Name: Back In L.A. (Album Version) by B.B. KING in Berlin/LA
Duration: 5 min
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So fine! No guitar playing like BBK! Nothing like Chicago Blues!

In the late 1990s, City Councilmember Tom LaBonge created a mix CD in honor of the sister-city partnership between Los Angeles and Berlin. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of this partnership—in conjunction with our exhibition "Berlin/LA: Space for Music"—we assembled our own playlist that features iconic songs about the two cities from American and German artists alike, from Marlene Dietrich, to Dawe's "Time Spent in Los Angeles" and Nena’s 99 "Luftballons."

Photo: Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles. Frank Gehry, architecture, 2003. Carol M. Highsmith, photograph, n.d. Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division

Berlin/LA

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The absolute cream of James Cotton’s Alligator recordings.  With his huge, blast-furnace sound, larger-than-life personality, and massive frame, Grammy Award-winning harmonica master James “Superharp” Cotton is a blues giant in every respect.  Cotton has been performing professionally since the age of nine and learned directly from the masters – he toured in the bands of Sonny Boy Williamson, Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters.  He launched his solo career in the 1960s, releasing almost 30 albums and touring worldwide since then.  This collection has over 75 minutes of music, and features studio and live solo material, plus songs from Harp Attack!, Cotton’s history-making collaboration with Junior Wells, Carey Bell and Billy Branch. 

The Best Of James Cotton - The Alligator Records Years

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James Cotton - Black Night

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Back In L.A. (Album Version)

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It's been a great year for music, so many fantastic albums to choose from so it's been hard whittling it down to a top 5. Here are my top 5 Republic of Music albums of the year:

1. Veronica Falls - Veronica Falls (Bella Union)
2. Slow Club - Paradise (Moshi Moshi)
3. Modeselektor - Monkeytown (Monkeytown)
4. PS I Love You - Meet Me At the Muster Station (Paper Bag Records)
5. WATERS - Out In the Light (City Slang)

Modeselektor - Berlin (featuring Miss Platnum)

Buddy Holly Greatest Hits

Shake Rattle And Roll

I'll Sing The Blues

Beirut - Prenzlauerberg

Time Is Marching

I'm in the Mood

Boogie Chillun

The Getty works in Los Angeles and around the world to conserve and interpret the world's artistic legacy.

Back In L.A. (Album Version)

B.B. KING

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