R.I.P. B.B. King

Ladeback69

My wife and I finally got to see him this February in KC, before he got sick.  I think we were one of his last concerts.  He will be missed.  Thank You B.B for all the great music.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/15/entertainment/bb-king-dead/

https://youtu.be/4fk2prKnYnI

GuitarEC

"B. B. King dead at 89 - Lucile said to be speechless..."

SmokingPiney

A true class act.............RIP, BB. 

Ladeback69

gdenby

I was lucky enough to hear Mr. King perform a few times in the 80s. Had the sweetest, cleanest sounding guitar I'd ever heard.

A friend of mine was at one of the concerts, and he was a little disappointed. BB used to play at a small bar/club in town called "Jelly's" in the early 60s. My friend would sneak in. He was big for his age, and kept a low profile. Those performances made a big impression on him.

Skiddymarker

The thrill is gone... One very unique individual. Privileged to have seen him play. 

tkleager

On of my favorite BB pieces.
https://youtu.be/fkxOhD2x4go

Ladeback69

When we seen him I noticed that he had lost a little bit of his chops, but I told myself that he is doing good for being 89.  A few days later I heard he was in the hospital for exhaustion.  Last week I heard he was in hospice care and felt bad about it then.  He and Steve Ray Vaughn were two of the people that got me into the blues.  I have more CD's and music of all kinds of Blues then any other type of music.  

byrne092

Ladeback69 said:

I've watched clips from that show. When him, Derek Trucks, and John Mayer play together is just amazing.

Edit: Nevermind I think that's a different one. 

YukonRon

The world lost a great one. Riley B. King, Blues Boy, later B.B. King. He was able to make a guitar resonate human emotion, and always seemed to persevere through pain.
He was a very fortunate and gifted man, he the majority of his life with his passion, interpreting the blues for all of us to understand and enjoy. I saw him in Europe and the US, each time he performed, he was both fun and gracious, not to mention outstanding. He was one of my favorites.

DaveRichardson

Saw him 2x in my life. Both small venues and were such a personal experience. Could definitely feel the soul and heart in the performance. 

FanOfFanboys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMTpa2wRFIQ

FanOfFanboys

Eric Clapton said if going to listen to B.B. King to listen to Live at the Regal and that it was what got him to fall in love with blues

Ladeback69

FanOfFanboys said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMTpa2wRFIQ

I downloaded it today and just finished listening to it.  Great stuff as always.

GATraveller

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApMd-qOFyDE 

caliking

He has been my favorite blues artist, especially his recordings from the 50's and 60's. Watched him perform in Chicago, Iowa City, and Houston - he always had a special connection with his audience.

I remember the show in Chicago where a woman in her 60's in our row kept screaming "take me home, BB! Take me home!"

I'm gonna miss the guy.

blukat

We lost a legend.

YEMTrey

R.I.P. Blues Man!  B.B. and Lucille were a match made in heaven. Can and will listen to B.B. all weekend now.

Hoosier_Patriot

I read a story about BB passing away in Christianity Today, I guess he's in Heaven now, not much call for the blues up there ... but the story did mention he also loved gospel music .. I suspect there is a LOT of gospel music up there... the heavenly worship band just got a big upgrade ...
  
Rest in Peace BB

DoctorMojo

RIP B.B. The thrill is truly gone

northGAcock

A sad day......The Thrill ......is truly gone!