RIP Beale Street Blues Boy

[ZahZoo]

BB King passes at 89...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCgTJj0TfKg

[Anonymous]

We're losing them all. All these giants that started modern music & were the embodiment of the romanticised story of the kid who started with a beat-up guitar & ended up as king of the world.

Now we get thugs, gangstas & bland pop.

Thank you for all the music, BB King.

Cheers! :beers:

[PETE'S BROTHER]

bean's little tribute to the king...

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[78/84 guy]

R.I.P. A true music giant !!! I went to see him about 10 years ago at the state fair. He was getting older so I wasn't expecting much. FANTASTIC SHOW !! He had the licks and the tone. Getting old sucks.

[WARF]

I only logged in to hear Kristy's take...

[Anonymous]

I only logged in to hear Kristy's take...

Kristy doesn't shit on the stuff I like. She's afraid she'll lose me.

As if I could ever get mad at her pretty alabaster-hued face. She's so silly sometimes.

Cheers! :beers:

[Green Manalishi]

A maximum Soul God of the Blues . He was a pure guitarist and literally every lick he played was improvised and heartfelt .
I've been playing a live CD recorded at MSG in New York City when he and Ike & Tina Turner opened for The Stones in November of 1969 . Wow !
On a sidenote - B B King played the Fox Theatre here in St. Louis late last year . Unfortunately he had to cut the show way short because he became very ill . Apparently he explained to the audience that he didn't feel well but felt obligated to play anyways . God bless him , He gave it his best shot but his failing health prevented him from playing for very long .
* The King is dead , long live the King *

[mug]

Just was at his eatery on Beale st. RIP BB

[twonabomber]

Saw Jeff Beck tonight, he played The Thrill Is Gone as an encore.

[Anonymous]

literally every lick he played was improvised

Hey, I loved the man too. But let's not get carried away.

Cheers! :beers:

[Satan]

Could BB King have been murdered??? :headlights:

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/bb-king-daughters-allege-closest-aides-poisoned-31294271

[Seshmeister]

A murder in a hospice? Sounds like a Columbo plot...