<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BREAKING: 'King of the Blues' legend B.B. King dead in Las Vegas at age 89, his attorney says.</p>— The Associated Press (@AP) <a href="https://twitter.com/AP/status/599086506716876800">May 15, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Ugh. One of the greats. He has this song on his Cook County album called Worry Worry Worry. What a jam. The Blues died a little bit tonight. RIP B.B. King
It's terrible news. I saw him many times. I guess I'll be blue tomorrow. Tonight is too special to grieve.
In 1970, I was just another redneck East Texas kid listening to Black Sabbath and top 40 radio. But at another car party out in the pines a friend of mine played a couple of 8 tracks that just changed me. One was Taj Mahal's Natch'l Blues and the other was <iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Yq1v7abDj6s" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Thanks Marc, thanks Mr. King. The Blues is timeless.
Really sad but he had a great career and was out doing shows almost up to the end. Put a bit of a damper on my Rockets euphoria this morning. The Thrill is really gone...
For some reason I love listening to blues music, but I don't listen to it. Weird. Anyway, I've always loved the music B.B. King and "Lucille" put out. A true legend. Still can't believe he lost Esther to Woody, though. smh.
A great, great man and American icon. Grew up picking cotton in the South. Sang in church and learned the blues as a kid. Toured for nearly 70 years. I have seen him over a dozen times and without question the best live performer I have ever seen. I saw him last June, at 88 years old he was still performing every night. Amazing. He lived through so much, including a lot of nastiness but he was positive and loved everyone. I got to spend a good 10 minutes with him last year in Joliet and I will never forget it.
Seems to be almost marginalized for his mainstream success with fans instantly going to Albert Collins or Albert King as more important or influential blues guitarists. For me he squeezes so much out of a single note or line it is astounding. He gets everything there is in it and more. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/C0-3IWi_N7o?rel=0&showinfo=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Hopefully we can hold on to Buddy Guy for a while. I told my wife I just had to see him "while he's still here," but at his concert, I figured out he's in a hell of a lot better shape than I am.
