B.B. King - R.I.P. (1925 - 2015)

[Shawn]

http://variety.com/2015/music/news/blues-legend-b-b-king-dies-at-89-1201496991/

[sidewinder]

Just heard this and sorry to hear it, RIP. He had a good long life though and a timeless legacy.

[gmonahan]

Riley B. King belongs to the ages.

gregmo

[kinuta]

What sidewinder said.

RIP the great BB King.

[Cyril]

RIP, BB King.

Edited May 15, 2015 by Cyril

[David Ayers]

The thrill is gone. RIP.

[paul secor]

Thank you for everything you gave us, Mr. King.

[Stefan Wood]

RIP

[BeBop]

It's a little sad to think that future generations will only be able to experience B.B. King through records and YouTube. But I'm thankful that he was once among us. RIP B.B. King

[Hardbopjazz]

We all knew it was coming. Regardless, it is a sad day. Thank Mr. King for all the music. May you rest in peace.

Edited May 15, 2015 by Hardbopjazz

[Brad]

The King is dead. Long live the King. He touched us forever. When this young boy heard him for the first time, my life was never the same. RIP

[Dan Gould]

I say without shame or embarrassment that when I got in the car I put in a comp I had put together and listened to "We're Gonna Make It" (from a concert in the 90s) and started bawling. And next on the comp. was Maria Muldauer's "He Don't Have the Blues Anymore" and I started bawling again.

Words can't express how I feel about B.B. King, the man or the music.

[Soulstation1]

Thanks for everything you gave us

RIP BB!!!

[soulpope]

Thank you for the music and RIP

[JSngry]

It's a little sad to think that future generations will only be able to experience B.B. King through records and YouTube. But I'm thankful that he was once among us. RIP B.B. King

This.

I saw BB a few times, in varying venues playing to different audiences. Sometime his show would begin earlier than others, but it was always killer.

And from all I've heard, he was a supremely ethical business man, had his band on salary with full benefits, health insurance, retirement plan, and all that. When you did the B.b. King gig, you were not just doing a few one-nighters and paying your way as you went along.

The last time I saw him, him and Bobby Bland were doing a show at the Meyerson (sic). Brenda wanted to go, and I told her that we needed to take the kids too, they needed to see these men in the flesh, put faces, and most importantly, actions to the names, because those are names and sounds they're going to be experiencing in some for or fashion for many year to come. They were both totally enthralled, and both still remember the concert to this day.

Lots of people are called "giants", but few truly are. B.B. King was a gaint, and you don't kill a giant, they don't die, they just move on to the next phase.

RIP to a genuine giant.

[Peter Friedman]

B.B. King will be greatly missed. He was a major part of American Music.

R.I.P.

[skeith]

One of my all time favorites - both as a singer and guitar player....saw him in concert about half a dozen times beginning in 1969 Thanks for the wonderful music, BB.

[clifford_thornton]

Never got to see him in the flesh but damn, what a life and what music came from it. RIP.

[MomsMobley]

It's a little sad to think that future generations will only be able to experience B.B. King through records and YouTube. But I'm thankful that he was once among us. RIP B.B. King

Lots of people are called "giants", but few truly are. B.B. King was a gaint, and you don't kill a giant, they don't die, they just move on to the next phase.

RIP to a genuine giant.

[David Ayers]

Definitely with him on the whole not singing and playing at the same time thing. A useful alibi.

[sgcim]

Bye bye Blues Boy, RIP.

[king ubu]

r.i.p.

[bluesoul]

Edited May 15, 2015 by bluesoul

[marcello]

https://youtu.be/YpnJry5Buak

[Hot Ptah]

I saw him many times in the 1970s and 1980s. What struck me was how varied his live performances could be, although all were excellent. I recall a concert at the Civic Center in Madison, Wisconsin, in early 1982 when he was just ferocious, just as intense and on fire as any live performer I have ever seen. He was grimacing with fury, whipping his head around, as he played guitar as intensely as possible.

Other times he was a bit more laid back but still very compelling. I heard a lot of great guitar playing live from him, and wonderful singing.

Then there was the time at the Roxy in Los Angeles, when he did a soul music show, very different from every other concert of his which I attended.

I am very glad that his 1950s and 1960s albums were reissued on CD and that I decided to spring for all of them. There are great riches in those earlier recordings.

Edited May 15, 2015 by Hot Ptah