如果你喜歡爵士藍調,那麼絕對不會錯過BB King的名號,他年輕時在美國南方的棉花田做工,靠著獨具靈魂的吉他彈奏,一路闖進音樂界,並且啟發無數同樣偉大的吉他手,包括知名的音樂人Eric Clapton,一直到去年都還有進行多場表演,包括在舊金山的Warfield,最後因糖尿症入院後於昨日5月15日去逝。Eric Clapton也在臉書發布了一段談話,談起與Eric Clapton的珍貴友誼。今天,讓我們點上他的經典歌曲〈How Blue Can You Get〉、〈The Thrill Is Gone〉等緬懷音樂界一代奇才。
Daughter: B.B. King's funeral set for Vegas: The service will be next Saturday, May 23, she writes on Facebook… http://t.co/hxlGqL8Y0P
— Reel Film Festivals (@nastampano) May 17, 2015
.@jazzdotorg Board Member Steve Miller shared these incredible photos of the late #BBKing. pic.twitter.com/9psWnnkeol
— JazzatLincolnCenter (@jazzdotorg) May 18, 2015
PASSINGS | BB King, the King of Blues, dies at 89. pic.twitter.com/HTQgfpRVLL
— JAZZIZ Magazine (@JazzizMagazine) May 18, 2015
#BBKing at the groundbreaking for the museum. We miss you B.B. pic.twitter.com/g9mWsAs1vE
— B.B. King Museum (@BBKingMuseum) May 18, 2015
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