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chords. You can’t sing a chord.”
King himself said, “I wanted to
connect my guitar to human
emotions.”
It was this combination of powerful passionate vocals matched
with amazing guitar work that
dripped with emotion from every single note, that got BB internationally dubbed, “The King Of
Blues.”
Now of course there were other
guitarists, other more technical
in their playing or more flamboyant then BB, however no one
could compete with his ability
to infuse tangible emotions into
music.
King played a Gibsen guitar that
became affectionately known
world wide as “Lucille” and took
the Blues to mainstream heights
with songs like “The Thrill Is Gone”,
“Lucille”, “Why I Sing The Blues”
and one of my personal favorites,
“Never Make Your Move Too Soon.”
A true touring road warrior, BB

Photo: Wikimedia Commons

was known to do up to 250
shows a year and toured well
into his 80’s.
Additionally no coverage on BB
King would be complete without several of the most telling
facts responsible for his status
as King of The Blues.
ONE: The “Whose Who” list of
iconic guitar legends that all
considerd King their mentor or
the greatest blues man of our
time. is staggering and includes:

Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton,
Keith Richards, U2 and many
other guitarists too numerous
to list.
TWO: The impact of King’s influence on Pop culture through
his music, extended beyond
other guitarists, as writer of
The Wrap reported:
“Artist s like Lenny Kravitz and
Snoop Dogg posted tributes
to 89-year-old guitarist, while
others including “Tomorrow-

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