By his own admission, not the best guitar player, not the most skilled or even the most talented. Yet, the best pure Blues Musician in the World... bar none.
It's midnight and I am sitting up listening to B.B and wishing that he hadn't died before I could meet up with him again. Hey B.B.- I hope you're doing O.K. up there, old friend- we miss you down here. Andy G.
Now, this is music!! Real soul feeling coming through his every note man!!, this is so soul lifting! We just released a song and this man is a huge inspiration for us, hope you can come by and tell us what you think. If you like the Blues, there's a chance, even a tiny one you might like us too.
truely a master didnt even notice the lack of bass player till 3/4 of the way through....amazing muscician...he doesnt play the blues...he is the blues...was a sharecropper as a young boy/man...this is who greeny learned from most
first time i met B, i had Lucille and a photo of Luther Allison I gave him. Long story, but when I asked him to sign Lucille, I asked him to sign something about the Blues....his response............When I sign my name, That Is The Blues.....nuff said and so true!!
actually this song was written and first played by Lowell Fulson in 1946.on the original you can really hear tbones influence. both renditions are classicß
The day that BB passed away I was listening and reminiscing to his old performances. When I listened to this recording it made me weep. At the end BB was telling us all goodbye. He left the world a treasure of great blues. Godspeed my friend.