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B B King 07:40 - May 15 with 1303 views

johncharles

Strong and stable my arse.

B B King on 07:53 - May 15 with 1290 views

easthertsr

100% LEGEND

B B King on 08:05 - May 15 with 1279 views

bosh67

RIP the master!

89 was a good age.

Greatest Blues musician of all time.

	Never knowingly right.
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B B King on 08:29 - May 15 with 1256 views

TheBlob

Very sad.So influential and always so humble.
R.I.P Mr. King.

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B B King on 08:36 - May 15 with 1243 views

Metallica_Hoop

RIP

Decent chain of bars too.

Beer and Beef has made us what we are - The Prince Regent

B B King on 08:44 - May 15 with 1237 views

Monahoop

A sad day for the Blues [ my favourite music genre ] and one of last of the 'old school' blues masters. I liked his earlier work from the 50's and 60's. He was hugely influential to many blues and rock stars, but I felt later in his career especially from 1970 onwards, he was viewed by many as the Elvis of Blues and became a bit of a Vegas style figure, the essence of the genre he represented being lost in the process. But he will always be seen by many blues and non blues fans alike as one of the greats of the blues guitar . He will now be added to that great blues gig in the clouds with the likes of Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf and many many more. RIP

There aint half been some clever bastards.

B B King on 12:07 - May 15 with 1179 views

MoonshineSteve

Had the privilege of seeing him a couple of times. (Also named one of my cats after him too.) Cheers for the music mate.

Wonder if anyone ever calculated how many gigs he played. He was still doing 300 a year in his 70s.

I am still Steve but no longer in Dagenham.

B B King on 13:30 - May 15 with 1153 views

BrianMcCarthy

Massive talent. Was a gateway for many, including me, into the blues.

RIP, maestro.

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B B King on 13:45 - May 15 with 1144 views

Nov77

Saw him once at the albert hall though have to be honest he was a long way down the list in my favourite blues players.
Appreciate the influence he had on other favourites like Peter green and Clapton etc though.

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B B King on 13:53 - May 15 with 1141 views

TheBlob

B B King on 13:45 - May 15 by Nov77
Saw him once at the albert hall though have to be honest he was a long way down the list in my favourite blues players. Appreciate the influence he had on other favourites like Peter green and Clapton etc though.

He was in awe of Peter Green - the only guitarist that gave him goosebumps apparently.

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So how was the season for you?

B B King on 18:03 - May 15 with 1109 views

johncharles

First time I saw him was at the Sundown Brixton, now the Academy, early 70's. My good friend Steve who was an even bigger fan than me got the tickets. I was a bit wary to say the least. More so when we got in and we were the only white faces in the place........
Third number in, Sweet Little Angel and every social and racial stereotyping went out the window.

Strong and stable my arse.

B B King on 20:25 - May 15 with 1085 views

WrightUp5hit___

Was only last week that some of his younger kids, lost a court case where they were trying to wrest control of BB's rights away from his manager (who has genuinely been working on BB's best interests) and his older kids.

Potent stuff money.

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