B.B. King & Friends: 80 is the forty-first album by B.B. King released in 2005. Recorded in several studios, it celebrates King's 80th birthday and features duets with a variety of musicians. 80 reached No. 45 in the Billboard 200 top albums chart as well as No. 1 in the blues albums chart. Grammy Awards The album won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards on February 8, 2006. Track listing Personnel B.B. King – vocals, guitar Van Morrison – vocals, harmonica (1) Billy F Gibbons - guitar, vocal (2) Eric Clapton - guitar (3) Sheryl Crow - vocals (4) Billy Ward - drums (9) Ian Thomas – drums (1, 3, 7, 10) Clem Clempson – guitar (10) John Mahon – percussion (12) Leland Sklar – bass guitar (2, 4, 8, 11) Robbie Buchanan – keyboards, Hammond organ (2, 4, 8, 11) Mark Knopfler – guitar Bob Birch – bass guitar (12) Jerry Hey – trumpet Nathaniel Kunkel – shaker Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trumpet Brian Mitchell – keyboards (9) John Mayer – vocals, guitar Nigel Olsson – drums (12) Brandon Fields – saxophone Gary Grant – trumpet Glenn Frey – vocals, guitar (tr.8) T-Bone Wolk – bass guitar (9) Guy Babylon – keyboards Davey Johnstone – guitar (12) Russ Kunkel – drums (2, 4, 8, 11) Luke Smith – Hammond organ (3) Yolanda Charles – bass guitar (1, 3, 7, 10) Dean Parks – rhythm guitar (8) Elton John – vocals, piano (12) Larry Campbell – (bass?) guitar (5, 6, 9) Chris Stainton - keyboards (10) Studios Avatar Studios, New York City Caesar's Palace Showroom, Las Vegas, Nevada Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles O'Henry Studios, Burbank, California Ocean Way Recording Olympic Studios, London Right Track Recording, New York City Notes and references 2005 albums B.B. King albums Geffen Records albums Vocal duet albums