B.B. King recorded "3 O'Clock Blues" for RPM Records around September 1951. The recording took place at an improvised studio in a room at the Memphis YMCA and the resulting audio quality "was a step down from the standards set by Sam Phillips". King's version is a slow (65 beats per minute) twelve-bar blues notated in 12/8 time in the key of C. His guitar work on the song shows his T-Bone Walker influences, "though his tone was bigger and rounder and his phrasing somewhat heavier".
| B-side |
"I'm Wild about You Baby" |
| Format |
10" 78 rpm record |
| Released |
1948 |
| Genre |
Blues |
| Length |
03:05 |
| Label |
Down Town (Cat no. 2002) |
MOGA MMXII (2012)
Welcome to Rathbun Lake
Each MOGA has been bigger and better than the last, and this year will be no exception. The MOGA staff have hidden over +100 permanent caches on the property owned by the USACE at Rathbun Lake, each with a FIFTIES theme. These cache will fall into 1 of the 4 different groups of caches hidden around the lake.
- Song Titles - 40 caches named after songs that were recorded during the 50's. They will range from a terrain of 1.0 to 4.0.
- Musicians - 40 caches named after musicians (individuals & groups) that were performing during the 50's. They will range from a terrain of 1.0 to 4.0.
- Television & Radio Shows - 28 caches named after popular television & radios programs that were original broadcast during the 50's. They will range from a terrain of 1.0 to 5.0.
- Automobiles - 16 caches named after types of cars sold during the 50's . They will range from a terrain of 1.0 to 2.0.
Rathbun Lake is accessible year round. Some areas of the recreation area can be gated, so you would have to park and walk in. Check the following websites for more information.
Federal Recreation Reservations.
This cache is placed on property owned and managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District.
