BB King meets Brian May in a guitar battle for the ages — Seville '91 was electric.
Guitar Legends was a concert held over five nights, from October 15 to October 19, 1991, in Seville, Spain, with the aim of positioning the city as an entertainment destination to draw support for Expo '92 beginning the following April. The event featured 27 top guitarists, including BB King, Brian May, George Benson, Joe Walsh, Keith Richards, Les Paul, Robbie Robertson, Robert Cray, Roger Waters, Albert Collins, Steve Vai and Joe Satriani. The vocalists included Rickie Lee Jones, Bob Dylan and Joe Cocker. Five 90-minute shows and a one-hour documentary were broadcast. Forty-five countries showed at least one live show. Later, broadcasters in 105 countries broadcast one or more programmes.
Acting
BB King's face says everything.
Production
Five nights, 27 guitarists, zero weak links.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Expo '92 organizers spent millions positioning Seville as a global destination — this concert series was basically a very expensive tourism ad with a killer soundtrack.
The 1991 lineup captured a vanishing moment: Les Paul was 76, Bo Diddley was 62, and the blues-rock torch was being passed to shredders like Vai who'd dominate the decade.
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