R.I.P B.B.KIng

Psychobilly freakout

HellBilly

Feb 23, 2009

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Brighton factually.....

• May 15, 2015

• #1

Sad news today about young Mr B.B.KIng

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Tarpon

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Sep 12, 2013

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BN1

• May 15, 2015

• #2

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Psychobilly freakout said:

Sad news today about young Mr B.B.KIng

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Just heard. RIP indeed.

 

Norman Potting

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Nov 5, 2006

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Sussex, Sussex not by the sea and actually nearer

• May 15, 2015

• #3

Indeed - the only Blues Legend I actually managed to see live a couple of times - commanding presence on stage both physically and musically. His comment at the Brighton Centre concert (which I am pretty sure was made everywhere he played) "It's great to be here in Brighton, in fact at 72 years of age it's great to still be anywhere at all" made me smile.

 

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Bombadier Botty

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Jun 2, 2008

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• May 15, 2015

• #4

Seems that if your tune was used in a 1980s Levis advert this is the year you'll meet your maker!

 

hans kraay fan club

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Mar 16, 2005

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Chandlers Ford

• May 15, 2015

• #5

Didn't he die last week as well??

 

Man of Harveys

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Jul 9, 2003

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Brighton, UK

• May 15, 2015

• #6

hans kraay fan club said:

Didn't he die last week as well??

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That's the blues for you. His ol' hound dog died ten times, and his no good cheatin' woman left him no less than 27 times. And that was just last month.

 

DavidinSouthampton

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• May 15, 2015

• #7

hans kraay fan club said:

Didn't he die last week as well??

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That was Ben E King.

And I know you were probably joking.......

 

DavidinSouthampton

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• May 15, 2015

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The word "iconic" is bandied around too loosely, but B.B. King possibly/probably merits it.

At the age of 89, and still gigging extensively until comparatively recently, he brought an awful lot of pleasure to an awful lot of people.

 

catfish

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Dec 17, 2010

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Worthing

• May 15, 2015

• #9

Truly one of the all time greats and alongside Freddie & Albert will always be one of the 'Three Kings of the Blues'. I was lucky enough to see him play when he was
still in his full pomp and it was a memorable experience. RIP BB.

 

Norman Potting

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Nov 5, 2006

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Sussex, Sussex not by the sea and actually nearer

• May 15, 2015

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Not neccessarily one of his best tracks, certainly for the Blues purists, but the reference to the "..Queen of England" spotting him always makes me smile.

 

Worried Man Blues

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Feb 28, 2009

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• May 15, 2015

• #11

Great Blues Man RIP

 

Dan Aitch

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May 31, 2013

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• May 15, 2015

• #12

My favourite BB King moment, when he got blown away by his own bass player, Russell Jackson.



He seemed to enjoy it though.

 

Herr Tubthumper

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The Fatherland

• May 16, 2015

• #13

hans kraay fan club said:

Didn't he die last week as well??

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Them blues players really have it bad.

 

AlbionPics&SouthCoastTwit

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Dec 15, 2014

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• May 16, 2015

• #14

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...-obama-sang-sweet-home-chicago-with-b-b-king/

 

WATFORD zero

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• May 16, 2015

• #15

First heard BB King at Cook County Jail when I was about 13, made a huge impression on me

 

Acker79

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Nov 15, 2008

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• May 16, 2015

• #16

DavidinSouthampton said:

That was Ben E King.

And I know you were probably joking.......

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Barrel of Fun

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Aug 22, 2005

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• May 16, 2015

• #17

Ben and BB timed it badly. Everyone was thinking/saying/typing 'didn't he die last week?'.

 

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daveinprague

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Oct 1, 2009

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Prague, Czech Republic

• May 26, 2015

• #18

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-32881351

Death is now being investigated as a possible murder!!

 

Man of Harveys

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• May 26, 2015

• #19

daveinprague said:

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-32881351

Death is now being investigated as a possible murder!!

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The KILL is gone

 

Questions

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Oct 18, 2006

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Worthing

• May 26, 2015

• #20

WATFORD zero said:

First heard BB King at Cook County Jail when I was about 13, made a huge impression on me

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I'm not surprised if you were in jail at 13. Shocking over there it is.