Randy W Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 from the NY Times B. B. King, Defining Bluesman for Generations, Dies at 89 http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/05/09/arts/music/00king-bb-adv-obit-slide-PKN2/00king-bb-adv-obit-slide-PKN2-jumbo.jpg 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. Link to comment
Thomas Promise Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 (edited) The Beale St Blues Boy died yesterday at 89. A legend. http://www.aol.com/article/2015/05/15/king-of-the-blues-blues-legend-b-b-king-dead-at-age-89/21183697/?icid=maing-grid7|main5|dl1|sec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D-1832708533 https://youtu.be/4fk2prKnYnI?t=10 Edited May 15, 2015 by Randy W (see edit history) Link to comment
Randy W Posted May 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 from Carlos Santana on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/carlossantana/posts/10152963434666359 Chairman of the board is home !!All the kings are celebratingthe gathering of the elegance and excellenceIn the ocean of the blues kingdomFreddie KingAlbert KingSaunders KingAll and many moreIn the King familyAre welcoming the oneThat made the blues SUPREMEB B KINGWe offer you our total gratitudeJimi Hendrix Stevie RayOtis Rush Magic Sam Buddy GuyEric Clapton Jeff Beck Jimmy PageMichael Bloomfield Peter Green Javier BatizAll of US and many moreWe are your children disciples students followersAnd lovers of your most beautiful notesYou showed us the way to the heart soul spiritWith every note you told stories of grace and beautyEnjoy being in the fullness of our lord supremeEnjoy the effulgent light that you areGOD bless you and embrace youMR BB KINGPeace¡¡El presidente de la junta está en casa!!Todos los reyes están celebrandola reunión de elegancia y excelenciaEn el océano del reino del bluesFreddie KingAlbert KingSaunders KingTodos y muchos másde la familia KingEstán dando la bienvenida al únicoA quien hizo al blues SUPREMOB B KINGTe ofrecemos nuestra gratitud totalJimi Hendrix Stevie RayOtis Rush Magic Sam Buddy GuyEric Clapton Jeff Beck Jimmy PageMichael Bloomfield Peter Green Javier BatizTodos NOSOTROS y muchos másSomos tus hijos, discípulos, estudiantes, seguidoresY amantes de tus notas más hermosasTú nos has mostrado el camino al corazón, al alma, al espírituCon cada nota has contado historias de gracia y bellezaDisfruta estando en la plenitud de nuestro señor supremoDisfruta la luz resplandeciente que eresDIOS te bendiga y te acojaSR. BB KINGPaz Link to comment
Mick Posted May 16, 2015 Report Share Posted May 16, 2015 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. Link to comment
Allon Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 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.... Link to comment
tsap seui Posted May 20, 2015 Report Share Posted May 20, 2015 Man, it's lookin' more and more like that ol' saw about nobody gittin' out alive....may be right. Link to comment
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