Saw BB at the Hook and Ladder Club in Toronto , It was dinner and a concert , I was really pissed on how much the meal was , this was back in 1976 , Then BB and his band hit the stage , I really did not know who he was . The blues have been a part of my life ever since , he came to every table and shook our hands , he signed his picture , which I still have today . I would have paid double for that night , also I married my date from that night , been married for 43 years this September - RIP BB and Thanks
I know: a lot of people didn’t liked his playing/singing at his last years. But this performance… you just have to pay respect to the King🤷🏼♂️ He was about 80 at this concert and played/sang his heart out. Outstanding. Never saw such a performance from him at his later years again. That was a special night. You can tell. Man I just love every second of it🙌🏻
It was 1954, I was a 12 year old white boy living in Detroit, listening to one of the two local black radio stations when I first heard B.B. King. I have been a fan ever since of B.B. and the Blues, and the Blues men of the 40's and 50's and the rebirth in the 60's when the British Invasion brought the blues and the bluesmen back to life.
I know some of yall are new and get your music cheap and fast like a TV dinner but what you gotta do is slow down and pay attention to what is happening here and remember that music is supposed to take expression and language and transfigurate it in the ether so that it says everything that each individual needs to hear. I say listen up....he is saying something that you need to hear. Do you hear that? Ok good, we might get to that promised land after all. I know he did....
I'm 18 living in Brazil in 1988 and hear this wonderful man playing on the news, had never heard of Blues ever before, nor did I speak any English. I picked up the guitar then and enjoy playing blues to this day, now over 50 in the UK, I pay my respects here to you King ;-). RIP
You are Missed very much B..... Thank you for all the great music... Live @ Cook County Jail, 1st Blues record I ever bought. I was hooked then @ 16 and still diggin it @ 59. Thanks to ALL the Blues men then and now. Keep it alive.