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B.B. King
Posted: Fri May 15, 2015 10:59 am
by Wybe
Bealestreet Boy King, paste away today, 89 years old.
Wybe
Re: B.B. King
Posted: Sat May 16, 2015 6:38 pm
by Kush
The thrill is gone...RIP. He was my introduction to the blues sound ...
Riding with the King
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajJBmcuzktw
(written by John Hiatt for BB King)
The Thrill is Gone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMEzFgCLv8c
Re: B.B. King
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2015 12:50 am
by Squidgy
Saw him live in St. Louis in 1972 (!!) when I lived near Gaslight Square. One of my neighbors was Cynthia Plastercaster. Where I live now is rural; on Monday nights I go to a coffeehouse where a bunch of folks do a jam session. Last night one of the guitarists started a BLUEGRASS version of The Thrill Is Gone--I kid you not-- and the others joined in with fiddles, mandolins, dobro. And the blues break, the part where BB wails on the electric guitar, was done on banjo and harmonica. It was awesome. Wish I'd recorded it...
Re: B.B. King
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2015 6:56 pm
by Kush
Good to see your post again Squidgy. I will search for this Bluegrass version of Thrill is Gone. BB & Willie doing Nightlife in 1984...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcSCEB9z-2M
Re: B.B. King
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2015 11:12 pm
by Squidgy
I doubt you'll find it, or anything like it, online, Kush. This was a bunch of locals sitting around jamming. Seemed like they'd even blown their own minds when they were done. If I can get them to do it again, I'll record and upload it.
Re: B.B. King
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2015 1:04 pm
by sebmelmoth2003
great tribute from joe bonamassa.
article written while b.b. was still with us.
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...That summer I played about 20 shows with BB.
He’s the nicest person I’ve ever met in the music business.
He is the blues, the blues is him. He’s still excited about being on the road. I’m not sure I’m going to be still playing The Ballad of John Henry aged 88.
But I look at BB and that is exactly how I want to live my life. He’s the one who said, you want to watch your money; make sure you get paid right. He helped me write the playbook on what I’m doing now...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/11 ... -1989.html
http://www.premierchristianity.com/Blog ... nts-to-die
funeral service for riley `b.b` king -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro4FexQx5S0