NYTimes.com: B. B. King, whose world-weary voice and wailing guitar lifted him from the cotton fields of Mississippi to a global stage and the apex of American blues, died Thursday in Las Vegas. He was 89. Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.
We last saw him in 2007. He had to sit on a chair most of the night but he still sounded great. We first saw him at the Fillmore East back in 1969 or 1970.
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Now the thrill is really, really gone. A great artist!
We last saw him in 2007. He had to sit on a chair most of the night but he still sounded great. We first saw him at the Fillmore East back in 1969 or 1970.
I miss the old days.
RIP
Jeff
RIP indeed. I saw him in 1974, and when he did "Blues Power" it brought the house down. I may go listen to it right now.
Another favorite - "Nobody Loves Me But My Mother...and she could be jivin' too."
Jeff
You know, I thought of Albert King's "Blues Power" briefly when I first heard the announcement, too.
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