I met BB in 2006ish at casino and he was the most loving and caring person that I've ever encountered in my life. I told him I was raised on Billy Holiday, Elvis and others of his error and he smiled and said that then you gonna be alright! I never knew how much this Man would impact and improve my life but he did! I'm forever grateful and in debt to him!
To have BB King show his appreciation in that way is the greatest tribute that could be afforded to Derek, who is the best slide guitar player I have ever heard - It is a lesson in sincerity and humility that is worth me learning even though I have been playing for 60 years - I love the TTB because everything comes straight from the heart - Derek and Susan are both wonderful musicians and artists, as of course, is BB, and my words here are simply a humble attempt to express my deep respect. I love everything about this - I just love it !
Best female blues vocals , best slide guitar, and BB, never be another like BB. sure do miss him. Seen him several times in his prime and right near the end. I knew it was the last. Not much true talent like this around anymore.
hi YES! I saw him a million years ago when I was young in Melbourne's Festival Hall! I'm 72 years old now! LOL! Shalom to us only in Christ Yeshua who made a New Covenant with His blood.
BB giving love and praise to those who will carry on after he has gone from this world. His respect for both susan and derek is just beaming, a true gentleman, one of the best.....
The blues stays with you until you're dead and burried and maybe beyond. It least heaven's got a new fabolous band by now. I guess B.B. and David Bowie are already jamming for all those who passed this year.
That's something I always admired about B.B. Whenever he played with other guitarists he was literally curious about their techniqes and I always had the impression he enjoyed great music and talent just like we do although most of those other guitarists looked up to him for his own play.
Thank you BB for showing me that a guitarist doesn't have to shred up and down the neck to be a good guitarist. You helped me shape my own unique style.
I have heard BB say in interview after interview that he loves all genres and styles when people play from their heart and soul. He also gives special praise to those who can sing and play simultaneously, this was something he could never master after many attempts. I was lucky enough to meet him back in 2008 because I knew the production manager at the theatre that booked his gig. He was truly the real deal, in 5 minutes of conversation I felt like I was with a person I had known personally for years.
As Penn Jillette, and many others, said -- BB was one of the nicest men in show business. An inspiration to many great musicians. Like Clapton, exceptionally generous sharing the stage with other great musicians. A great artist and a great man. RIP, BB.
I know BB is known for being one of the greats in the blues and guitar world, but for me it's BB's love for the music and the breaks he gives up and coming musicians. Such a cool guy and one of those you wished you could call friend and confidant!
B.B.'s amazing and inspiring "sting" vibrato was developed when he finally gave up trying to play slide...and tried mastering the way a slide's vibrato sounds (specifically his cousin, Bukka White's sound). It makes you appreciate how much HE appreciates the slide when folks like Trucks digs into it!
I saw Beebe and Kenny Wayne shepherd when he was very young and 26 black blues artists in Louisiana and Beebe being the big act came on at 1am and I was appalled that people left but I was like hell yeah I will take the seats near the stage and my date wanted to leave and I said well bye bye baby, I ain’t going nowhere and he came out with his horn men and rocked the damn coliseum in north Louisiana. They just don’t have the heart we people in south Louisiana are used to. I had to move as a bebe and am starved for the music. The horn guys were jerking their curls back and forth. I had so much damn fun. Later I got see kenny Wayne with famous old blues pianist pine top Perkins, and he gave free concerts a a local bar, where I danced all night and sang too. Fun times.
I've had the deep privilege to meet BB a couple of times. He is a great and humble man and a tremendous impetus of all that is what we consider American music today. Just listen to what he was doing in the late 40s and in the 50s.
BB King an his boys showed up at a hotel I worked in once many years ago...... talk about the blues, he lived the blues, him and his crew were gentlemen but when I saw his face instantly knew that the blues wasn't just a style of music he played, he manifested the blues. RIP big man.
My first stockcar was named after BB King's guitar, "Lucille", my sister Lucy thought I named it after her. I never told her, just rolled with it. BB plays the cleanest =, no finger noise that I've ever heard.
met the man, Mr BB King of the blues back in 97 as a press photographer..man he's old and still got a lot of life as long Lucille keeps getting our attention....Derek's not bad at all...
I had the pleasure of seeing BB live - wow. Great show and then team up with Tedeschi Trucks Bank. Fantastic. I saw Allman Bros 5 times, and I saw Tedeschi in NYC with Buddy Guy and Jonny Lang.
I was fortunate to see BB King live twice in my life, long long ago. Experiences I will never forget. I also saw the Allmans several times, in their early years, growing up in the South long ago. I remember Butch well, all this history is probably hard to understand for young folks these days. This late tribute combo is so awesome, and yet sort of sad in a way. Susan is great, reminds me of Bonnie. There was a venue in NYC some years ago named after BB King, I think he had ownership in it. It was pretty much always standing room only, I spent a few evenings there. Where is today's equivalent of these great artists? BB King could play three notes on Lucille and change the world. Who else?
" cant hear you out there". We BB thats because Derek had em hypnotized. He has taken the slide to a different level. So clean and mellow and yet soooo funky. And I hear the allmans from time to time. Three killer players.
BB was such a great showman, always good at engaging his audience and making his guests look bigger than him, and why not Susan and Derek. What a great performance
B .B KING IS THE KING OF THE KINGS . ROCK ME BABY , OUR LIFE IS VERY SHORT , THAT S VERY GOOD. ROCK ME BABY MORE AND MORE. COMME ON BABY, D ONT GO PLEASE, I ll BE VERY SAD . OH ROCK ME BABY .ETC