I've gone to many of his shows, spoken to him on a few occasions, played with some of the people he has played with, even played at venues he's played at. I've admired him from the first time I heard him. I've met some of his family, even.
We weren't friends and he surely didn't know my name - but he did remember speaking to me previously.
If you shared the stage with him, I doubt you'd find a more gregarious person to do so. Some of my on-stage personality is heavily based on him. I've flown to another country just to see him and some friends of mine perform.
I miss him. I miss his performances. I miss his endless trying new things and his copious recordings. There will never be another BB King.
That's an awesome tribute to the man right there!
He was one of the greats, even though he wasn't a 'great' guitarist. I've been able to cover any BB King guitar since like my first or second year playing guitar. That's fine. He didn't need to be a great guitarist.
For one thing, being a great guitarist really isn't about playing things that others can not play
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