Link Probably my favorite quote is from Lenny Kravitz: "Anyone could play a thousand notes and never say what you said in ONE."
A sad day. There are fewer and fewer of that generation of bluesmen with us. It's some comfort that he lived to a ripe old age and got the acclaim he richly deserved.
Clapton just posted a pretty moving farewell video to his old buddy B.B. on his Facebook page: https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/6568338/bb-king-eric-clapton-tribute-video-obit
As a kid, although I thought he had a great voice and liked his records, I would always rag on B.B.'s playing. I thought his playing just didn't live up to his reputation. One of my co-workers scored some tickets to a B.B. concert back in the early 90's. Boy, did he shut me up. This is back when he was still standing while performing. He went off on some extended jams with his band and fellow guitarists. I like to describe his playing that night as "savage" in it's attack. I was left speechless at how little I actually knew about his playing. Needless to say my respect for B.B. was off the charts after that night. That was a great night. Pat Benatar sat in the seat directly in front of me, Bobby Blue Bland and Albert King were also on the bill, but B.B. was the star. RIP.
We're going to see U2 Monday night. I'm sure we'll here this gem in tribute. [yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRHV-HWhqWQ[/yt] RIP
R.I.P. sir I remember this Cameo from Married....with Children [yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qY58YAfVAm4[/yt]
I can see how you'd think that; a lot of B.B.'s reputation came from coming first in some ways. These YT videos are also excellent examples of his playing: [yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49zfyzSBM1s[/yt]