BB King Passes at 89

[Randy W]

from the NY Times

 

B. B. King, Defining Bluesman for Generations, Dies at 89

 

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Mr. King married country blues to big-city rhythms and created a sound instantly recognizable to millions: a stinging guitar with a shimmering vibrato, notes that coiled and leapt like an animal, and a voice that groaned and bent with the weight of lust, longing and lost love.

 

. . .

 

In performances, his singing and his solos flowed into each other as he wrung notes from the neck of his guitar, vibrating his hand as if it were wounded, his face a mask of suffering. Many of the songs he sang — like his biggest hit, “The Thrill Is Gone” (“I’ll still live on/But so lonely I’ll be”) — were poems of pain and perseverance.

 

. . .

 

B. B. stood for Blues Boy, a name he took with his first taste of fame in the 1940s. His peers were bluesmen like Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf, whose nicknames fit their hard-bitten lives. But he was born a King, albeit in a sharecropper’s shack surrounded by dirt-poor laborers and wealthy landowners.

 

 

[Thomas Promise]

The Beale St Blues Boy died yesterday at 89. A legend.

 

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Edited May 15, 2015 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

from Carlos Santana on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/carlossantana/posts/10152963434666359

 

Chairman of the board is home !!
All the kings are celebrating
the gathering of the elegance and excellence
In the ocean of the blues kingdom
Freddie King
Albert King
Saunders King
All and many more
In the King family
Are welcoming the one
That made the blues SUPREME
B B KING
We offer you our total gratitude
Jimi Hendrix Stevie Ray
Otis Rush Magic Sam Buddy Guy
Eric Clapton Jeff Beck Jimmy Page
Michael Bloomfield Peter Green Javier Batiz
All of US and many more
We are your children disciples students followers
And lovers of your most beautiful notes
You showed us the way to the heart soul spirit
With every note you told stories of grace and beauty
Enjoy being in the fullness of our lord supreme
Enjoy the effulgent light that you are
GOD bless you and embrace you
MR BB KING
Peace

¡¡El presidente de la junta está en casa!!
Todos los reyes están celebrando
la reunión de elegancia y excelencia
En el océano del reino del blues
Freddie King
Albert King
Saunders King
Todos y muchos más
de la familia King
Están dando la bienvenida al único
A quien hizo al blues SUPREMO
B B KING
Te ofrecemos nuestra gratitud total
Jimi Hendrix Stevie Ray
Otis Rush Magic Sam Buddy Guy
Eric Clapton Jeff Beck Jimmy Page
Michael Bloomfield Peter Green Javier Batiz
Todos NOSOTROS y muchos más
Somos tus hijos, discípulos, estudiantes, seguidores
Y amantes de tus notas más hermosas
Tú nos has mostrado el camino al corazón, al alma, al espíritu
Con cada nota has contado historias de gracia y belleza
Disfruta estando en la plenitud de nuestro señor supremo
Disfruta la luz resplandeciente que eres
DIOS te bendiga y te acoja
SR. BB KING
Paz

 

 

[Mick]

As the old song says, if there is a Rock and Roll heaven, I'll bet they have a hell of a band. And now the true king is home. B.B. King was one of a kind. He left us a great legacy and his magic flows through so many disciples. RIP Mr. King.

[Allon]

BB was there when I first started playing the guitar. He will always be in my memories, all the riffs included. Sad day for me....

[Doug]

Oh.....sad news.

[tsap seui]

Man, it's lookin' more and more like that ol' saw about nobody gittin' out alive....may be right.