R.I.P B.B King

Godfather.
Godfather. Posts: 12,504
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I met him once,very kind and above all very cool.

Godfather.

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/05/15/blues-legend-bb-king-dies-at-8-attorney-says/

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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,432
    He was pretty much touring all his life, even up to the end. I was hoping to see him play this fall.
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  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    90 years old! What a life he lived, especially given where he started.

    Man earned the right to sing the blues.

    RIP.
  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    hedonist said:

    90 years old! What a life he lived, especially given where he started.

    Man earned the right to sing the blues.

    RIP.

    This totally!!^^
  • callen
    callen Posts: 6,388
    Play some BB tonight in his honor.
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  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    callen said:

    Play some BB tonight in his honor.

    Definitely. He was one of a kind.

    I understand there was some infighting between his children and his trustee toward the end over money and access to him. I hope it didn't mar his last days.
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,838
    One of the greats, for sure. R.I.P. B.B.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • CH156378
    CH156378 Posts: 1,539
    RIP
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_ZViZ7N3gQ
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,779
    http://youtu.be/voz5UVMXs74

    this is a really good KWS DVD.

    RIP, King of the Blues.
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,779
    shit.....I just watched my own vid and cried :bawling:
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,779
    and, hey, don't hate on Bono :nuh_uh:

    http://youtu.be/r3wgoaONzwo
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,838
    This one really gets to me. EC is so sad about BB's passing and he laments the decline of great blues players in general and he's getting so old himself. Life is fleeting. It's a heart felt message Eric. Thank you.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-p1GLZQXfA

    But the music lives on. Here's a great number from BB (starts at 1:32):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWLAAzOBoBI
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,461
    Revisiting his catalog today. So good.
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  • samjam
    samjam New York Posts: 9,283
    BB was one of a kind. How lucky are we that we have such an amazing legacy of music to remember him by. Caught him 3 years ago on a beautiful summer night in NYC, right on the Hudson River. Still played his heart out, and was still cracking jokes. RIP King of Blues.
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