BB KING released "One Kind Favor", unleashed 8/26/2008 via GEFFEN RECORDS.
FROM BB KING (FACEBOOK):
Mr. King passed peacefully in his sleep at 9:40pm Pacific Time on May 14 2015
ITP V.015 EDITORS NOTE:
R.I.P to BB KING, THE LEGEND...There's a music venue named after him at times Square NYC, NY, put a rose down in front of the club for BB and thank him and everyone for the great times and shows of all genres."Lucille" will live forever.
FROM BO DIDDLEY:
The Thrill Is Gone, Long Live The King
Riley "Blues Boy" King
Sept 16, 1925 - May 14, 2015
We are deeply saddened by the news of the passing of our friend BB King and wish him a peaceful homegoing. RIP, sir.
FROM BUDDY GUY:
This morning, I come to you all with a heavy heart.
BB King was the greatest guy I ever met. The tone he got out of that guitar, the way he shook his left wrist, the way he squeezed the strings... man, he came out with that and it was all new to the whole guitar playin' world. He could play so smooth, he didn't have to put on a show. The way BB did it is the way we all do it now. He was my best friend and father to us all.
I'll miss you, B. I love you and I promise I will keep these damn Blues alive. Rest well.
FROM BUDDY GUY:
This morning, I come to you all with a heavy heart.
BB King was the greatest guy I ever met. The tone he got out of that guitar, the way he shook his left wrist, the way he squeezed the strings... man, he came out with that and it was all new to the whole guitar playin' world. He could play so smooth, he didn't have to put on a show. The way BB did it is the way we all do it now. He was my best friend and father to us all.
I'll miss you, B. I love you and I promise I will keep these damn Blues alive. Rest well.
All my love,
Buddy
FROM ERIC CLAPTON:
BB King a dear friend and inspiration to me....
FROM PATRCIA THOMAS MANAGEMENT:
Sad day. RIP BB King
FROM JOHN MAYER:
What a sad day, and a monumental loss. BB King's life was in and of itself a time capsule, and a yardstick for modern music history, most of which played out under his watch. Some people, they seem to hold a certain governing time and space together, and when they pass, you just know the facts, the recollections, the details...they're left to fend for themselves. But the facts about BB will never fade: he was a pioneer in the inception of electric blues music and he was its grand ambassador generations later. He will forever inspire guitar players to argue (successfully) that less is more, that heart will always win over mind. Whenever your heart hurts and you don't know if you have it in you right then and there to make sense of it, put on some B.B. King and feel what happens. Today, B.B.'s music is going to do something it's never done before: help us through the blues we have from losing him. Goodbye, B... John
FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES:
Buddy
FROM ERIC CLAPTON:
BB King a dear friend and inspiration to me....
FROM PATRCIA THOMAS MANAGEMENT:
Sad day. RIP BB King
FROM JOHN MAYER:
What a sad day, and a monumental loss. BB King's life was in and of itself a time capsule, and a yardstick for modern music history, most of which played out under his watch. Some people, they seem to hold a certain governing time and space together, and when they pass, you just know the facts, the recollections, the details...they're left to fend for themselves. But the facts about BB will never fade: he was a pioneer in the inception of electric blues music and he was its grand ambassador generations later. He will forever inspire guitar players to argue (successfully) that less is more, that heart will always win over mind. Whenever your heart hurts and you don't know if you have it in you right then and there to make sense of it, put on some B.B. King and feel what happens. Today, B.B.'s music is going to do something it's never done before: help us through the blues we have from losing him. Goodbye, B... John
FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES:
"My only ambition is to be one of the great blues singers and be recognized. If Frank Sinatra can be tops in his field, Nat King Cole in his, Bach and Beethoven and those guys in theirs, why can't I be great and known for it in blues?" –– B.B. King told The New York Times Magazine in 1968.
Read the full article as it originally appeared here: http://nyti.ms/1RPdmdr
FROM NEW ORLEANS JAZZ AND HERITAGE FESTIVAL:
B.B. King, the King of the Blues. Truly a legend. Thank you for all of the memories and the music. Here is a photo of Mr. King performing at Jazz Fest in 2010.
FROM HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS:
Read the full article as it originally appeared here: http://nyti.ms/1RPdmdr
FROM NEW ORLEANS JAZZ AND HERITAGE FESTIVAL:
B.B. King, the King of the Blues. Truly a legend. Thank you for all of the memories and the music. Here is a photo of Mr. King performing at Jazz Fest in 2010.
FROM HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS:
A
very sad day for music fans. BB and Lucille had an unmistakable sound
and style. You only needed to hear one or two notes to know it was BB
King. He was a giant in the blues field and although he's gone, his
music will live forever. - Huey
http://www.usatoday.com/…/music/2015/05/15/bb-kin…/25381783/
FROM JOAN ARMATRADING:
Even if you are not into the blues you would have heard of BB King and you don't have to be into the blues to know that his passing is a great loss to music. RIP BB King
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/…/15/entertainment/bb-king-dead/
FROM ROLLING STONE:
BB King was a lot more than a Gibson guitar and some killer licks. King carried the flag for Memphis blues his entire career, but he also paid attention to popular music as it evolved around him. Click though to hear 10 of the blues icon's greatest songs.
FROM WAILERS:
The Wailers wish to send condolences to the friends, family and fans of the great B.B. King who left the stage of life last night. Rest in power, give thanks for the inspiration! #BBKing
FROM GOROD:
This is a sad day...
The King is dead, long live the King !
