BB King

[Dirty Dog]

The King is dead. Long live the king.

 

[Gnarlie]

One of my earliest musical influences. He wrote songs that I already knew, and played them in a way that I felt as much as heard. He will be missed.

 

[Transk53]

From what little exposure I had to BB and his peers, he was great. RIP!

 

[Tames D]

From what little exposure I had to BB and his peers, he was great. RIP!

He was better than great. He was amazing.

 

[Kurai]

“People all over the world have problems,” - “And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.” -- Riley "B.B." King

Thanks for the music.

 

[tshadowchaser]

A man of true musical artistry. May he rest in peace

 

[Buka]

Long live the King. RIP.

 

[oftheherd1]

I missed this thread. I agree, he was great. I have long been a fan of his.

 

[elder999]

I missed this thread. I agree, he was great. I have long been a fan of his.

Indeed....my mom turned me on to BB King when I was a small child-told me the "Lucille" story and everything. About 30 years later, I took her to see BB King for her birthday.....maybe another 10 years after that, 2010, maybe, I got to see him play at one of the Indian casinos here...he was around 83, and probably only played like five songs-but what fun! (Buddy Guy opened for him, and played a helluva set-I remember remarking to Rita-that's the wife-that life must be be pretty good at 83 if you could have a 72 year old doing your heavy lifting for you! )

The thrill is gone........

 

[Xue Sheng]

RIP

Lucille now sits silent