B.B. King

[waltesefalcon]

I just got settled in from a weekend in Ft. Worth. My wife took me down to see B.B. King play at Billy Bobs. It was a fantastic show. Even at 87 B.B. still is at the top of his profession, and anyone who likes the blues and gets a chance to see him certainly should.

 

[Basil]

I R Jealous!!!

 

[elrey]

I B 2.

 

[AngliaGT]

Wow! - I was afraid of another RIP posting.
You are a fortunate man!

- Doug

 

[aeronca65t]

Excellent! I saw "big" Albert King in the 80s, locally.
I've never seen BB live, but love his stuff.

 

[coldplugs]

Never seen him wish I could. Good to hear he's still out there.

 

[mailbox]

He plays in his club off Beale St. in Memphis all the time. Check it out when y'all come down.

 

[aeronca65t]

B.B. is on at the White House Blues show tonight (Feb 27) on PBS at 9:00PM

~INFO~

 

[Mickey Richaud]

The only claim to fame I have here:

My cousin, Jimmy, drives his tour bus!

When Dad died, Jimmy drove his mom (Dad's sister) up to Shreveport from New Orleans for the funeral in the bus. Quite a ride!

 

[Darwin]

Stood outside of his club on Beale St. in 1991 for a couple of hours listening to him play. I was too new to my sobriety at the time to feel comfortable going in, but I sure wasn't going to miss listening to that man play. And I didn't even like the blues back then.

 

[61frogeye]

I saw him open for the Grateful Dead in St. Louis, early 70's.