La triste noticia del fallecimiento de BB King, a la edad de 89 años y tras una larga lucha contra la diabetes, dio la vuelta al mundo durante las últimas horas y sus colegas, discípulos y amigos le han rendido palabras de homenaje.
Eric Clapton, que por estos días tiene residencia en el Royal Albert Hall por los festejos de su cumpleaños 70, subió un video a sus redes sociales donde recuerda al «rey del blues» como una gran influencia, una gran inspiración y un amigo.
BB King a dear friend and inspiration to me….
Posted by Eric Clapton on Viernes, 15 de mayo de 2015
Además, gente como Buddy Guy, Brian Wilson, Gene Simmons de Kiss, Ringo Starr, Joe Perry, Peter Frampton, Slash, Joe Bonamassa y otros lo han recordado en sus propias redes sociales.
Revisa sus reacciones a continuación…
This morning, I come to you all with a heavy heart. BB King was the greatest guy I ever met. The tone he got out of…
Posted by Buddy Guy on Viernes, 15 de mayo de 2015
B.B. King R.I.P. King of the Blues !!
Posted by Slash on Friday, May 15, 2015
God bless you BB… Rest in peace my friend. Thank you for all that you did for this kid and so many others. An extremely sad day to say the least.
Posted by Joe Bonamassa on Thursday, May 14, 2015
My heart goes out to BB King’s family and all who loved him. A great friend and an amazing guitar player left us peacefully today. We will all miss you BB. RIP
Posted by Peter Frampton on Friday, May 15, 2015
God bless BB King peace and love to his family Ringo and Barbarax✌️
— Ringo Starr (@ringostarrmusic) May 15, 2015
It’s sad when the world loses an artist whose music has such an affect on so many people in a positive way. But it’s…
Posted by Brian Wilson on Viernes, 15 de mayo de 2015
Very sad. BB KING: Rest In Peace.. https://t.co/VHNZhg6H2l
— Gene Simmons (@genesimmons) May 15, 2015
So sad to wake up this morning and hear the news about the passing of the great B B King. — Joe Perry (@JoePerry) May 15, 2015
Nobody lives forever but their music can.Thank you B.B.King for all those beautiful gems you gave us in your 89 years here. RIP
— Nikki Sixx (@NikkiSixx) May 15, 2015
My heart goes out 2 BB King’s family today & all who loved him. A great friend & amazing gtr player leaves us peacefully. We will miss u BB. — Peter Frampton (@peterframpton) May 15, 2015
RIP BB King, one of the best blues guitarists ever, maybe the best. He could do more on one note than anyone. #respect
— Bryan Adams (@bryanadams) May 15, 2015
RIP BB KING. A TRUE LEGEND — Vince Neil (@thevinceneil) May 15, 2015
My friend and ledgend BB King passed.. I’m so so sad….he was so great to me… We’ve lost the King….. My love and prayers to his family.
— RICHIE SAMBORA (@TheRealSambora) May 15, 2015