“The blues was bleeding the same blood as me.”
-BB King
“When I eventually drop, I pray to God that it’ll happen in one of three ways: Firstly, on stage or leaving the stage, then secondly in my sleep. And the third way? You’ll have to figure that out for yourself!”
-BB King. (He chose Door #2.)
It took several days to record this week’s Stew..
Somewhere between segments 3 and 4..the world lost one of the greatest blues legends ever..BB King.
I know Holger will pay tribute to BB but I’m compelled to throw away the last 15 minutes of the stew and pay my respects.
The box set I reached for revealed a long forgotten treat..
The last time I interviewed BB King was 2-18-94..backstage at the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver.
The date stands out because it was our son Fynn’s 12th birthday that day.
I also remember that BB was very reflective that day..almost melancholy.
I remember getting Choked up as he talked about “so much more to do”
That was the kind of man he was.
I couldn’t take my eyes off him or Lucille, his guitar just over his shoulder.
We’ve added a photo of the boxed set I found today and a message that Eric Clapton tweeted out..
I know EC is really going to miss BB – they were deep friends.
And BB was his teacher. He taught well.
Here’s to BB King and the music he left with us.
Play it. Remember it.
Thanks -TDM
PLAYLIST:
| tdmulligan | Host of Mulligan Stew | playlist www.mulliganstew.ca |
| Good time charlie | Duke robillard | Living with the Blues |
| Knockin | carolina chocolate drops and luminescent orchestrii | carolina chocolate drops and luminescent orchestrii |
| Mulligan Stew | www.CanadaHouse.com | |
| come at me | Daniel Wesley | I am your man |
| Mother of lies | JD McPherson | Let the good times roll |
| Lotta Lovin | Gene Vincent | Best of |
| tdmulligan | host of mulligan stew | playlist www.mulliganstew.ca |
| small town talk | Boz Scaggs | a fool to care |
| Mulligan Stew | coming UP – Mavericks, Kinks, Art Bergman | |
| All night long | The Mavericks | Mono |
| Lola (live) | The Kinks | One for the road |
| It takes a lot to laugh. A train to cry | Taj Mahal | Tangled up in blues |
| Company store | Art Bergman | Song for the Underclass (ep) |
| Still crazy after all these years | Paul Simon | Concert in the Park |
| Fist City | The Little Willies | For the good times |
| this is Mulligan Stew | coming UP – Jeff Beck John Fogerty. Dylan.Clapton.Lonnie Mack | playlist www.mulliganstew.ca |
| Going Down | Jeff Beck | Jeff Beck Live + |
| Born on the Bayou (live) | John Fogerty | Conceert for the R&R Hall of Fame |
| Just like a woman | Bob Dylan | Blonde on Blonde |
| this is Mulligan Stew | with TD Mulligan | www.coyotesbanff.com |
| Little Queen of Spades | Eric Clapton | Sessions for Robert J |
| I found a love | Lonnie Mack | Attack of the Killer V |
| this is Mulligan Stew | Coming UP – A stroll down Abbey Road | |
| Sun King | The Beatles | Abbey Road |
| Mean mr Mustard | The Beatles | Abbey Road |
| polythene pam | The Beatles | Abbey Road |
| she came in thru the bathroom window | The Beatles | Abbey Road |
| Golden Slumbers | The Beatles | Abbey Road |
| carry that weight | The Beatles | Abbey Road |
| the end | The Beatles | Abbey Road |
| Her Majesty | the beatles | Abbey Road |
| this is Mulligan Stew | playlist at www.mulliganstew.ca | BB King Sept 16 1925. May 14.2015 |
| When love comes to town | U2 and BB King | BB King Boxed Set King of the Blues |
| Riding with the King | BB King and Eric Clapton | Riding with the King |
| Make love to me | BB King and Eric Clapton | King of the Blues (demo) |
| Must be a better World | BB King and Eric Clapton | King of the blues |
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