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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsMADem
(135,425 posts)BB has been a part of our lives since, well, forever.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)And saw his influence and how he went out of his way to mentor others.
His legend and his legacy will never die.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)Come Rain or Come Shine was one of my favorites.
malthaussen
(17,175 posts)Both gone now, alas.
-- Mal
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)So many of the entertainers I listened to when I was young are jammin' in heaven.
It makes me feel old.
malthaussen
(17,175 posts)That's one of the best lyrics in music.
-- Mal
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)I do believe there is more.
murielm99
(30,712 posts)I love B.B. Janis left us too soon.
bigwillq
(72,790 posts)blue neen
(12,319 posts)denbot
(9,897 posts)I could not see anyone else playing it.
blue neen
(12,319 posts)My son thinks that Lucille should go with BB, because no one else should ever touch that guitar. I think it would nice if the rest of us got a peek at her.
MADem
(135,425 posts)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucille_%28guitar%29
An amazing musician. Here he is with another of my favorite artists, also gone:
malthaussen
(17,175 posts)... not Francis, an earlier incarnation. B. B. says he gave a copy of Lucille to him. Couldn't tell if he liked it or not, but as he left the palace he could swear he heard the Pope playing a few licks...
-- Mal
Tom_Foolery
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Ahpook
(2,749 posts)I did not like that news at all.
I was lucky enough to see him play in Knoxville at the WFP with Kenny Wayne Shepherd.
Beautiful day
MADem
(135,425 posts)He was still on his game.
Ahpook
(2,749 posts)He couldn't say enough about Kenny Wayne. I think he genuinely likes that guy.
Kenny did a Hendrix medley that brought down the house.
Joe Shlabotnik
(5,604 posts)with BB's death on my mind all day. Here's some Barbara Lynn (I can imagine BB diggin' this too) :