The Real Buffalo Joe Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 He was 89. A real legend. http://news.yahoo.com/king-blues-blues-legend-b-b-king-dead-054620960.html
Mark80 Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 (edited) They call it Stormy Friday. RIP https://youtu.be/pVGu0visDbE Edited May 15, 2015 by Mark80
Cugalabanza Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 Nobody else sounded like him, singing or playing. A legend. Rest in peace.
Gugny Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 The Great Gig in the Sky just got a hell of a lot cooler. RIP, Mr. BB King.
dhg Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 Our loss is heaven's gain .... Very sad news. A true legend. I imagine he's jamming with all the other blues legends right now. RIP
Lurker Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 Sad news. Still, he lived a great life and now has infinite time to play Lucille...
Chef Jim Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 I was the Chef of the Holllywood Athletic Club at Universal City Walk right next to BB King's. I'd make sure to take care of the guys at the door so when BB was in town they'd let me in to catch the show. He loved life, music and BBQ. Oh and after his early show he'd come over and shoot pool at The Club. No the thrill is never gone. RIP BB.
Gugny Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 Was listening to the WPYX (106.5 - Albany) morning show and one of the DJs, Quinn, had a great story. He was visiting his grandfather in California, who was a resident/patient at a place that specialized in healthy eating. He didn't call it a "fat farm," but it kind of sounded like it was. They were sitting down, eating lunch, when a man came up to their table and said, "Hello, gentlemen, my name is Mr. BB King. May I sit and have lunch with you?" Quinn's grandfather had no idea who BB King was (he made mention that he was "out of touch" with America - not sure if he was in immigrant, or what, but it's an explanation as to why he wouldn't be familiar with BB KIng). Long story, short, BB King had lunch with them and was totally kind and down to earth (would anyone be shocked by that?). Pretty cool. The next morning, Quinn ended up working out on the treadmill next to BB King and they watched CNBC together and talked stocks. Such a great experience.
IDBillzFan Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 The only musician I've ever watched live and thought "How in the hell is he doing that with a guitar?" One of my all-time favorite concerts.
Gugny Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 “People all over the world have problems; And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.” - BB King
Chef Jim Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 Just saw this post on Facebook from Galadrielle Allman, Duane's daughter, recounting her dad and uncle's first impression of BB. "Then, BB King took the stage, his gleaming guitar high around his neck. His band swung into action, taking off like a train building a rhythm. The perfect, clear tone of his electric guitar rises out above them all. BB sang with his eyes closed and his eyebrows raised in curved surprise, trading verses with his own guitar, singing for him with a voice pure, clean and so cool. His hand, flashing a big gold ring, wrapped around the guitar’s neck and danced there, shivering an...d gliding over the strings, effortless, almost involuntarily. BB rocked from one foot to the other, nodding his head, sweat pouring over his face, punching the notes with precision, the space between each held like a breath. What he doesn’t play is as important as what he does, and the way he makes you wait almost hurts.Gregg watched Duane staring at BB King’s hands with complete focus and astonishment. Gregg says he could almost see a decision forming on his brother’s face.He leaned in to Gregg and said, “Bra’, we got to get into this.” --Please Be With Me, A Song for My Father Duane Allman, by Galadrielle Allman
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 Some trivia: His "signature sound" on the guitar did not come out of ego, it came out of necessity. He tried to work the bottlenecks and slides the traditional way, but his fingers were so fat that he couldn't make it work. He came up with something to approximate it by wiggling his fingers on the frets (creating a vibrato). He grew up on a cotton plantation, working the fields and playing the guitar in his free time. The white plantation owner taught him how to drive a tractor, and tractor drivers were making 10 times more than the cotton pickers. When World War II broke out, he enlisted in the army and was getting ready to be sent overseas when the army found out he drove a tractor. They immediately discharged him because a tractor driver was considered a civilian occupation that was "vital to the war effort". He played the blues because, growing up in the 1930's, he would stand on the street corner every Saturday afternoon and play gospel songs, and everybody would compliment him but not leave and tips. When people asked for blues songs, he would play them and leave tips.
IDBillzFan Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 This is making the rounds...What BB King considers one of his best performances.
Chef Jim Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 Oh I don't think I'm going to get much work done today.
Gugny Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 Oh I don't think I'm going to get much work done today. So BB is your Excuse du jour ??
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted May 15, 2015 Author Posted May 15, 2015 So BB is your Excuse du jour ?? I took two hours personal time the day Ralph died. This hits me almost as hard.
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