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Post by 007 on May 15, 2015 10:27:24 GMT
Sad Sad Sad news one of the all time greats
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Post by ocarolan on May 15, 2015 10:33:55 GMT
RIP. Condolences to his family and friends.
Keith
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Post by lavaman on May 15, 2015 12:06:10 GMT
He played and sang with so much expression. He'll be sorely missed. Glad I saw him play at Harrogate about 15 years ago.
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Post by rodders on May 15, 2015 12:25:50 GMT
Very sad indeed.
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Post by vikingblues on May 16, 2015 7:05:37 GMT
The news cast a pall of gloom over me all day yesterday, which lingers today - the world is a less musical and happy place now. Such a unique and wonderful guitar player and indeed singer too.
A master of "less is more". Admirable in his positive outlook and his lack of anger about what life (and people) had thrown at him in his younger days.
The fact that he was still touring last year shows how he lived for the music and a workload of often over 300 shows a year. Add in diabetes for the last 25 years and it's incredible he got to 89 years.
Lucille is now silenced forever. RIP BB.
Mark
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Post by mandovark on May 16, 2015 12:09:16 GMT
Some people are blessed with a singing voice that's instantly recognisable. Some people are blessed with a guitar tone that's instantly recognisable. BB King got both.
He was a great showman who never forgot that music is supposed to be fun.
Rest in peace, BB.
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Post by minorkey on May 23, 2015 22:58:43 GMT
He aint dead, he's in every guy that picks a guitar up.
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