The Thrill is gone... BB King passes away

nooshinjohn
nooshinjohn Posts: 25,462
edited May 2015 in The Clubhouse
B.B King,blues legend, has passed. The world tonight feels just a bit empty with him not among us... At least we still have the music. RIP.
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    RIP King and Lucille.
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,748
    "I had a guitar hanging just about waist high and I'm going to play this thing until the day I die"

    ~B.B. King~

    RIP


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  • TCK
    TCK Posts: 231
    Class act till the end. RIP "Blue Boy"
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 10,716
    Hard to estimate the impact this man had on people. RIP
  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,132
    http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0F7AdmFsPwQ

    This Anthony Gomes tune says it all, it's been a hard year for the blues, if he was to rewrite this he would have to include Mr King in the lyrics.

    Sad Day indeed R.I.P. BB King :'(
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  • dkfreebird
    dkfreebird Posts: 1,186
    May peace be with you B.B
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  • vmaxer
    vmaxer Posts: 5,117
    A sad day indeed, love his music.
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  • Dabutcher
    Dabutcher Posts: 2,597
    RIP. Spoke to my soul.
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  • DaveHo
    DaveHo Posts: 3,536
    edited May 2015
    Saw him play in a small venue, 2nd row front & center, about 12 years ago. It was magical. RIP BB.
  • decal
    decal Posts: 3,205
    Rest in peace Brother King.
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    The world has lost another musical legend, R.I.P. BB, we will miss ya'.
  • teekay0007
    teekay0007 Posts: 2,289
    B.B. was finally laid to rest this past weekend.

    I understand they were having a hard time deciding what epitaph to put on his tombstone.

    Ultimately, they settled on "DIDN'T wake up this mo'nin"!















    Too soon? :neutral:

  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,462
    Yes... too soon.
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