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#1 Fizban

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Posted 15 May 2015 - 17:47

R.I.P B.B.King, gonna be one heck of a Blues session in Heaven tonight.


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#2 Malyorus

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Posted 15 May 2015 - 18:28

Sad day indeed,

 

 

Hopefully the legacy will be transmitted

 



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Posted 16 May 2015 - 00:16

 

bonus points if you know the story of how he named his guitar, Lucille


Edited by duktayp, 16 May 2015 - 00:19.


#4 Fizban

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Posted 16 May 2015 - 01:09

 

bonus points if you know the story of how he named his guitar, Lucille

guess i'm not allowed to answer that question ;)


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#5 Malyorus

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Posted 16 May 2015 - 14:46

I once heard he named it after he rescued it during an incendy, don't know why Lucille tho :)



#6 Irradiated

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Posted 16 May 2015 - 15:44

While I never made it to one of his concerts, I was incredibly lucky when he showed up at an Eric Clapton concert.  In one of the greatest, if not the greatest guitar moment of my life, the two played 'Have You Ever Loved a Woman' for a bit over a 1/2 hour.

 

We'll miss you, King of the Blues.


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Posted 16 May 2015 - 16:10

I once heard he named it after he rescued it during an incendy, don't know why Lucille tho :)

 

http://www.npr.org/p...07071610&live=1




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