Happy Birthday, B.B.

Larry Jones

Riley King, also known as B.B. King,
turns 80 today, September 16, 2005.”I’ve been around a long time
I’ve really paid my dues.”

Yes you have, man.

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9 Responses to “Happy Birthday, B.B.”

  • Ron Southern Says:
    September 17th, 2005 at 7:32 am

    Yes sir, he’s still the King! I even use the same diabetes meter as him.

  • theresa Says:
    September 17th, 2005 at 7:43 am

    Happy Birthday BB!
    When’s Lucile’s birthday?

  • tacit1 Says:
    September 17th, 2005 at 9:27 am

    What is the story behind naming his guitar Lucille anyway?

  • Larry Jones Says:
    September 17th, 2005 at 12:04 pm

    Ron – Talk about starstruck (one of my guitars is just like Lucille…).

    Theresa – Lucille seems to have many birthdays (see next).

    T1 – I think I knew the answer to your question once, but I forgot it and had to look it up. The story of Lucille is here. There’s also a link to a sound file of B.B. telling the story himself.

  • tacit1 Says:
    September 17th, 2005 at 7:35 pm

    Although his story says that naming his guitar Lucille after the woman who died will “remind him never to do anything like” risking his life for his guitar again, I like to think it’s b/c maybe the spirit of that dead woman escaped into that guitar & he saved “her” in that way. I’m just a hopeless romantic that way.

  • Erin Says:
    September 18th, 2005 at 12:02 pm

    Larry, I’ve been remiss in my blog reading, and it was great to catch up with you. Happy Birthday, B.B.! Down with the oligarchy! I missed you.

  • Steph Says:
    September 19th, 2005 at 7:59 am

    He’s so cool–a total American institution. Long live the King!

  • Larry Jones Says:
    September 19th, 2005 at 12:05 pm

    T1 – I don’t know if this makes me more romantic than you or not romantic at all, but I thought he meant that he wanted to remember never to fight over a woman.

    Erin – Remiss, schmeemiss. As long as you catch up occasionally.

    Steph – A real guy, a real gentleman. He could play another 80 years and I wouldn’t get tired of him.

  • L Says:
    September 21st, 2005 at 7:06 pm

    LOVE his music

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