There are perhaps two living artists who can legitimately claim that they're the best ever at their chosen craft -- Earl Scruggs at playing the banjo, and Riley "Blues Boy" King at playing the blues.
Any record collection without a good bit of B.B. in it is incomplete, in my opinion. At the very least, B.B.'s "Greatest Hits" is an absolute essential in the same way that "Songs You Know By Heart" is. "Don't Answer the Door", "Why I Sing the Blues", "Payin' the Cost to be the Boss", "Chains and Things" -- B.B. knows, folks. He just KNOWS.
Long live the King of the Blues!
Any other B.B. fans here?
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Re: B.B. King!
Big BB King fan, love his music.
I picked up his new CD from the library yesterday, One Kind Favor. Has anyone heard it?
I picked up his new CD from the library yesterday, One Kind Favor. Has anyone heard it?
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Re: B.B. King!
LOVE BB! 
Have never had the opportunity, but he is definitely one I'd love to see.
Have never had the opportunity, but he is definitely one I'd love to see.
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Re: B.B. King!
Saw him once, almost 13 years ago. The AT&T Blues Festival at Radio City Music Hall - Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Delbert McClinton, The Neville Brothers and BB King.
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Did ya catch the quartet he was in on the grammys????? WOW!!!
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Did ya catch the quartet he was in on the grammys????? WOW!!!
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BB and Buddy Guy were fabulous. John and Keith were pretty great also.luvinlife wrote:Did ya catch the quartet he was in on the grammys????? WOW!!!
I had forgotten how much I missed Bo Diddley
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BB & Buddy were great but I never new Jon could play like that...
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John does all right. When he is in Chicago, he's been known to have Buddy pop onstage.luvinlife wrote:BB & Buddy were great but I never new Jon could play like that...
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