FROM METAL SUCKS:
R.I.P. BB King
FROM MID HUDSON CIVIC CENTER (POUGHKEEPSIE, NY) :
R.I.P. Mr. B.B. King
FROM THE CHANCE THEATER (POUGHKEEPSIE, NY):
Rest in Peace BB King, we were blessed to have you grace the stage.
FROM LEVON HELM ESTATE:
Thoughts & prayers to those he left behind.
FROM SEASON OF MIST RECORDS:
Lucille lost her father today. RIP BB king.
FROM LIVING COLOUR:
We lost a legend #RIPBBKing http://time.com/…/b-b-king-photos-blues-music-life-john-sh…/ our condolences to his family and fans worldwide!
FROM BATTLECROSS:
R.I.P. B.B. King
FROM ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME:
FROM WICKED WOMAN:
Also obligatory BB King post for today with awesome Joplin quote included - very relevant to the Wicked Woman message. Today let's remember that metal comes from blues, which was pioneered by POC such as the awesome King!
FROM THE WHITE HOUSE:
From The White House -
President Obama had the following to say on the passing of American icon B.B. King:
"The blues has lost its king, and America has lost a legend. B.B. King was born a sharecropper’s son in Mississippi, came of age in Memphis, Tennessee, and became the ambassador who brought his all-American music to his country and the world. No one worked harder than B.B. No one inspired more up-and-coming artists. No one did more to spread the gospel of the blues.
http://www.usatoday.com/…/music/2015/05/15/bb-kin…/25381783/
FROM JOAN ARMATRADING:
Even if you are not into the blues you would have heard of BB King and you don't have to be into the blues to know that his passing is a great loss to music. RIP BB King
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/…/15/entertainment/bb-king-dead/
FROM ROLLING STONE:
BB King was a lot more than a Gibson guitar and some killer licks. King carried the flag for Memphis blues his entire career, but he also paid attention to popular music as it evolved around him. Click though to hear 10 of the blues icon's greatest songs.
FROM WAILERS:
The Wailers wish to send condolences to the friends, family and fans of the great B.B. King who left the stage of life last night. Rest in power, give thanks for the inspiration! #BBKing
FROM GOROD:
This is a sad day...
The King is dead, long live the King !
FROM METAL SUCKS:
R.I.P. BB King
FROM MID HUDSON CIVIC CENTER (POUGHKEEPSIE, NY) :
R.I.P. Mr. B.B. King
FROM THE CHANCE THEATER (POUGHKEEPSIE, NY):
Rest in Peace BB King, we were blessed to have you grace the stage.
FROM LEVON HELM ESTATE:
Thoughts & prayers to those he left behind.
FROM SEASON OF MIST RECORDS:
Lucille lost her father today. RIP BB king.
FROM LIVING COLOUR:
We lost a legend #RIPBBKing http://time.com/…/b-b-king-photos-blues-music-life-john-sh…/ our condolences to his family and fans worldwide!
FROM BATTLECROSS:
R.I.P. B.B. King
FROM THE DOORS:
Our condolences go out to the family and fans of the legendary BB King. Blues are as essential to The Doors sound as Jim, Robby, Ray, and John. Today, the world lost a giant. May he rest in peace.
Our condolences go out to the family and fans of the legendary BB King. Blues are as essential to The Doors sound as Jim, Robby, Ray, and John. Today, the world lost a giant. May he rest in peace.
FROM ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME:
"I’m
trying to get people to see that we are our brother’s keeper. Red,
white, black, brown or yellow, rich or poor, we all have the blues." – BB King (1925 – 2015)
FROM WICKED WOMAN:
Also obligatory BB King post for today with awesome Joplin quote included - very relevant to the Wicked Woman message. Today let's remember that metal comes from blues, which was pioneered by POC such as the awesome King!
FROM THE WHITE HOUSE:
From The White House -
President Obama had the following to say on the passing of American icon B.B. King:
"The blues has lost its king, and America has lost a legend. B.B. King was born a sharecropper’s son in Mississippi, came of age in Memphis, Tennessee, and became the ambassador who brought his all-American music to his country and the world. No one worked harder than B.B. No one inspired more up-and-coming artists. No one did more to spread the gospel of the blues.
Three years
ago, Michelle and I hosted a blues concert at the White House. I hadn’t
expected that I’d be talked into singing a few lines of “Sweet Home
Chicago” with B.B. by the end of the night, but that was the kind of
effect his music had, and still does. He gets stuck in your head, he
gets you moving, he gets you doing the things you probably shouldn’t do –
but will always be glad you did. B.B. may be gone, but that thrill will
be with us forever. And there’s going to be one killer blues session in
heaven tonight."
https://www.whitehouse.gov/…/bb-king-blues-has-lost-its-kin…
https://www.whitehouse.gov/…/bb-king-blues-has-lost-its-kin…
FROM BB KINGS BLUES CLUB (NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK):
#RIP to the #King of the #Blues World Wide, and a man who embodied everything about the #music, Mr. BB King. You will be missed. #RestInPeace #Lucille
The Blue Note Entertainment Group and B.B. King Blues Club family is
deeply saddened by the loss of the legendary "King of the Blues" B.B.
King. Our relationship with B.B. goes back over 20 years, to when he
played at the Blue Note and was strengthened when we decided to open a
venue together. Our sincere condolences go out to his family. Today,
we've lost one of the greatest musicians of all time and a dear friend.
We hope that his legacy lives on at B.B. King Blues Club in Times Square
NYC where we will continue to celebrate his life.
Thanks-Stay Metal, Feel the Blues and Stay Brutal-R.I.P. BB KING \m/
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