Riley B.B. King Has Passed On
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Riley B.B. King Has Passed On
We have lost another great one.
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- schaublin65
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May he rest in peace
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RIP BB..."The Thrill is Gone"!
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A sad day!
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The third king is finally at peace
Live on BB
Live on BB
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I had the privilege of seeing B.B. in concert in 1982 and in 1984. Both times, it was a sublime experience. That tone, that beautiful tone. And when he did a slow blues, oh my god, talk about smooth, soulful burning! It was a life changing experience, to witness a master. And B.B. wasn't just a master: he INVENTED the language of electric blues guitar. Think of the guitarists that wouldn't have been (or would not have existed in the same way) had B.B. not lived: Hendrix, Clapton, Beck, Allman, Bloomfield, Buchanan, Green, Taylor, Gallagher, Kossoff, Gilmour, Bolin, Cray, and on and on and on, ad infinitum (plus many on this forum, I'm sure). Pretty much the whole of blues/rock guitar history (of course, I'm stating the obvious).
Gonna dig out my copy of "Live At The Regal" and remind myself how it's supposed to be done. Thank you, B.B. for teaching us how to speak "the language".
Long Live The King.
Gonna dig out my copy of "Live At The Regal" and remind myself how it's supposed to be done. Thank you, B.B. for teaching us how to speak "the language".
Long Live The King.
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Wow, that's a big, big name. Bye bye, BB.
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"A lot of people can do what I do. Some can do it better. They're just not me." - BB King
Such a humble man. With a one of a kind voice. Wonderful guitar player. He could do so much yet I don't think I ever heard him play more than 3 strings at a time. Even that was a rarity. He knew how to put a note in the pocket and how to swing. Some big lessons there.
He had, and will continue to have, a big impact on me. When I think about it, he changed my brain. Thanks BB and rest in peace.
Such a humble man. With a one of a kind voice. Wonderful guitar player. He could do so much yet I don't think I ever heard him play more than 3 strings at a time. Even that was a rarity. He knew how to put a note in the pocket and how to swing. Some big lessons there.
He had, and will continue to have, a big impact on me. When I think about it, he changed my brain. Thanks BB and rest in peace.
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It's to bad we have lost all the King's : Freddy, Albert, now BB.
Poor BB had to work till the end 15 children 15 different mothers.
RIP.
Poor BB had to work till the end 15 children 15 different mothers.
RIP.
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A great one indeed. R.I.P.
It's never too late to have a happy childhood.
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Live at the Regal--Help the Poor--oh yes!
Another man done gone......
Another man done gone......
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Purple haze all in my eyes
Don't know if it's day or night
You got me blowin', blowin' my mind
Is it tomorrow, or just the end of time?
Thanks BB & Lucille.
Don't know if it's day or night
You got me blowin', blowin' my mind
Is it tomorrow, or just the end of time?
Thanks BB & Lucille.
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Glad I finally got to see him live. Although he told more stories than actually playing guitar, he still had it. I got to see Albert live also, back in '75, missed Freddy unfo.
There must be a hell of a band up there now.
There must be a hell of a band up there now.
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