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The Legendary BB King Has Passed Away
Posted on 5/15/15 at 1:04 am
Posted on 5/15/15 at 1:04 am
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Blues legend B.B. King has died in Las Vegas at age 89, his lawyer says.
Attorney Brent Bryson tells The Associated Press that King died peacefully in his sleep at 9:40 p.m. PDT Thursday at his home in Las Vegas.
The one-time farmhand brought new fans to the blues and influenced a generation of musicians with his heartfelt vocals and soaring guitar on songs such as "The Thrill Is Gone."
King sold millions of records worldwide and was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
King played a Gibson guitar that he affectionately called Lucille and was not only the undisputed king of the blues but a mentor to scores of guitarists including Eric Clapton.
He was awarded his 15th Grammy in 2009 in the traditional blues album category for "One Kind Favor."
From Yahoo
Sad day, one of the greatest ever.
He created one of the greatest Blues albums of all time
Live at the Regal
This post was edited on 5/15/15 at 1:12 am
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Posted on 5/15/15 at 1:15 am to CocoLoco
Damn.
RIP, BB.
RIP, BB.
Posted on 5/15/15 at 2:06 am to CocoLoco
This thrill is gone. 
Posted on 5/15/15 at 2:32 am to CocoLoco
Peace out BB, you gave it a hell of a run
Posted on 5/15/15 at 5:06 am to CheeseburgerEddie
Really sad to hear. I had the honor to meet him a few times and even interview him once. He was always very nice and down to earth. If you never saw him play at Club Ebony in Indianola you missed out. He is gonna be missed.
Posted on 5/15/15 at 5:08 am to CocoLoco
RIP
Posted on 5/15/15 at 6:15 am to Kingwood Tiger
RIP
The Thrill is Gone is in my top 5 of all time.
The Thrill is Gone is in my top 5 of all time.
Posted on 5/15/15 at 6:26 am to lsufan112001
RIP, King
Posted on 5/15/15 at 6:33 am to TigerRanter
The King of the Delta Blues. Aside from Buddy Guy, no other blues guitarist could command a stage like King. When they were jamming with other guitarist the other guitarist turn their amps down and took a step back.
Posted on 5/15/15 at 6:47 am to Shoulderchoke
this is a very sad day in the world of music. even if you didn't like the blues, you still liked his music. RIP sir - you were the greatest.
Posted on 5/15/15 at 7:07 am to CocoLoco
I was just talking to a friend about BB at JazzFest. Sad, sad day. RIP.
Posted on 5/15/15 at 7:08 am to CocoLoco
Posted on 5/15/15 at 7:14 am to CocoLoco
Sucks to hear. One thing that will come out of it is a great tribute show.... so there's that.
Posted on 5/15/15 at 7:20 am to CocoLoco
this is a sad day indeed...
Posted on 5/15/15 at 7:28 am to rbWarEagle
quote:
One thing that will come out of it is a great tribute show
I could see artists like
Buddy Guy
Eric Clapton
Robert Cray
Jimmie Vaughan
John Mayer
Bonnie Raitt
U2
Playing at the show. I'd certainly pay to see it
This post was edited on 5/15/15 at 7:30 am
Posted on 5/15/15 at 7:36 am to Shoulderchoke
thrill's gone bitch
Posted on 5/15/15 at 7:37 am to Shoulderchoke
Not BBs song, but one he definitely made it his own is 3 o Clock Blues. Gary Clark Jr. does an outstanding cover of that. I'd throw him in the mix of tribute performers.
Posted on 5/15/15 at 7:48 am to CocoLoco
A true legend and one of the greatest live acts I've ever seen.
This is the worst way to start a Friday.
This is the worst way to start a Friday.
Posted on 5/15/15 at 8:12 am to Shoulderchoke
quote:
I could see artists like Buddy Guy Eric Clapton Robert Cray Jimmie Vaughan John Mayer Bonnie Raitt U2 Playing at the show. I'd certainly pay to see it
Remove U2 and insert KWS, Jonny Lang and Bonamassa and Im down.
Posted on 5/15/15 at 8:16 am to Breesus
BB was one of the few guitar players with such a trademarked sound and playing style that as soon as he played the first few notes you instantly knew who it was
This post was edited on 5/15/15 at 8:17 am
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