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The King has gone home. Riley B. King, better known to his millions of devotees as B. B. King, died today at age 89. B. B. was respected by both contemporaries and by the many younger musicians in jazz, blues and rock that he inspired with his guitar playing and Delta blues. A multiple Grammy winner, he was also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and was a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in 1995.
Eric Clapton considered him a teacher, and recorded an album with him that I loved. I’ve never collected blues music, but this one, and its title song, has stayed with me for years, including the spoken recitation near the end:
I stepped out of Mississippi when I was ten years old
With a suit cut sharp as a razor and a heart made of gold
I had a guitar hanging just about waist high
And I’m gonna play this thing until the day I die
Rest well, Your Majesty. We’ll take care of Lucille for you.
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