Archive for December 2nd, 2009
He was born on September 16, 1925, Rolling Stone magazine ranks him as third in its list of “100 Greatest Guitarists of all time”, he is a singer songwriter and blues guitarist, of course I am talking about Mr. Riley B. King better known as B.B.King.
For those of you that don’t think you can play an electric guitar keep in mind while watching B.B. King that he has admitted to the fact he doesn’t play chords very well and plays mostly through improvisation. in 1987 he was one of the first to be inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and recently appeared at the 2009 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame that was aired on HBO. At 84 years of age he walked on sat down and was handed his signature Gibson electric guitar. He proceeded to play “The Thrill is Gone” his signature song, and while he was playing you could see his name in the neck of his electric guitar, needless to say his performance was a thrill for all who watched his performance.