BigSteve22
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One of the greats has passed away. Rest in peace Mr. King, you are missed.
Riley Ben (BB) King. 1925-2015
Riley Ben (BB) King. 1925-2015
Bagman67 said:Do yourself a favor and check out this Austin City Limits episode of B.B. at the height of his powers:
http://video.pbs.org/video/2365490253/
Bagman67 said:Do yourself a favor and check out this Austin City Limits episode of B.B. at the height of his powers:
http://video.pbs.org/video/2365490253/
Black Dog said:Bagman67 said:Do yourself a favor and check out this Austin City Limits episode of B.B. at the height of his powers:
http://video.pbs.org/video/2365490253/
Thanks for posting that show Mr. Bagman! It was nice to see him again in his prime...
I have seen him many times through the years, but the last show I saw him, I knew his time was sadly soon to end.
I was lucky enough to get front row seats for him here in Phoenix a couple years ago. He opened for the Tedeschi Trucks Band.
It was a sit down show for him except for a couple moments when he stood up.
He only played a couple riffs during each song with his back-up band playing most everything.
Even with this limited playing, he took a break for a couple songs during the middle of the show.
A lot of people were pissed regarding the show saying he should not have even made an appearance in his condition.
I figured it was great that he kept on giving until the very end and felt lucky to see him again.
We truly lost a legend of the blues. Rest In Peace BB...
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StübHead said:There are fifteen million guitarists in America, 50 million in the whole world. Going halfsies, you'd say B.B. King taught TWENTY-FIVE MILLION guitarists what to do. UH, President Whosit? Napoleon what? Alexander the Pretty-OK? Some Greek dude... yikes. Impact...