B.B. King

I've seen him a couple of times and both concerts are right up there on my 'best ever' list. The man was great and his backing band were absolutely stunning musicians.

Very sad to hear of his recent death.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32747861

Yes, so sad, I heard this on the news this morning. The man was a giant; he has had so much influence in the world of blues and rock. RIP

The Blues will not sound as sweet today.

The King is gone. The best singer of the lot, esp. back around 1962.
I can remember the moment when he split off from the other two Kings -Freddie and Albert - and became the undisputed King of the Blues.
I remember silly kids, all excited about the new rock n' roll, giving him a hard time, and BB crying, but then outlasting most every pop star by decades.
He was always great live, I saw him bring kids up on stage and he let them play his guitar, Lucille.
Everyone will jump on youTube I expect, and be a blues fan again for a few days. Now only Buddy Guy is left from those days. 'The Kings Jam' -with a young Jimi Hendrix, is typical of the man. Jimi was awful, and too loud then, but BB King made it all good and fun somehow.
Before he ever played any guitar on records, there were 78 RPMs around and they still sound great.
As long as his recordings are out there, the Thrill will Never be Gone. *****

J Riff said:

As long as his recordings are out there, the Thrill will Never be Gone. *****

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So true.

I think for me the most abiding memory I have of watching him perform was the waves of affection for B.B. coming from the crowd. This was met by such humility from him that it made the crowd love him even more.

He was a simple man with a great gift.

This was a long time ago, and I may have the wrong artist, but I seem to remember him saying in an interview on TV one time that his first 'guitar' consisted of some bailing wire he got from the cotton estate owner when he was a kid and which he nailed to one of his family's veranda uprights and tensioned with a bit of wood jammed in. I may be wrong but I'm fairly sure this was BB.

I just had to link to a classic B.B. King rendition of "The Thrill Is Gone."

I was deeply saddened when I heard the news about the loss of the great music artist B.B. King.

I will miss B.B. Rest in peace Mr King.