The Thrill Is Gone......

[phantomman]

http://www.mercurynews.com/music/ci_...ing-dead-at-89

RIP, sir.

[ch willie]

We were lucky that he played so well for so long. Sure, his shows became talk fests and his licks may not have been stellar, but he still put out a few good albums in the last 20 years. Riding with the King is one of my favorite albums. But I go back to Live at Cook Co. Jail. One of the best live albums ever.

RIP BB King.

[mmcquain]

The Thrill Will NEVER BE Gone... RIP BB King​​
Over the years I've been blessed to have seen him like 13 or 14 times and I've met and spoken with him three times. There has never been a more humble, caring entertainer ever. He was the true meaning of class and grace. God bless the memory of Riley B. King...

[FrankJohnson]

A great man, who did what he did, like no one else.
"I'm gonna play this guitar until the day I die"

Albert Castiglia posted this picture of BB a little while back, as a tribute to the man - I like it.
He said "you dig"?


Thanks BB for helping us all feel good for so long!
Love to you

[melody]

RIP Mr. King...Thanks!

[S. Cane]

I began to like the blues in the first place after I listened to him.

[Rickenjangle]

Another King done gone away.

[Frat Rettle]

Sad, sad news.
Good bye Mr King.

[JDUB]

So sweet and gone too soon.
;>)/

[Old Ranger]

I have no words to express our loss. His life was that of legend even before leaving it.
A gentle giant of the blues and a true gentleman to the world.

[lure555]

The King is gone, but not forgotten.

[Bill Moore]

With all his health issues, I'm surprised we had him around as long as we did, and he still was entertaining us!
RIP

[S. Cane]

I've never got to see him in the flesh, but I've often read that although he was a blues legend, he was a nice guy and very sweet with fans and people in general...

[Old Ranger]

When doing my police thing, we'd do a lot of off duty security work for numerous events around town. The LT. that ran the off duty stuff knew that I was a guitar guy so he'd always offer me those gigs when they'd come up. Since I did a lot of body guard work as well, I usually got to work the backstage area. Handy to meet many musicians huh? But back to brother B.... On those occasions that he'd be in town for a concert I got to work three of them over the years. He was absolutely one of the most polite and courteous men I've ever met. When I had a moment to talk with him as he was waiting for his dressing room to be set up, I asked him about how he always hits the right note no matter what. He chuckled a little and said "Oh I hit some bad 'un's here and there. When that happens I bend up a bit to find a right one and do a little vibrato to make it sound like I meant to do it." I smiled and told him that I never seen or heard him hit a bad note. He smiled and said "Well then I guess my little trick works huh?" and them he headed off to his dressing room to ready for the show. Yeah, he was a real gentleman and a joy to be around, even if it was only a few minutes at a time moving about the backstage area. And he called every officer "Sir" despite all of us being young at the time.