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Very few, unfortunately. We still have Buddy Guy. Aside from him, I can't think of any living blues musician even close to the stature BB achieved. However, there are still a lot of lesser known old blues musicians playing dives in places like Clarksdale, Mississippi.
Sad news today A music legend has died. Mr. BB King.
Yes it is sad. I had always hoped to get to see him perform live.
It's odd that just yesterday I was reading the music thread here about the death of Ben E. King and thought about how much longer we would have B.B. Sad to hear this.
Mine too; I think we're all feeling a little blue today. The silver lining to this dark cloud is that blues men young and old will record tribute songs in his honor. The Thrill Is Gone, but the blues will live on.
I hope that Lucille will be housed in a place of honor, like BB's club in Memphis or the Delta Blues Museum.
Political cartoonist Bob Gorrell drew this fitting tribute:
Mine too; I think we're all feeling a little blue today. The silver lining to this dark cloud is that blues men young and old will record tribute songs in his honor. The Thrill Is Gone, but the blues will live on.
I hope that Lucille will be housed in a place of honor, like BB's club in Memphis or the Delta Blues Museum.
Political cartoonist Bob Gorrell drew this fitting tribute:
That is super-cool. Although it wouldn't surprise if "Lucille" was buried with him. But it should definitely go to his museum.
I was fortunate to attend Luther Allison's very last concert two weeks before he died. He suffered a stroke onstage that night but no one other than the band could tell. He put on a spectacular performance and even signed autographs afterwards. That signed cd means a lot to me.
RIP B.B. King. For most of the last sixty years he's been on the road, playing as many as 250 gigs a year. He retired more than once. Each time he came back. He spent his life on a bus.
Someone once said "Being a musician is not a job; it's an incurable disease," That's a very good line.
Very few, unfortunately. We still have Buddy Guy. Aside from him, I can't think of any living blues musician even close to the stature BB achieved. However, there are still a lot of lesser known old blues musicians playing dives in places like Clarksdale, Mississippi.
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But it should definitely go to his museum. 
