
This footage is from B.B.'s performance at the medicine ball caravan festival in 1970. During this era, B.B.s playing was significantly more complex than his late sound many associate him with. This often included fast Jazz style lines to outline chord changes influenced by his early heroes Charlie Christian and Django Reinhardt.
The thing that makes this solo stand out to me is how incredibly musical and groovy it is despite B.B. only being backed by a drummer with a simple beat on 2 and 4...
It's technically brilliant and packed full of musicality. The crowd got it too.
"I think the guitar should tell a story" - B.B. King