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R.I.P. B.B. King

A sad day...

 

Here's the obituary in the NY Times

"Like a bird on the wire, Like a drunk in a midnight choir, I have tried in my own way to be free" Leonard Cohen - RIP

Peek inside 2groggy's basement FreeBird Laboratory (not for the faint of heart)

Tobias Bass VI      SG shaped Bass VI     Hollow Acoustic Thunderbird 5     Hollow Archtop Bass VI

Harlequin Hollow Archtop Bass     Hollow Toby Bass VI     Starcaster Bass     A trio of hollow archtops (new)

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    What an idol! I really loved his improvisation "duels" like this one. What a classical ... Now all the Kings are sadly gone; Freddie, Alfred, BB... RIP.

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    Oh, B. B. I'll miss you and your Lucille.

    Now's the time for another of his tunes to remember his greatness. I hope other charters join me. Let's make RS a place to remember him.

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    It's humour rather than music, but this is how I remember him.

     

    That and seeing him live at the Ontario Place Forum around 1981.

    "Like a bird on the wire, Like a drunk in a midnight choir, I have tried in my own way to be free" Leonard Cohen - RIP

    Peek inside 2groggy's basement FreeBird Laboratory (not for the faint of heart)

    Tobias Bass VI      SG shaped Bass VI     Hollow Acoustic Thunderbird 5     Hollow Archtop Bass VI

    Harlequin Hollow Archtop Bass     Hollow Toby Bass VI     Starcaster Bass     A trio of hollow archtops (new)

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    What an idol! I really loved his improvisation "duels" like this one. What a classical ... Now all the Kings are sadly gone; Freddie, Alfred, BB... RIP.

    We've still got Chris Thomas... but he's got huge shoes to fill  :(

     

    I got to see Riley B. live three times. He was an absolute gentleman, even when he blew out one of his amps and it took ten minutes to get him a new one.

    Thrill is Gone is the reason I picked up a guitar in the first place. 

    Today sucks.

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