B.B. King Passes Away

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

B.B. King dies at 89, attorney says

 

[TRENCHLORD]

That's a good long life, especially considering the diabetes. They've came such a long way in treating that disease.

 

[AxeHappy]

Well .....

 

[MetalMike04]

all i can say, RIP to a legend.

 

[thedonal]

RIP. A legend and surely the last of a generation that linked us to the pioneers of Blues.

Sad.

 

[Grand Moff Tim]

Legit bummed. I've got an old Hamer Echotone (ES-335 clone) back home that I got pretty much just because I wanted to try to be like BB. It doesn't usually give me pause when a celebrity dies, but this feels... I don't know, more personal? Something. It sucks. I'm glad he was able to live a long and fruitful life, touring many shows a year well into his 80s, but the world is still a bit worse now that he's no longer in it. I can take comfort, though, in knowing that as saddening as his passing is, it won't even come close to cancelling out the happiness his music has brought and will continue to bring to the world.

 

[Andromalia]

As much as I'm sad about it, at some point people die and he's had a good life. He lived to be 89 and had ample time to play and share his music. He's one of the greats I never saw live and I regret that.
R.I.P and thank you.

 

[the.godfather]

I also never quite managed to go see him live and will always regret that. A true music legend with the best vibrato in the business.

RIP BB.

 

[Louis Cypher]

Really sad news. One of the last few remaining direct connections to the 1st generation of electrified blues left has now passed away. Amazing the respect and influence he had across genres too. Always seemed in interviews to be an incredibily humble man considering his stature as arguably the greatest blues guitarist of all time.

Title of my favourite BB song says it all really...

 

[SjPedro]

he leaves a big legacy though.
RIP to a legend that opened the road for so many musicians and multiple genres that branched out from the blues.
The only thing that's "happy" about this is that he died peacefully in his sleep

 

[Grand Moff Tim]

Man. Gonna take a while to get over this one.

 

[Stealth7]

RIP BB, the man was a legend. Glad I got to see him live a few years back.

 

[LordHar]

RIP. Total legend. The guy played over 15.000 live shows during his live time. That's insane. I'm glad I saw him perform on a couple of occasions, and his instructional tapes are a treasure too.

 

[Blue1970Cutlass]

RIP BB - a true pioneer in the early world of blues & rock.

 

[lemeker]

Truly a legend!!!! The music world just lost a great one. R.I.P.

 

[metaldoggie]

RIP

Saw him live in 98 or 99 I think with John Mayall's band supporting.

His playing goes without saying, but I was blown away by the power of his voice, it felt like it was all coming from him and not the speakers.

 

[lurgar]

RIP to the legend

 

[Sepultorture]

RIP bluesman

the thrill really is truly gone

 

[mr_rainmaker]

I spend many years learning his vibrato.
Truly a Guitar Hero to us all.
RIP BB King

 

[SeditiousDissent]

I had the absolute pleasure of seeing him play live a couple of times. He was a legend, and will be missed.