversation with B.B. King’s catalogue, built by people who actually live and breathe the blues.
The Final Five: No Fillers, No Weak Links
The last batch of tracks:
- ‘Three O’Clock Blues’ – feat. Marc Broussard & Josh Smith
- ‘How Blue Can You Get’ – feat. Warren Haynes
- ‘Ghetto Woman’ – feat. Ivan Neville
- ‘Never Make A Move Too Soon’ – feat. Dion
- ‘When My Heart Beats Like A Hammer’ – feat. Dannielle De Andrea
A Project Rooted in Real History
This album really does hit harder when you know Bonamassa’s own story. B.B. King first took him on tour when Joe was just 12 years old, a formative mentorship that shaped his entire career. Blues Summit 100 might just be a long-overdue thank you.
Produced by Bonamassa and Josh Smith, the project was made with the full support of the B.B. King Estate, and it shows in the care taken with every arrangement.
Esquire has already named it one of the Most Anticipated Albums of 2026, alongside releases from artists who rarely share space with blues records anymore. That alone says a lot.
What’s Still to Come
While Volume V completes the pre-release rollout, the full album will include previously unreleased recordings, including the already-mythic pairing of Eric Clapton and Chaka Khan on ‘The Thrill Is Gone‘.
The full release will be available digitally, as a double CD, and as a 180-gram triple LP vinyl set.
Album Info
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Title | B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100 |
| Artist | Joe Bonamassa |
| Label | KTBA Records |
| Release Date | 6 February 2026 |
| Tracks | 32 |
| Formats | Digital, 2x CD, 3x LP (180g vinyl) |
TLDR;
- Joe Bonamassa releases the final preview tracks from B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100
- Full 32-track album drops 6 February 2026. Pre-order now.
- Features an all-star, cross-generational blues lineup
- Built with care, context, and actual respect for the source
- This is a tribute done properly
This project is proof that the blues is still a living language, and that B.B. King’s voice hasn’t stopped echoing just because time moved on.
Stay unruly.
