The Thrill Is Gone – B.B. King Dies At Age 89

Brief Note by NAL publisher Doug Draper

He has been to blues music what Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry have been to rock & roll – a leading ambassador for the genre.b-b-king-3

With the passing of B.B. King this May 15th, 2015, world has lost a true musical legend.

By all accounts, B.B. was also a very nice man – a quality that certainly shone through for any of us who had the thrill to see him in concert.

Goodbye dear sir, and if you’ll excuse me, I’m now going to find my old copy of ‘Live at Cook County Jail’ and give it a few spins today.

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