A influence of the blues

The blues was very popular  , it was one of the foundations of Rock n Roll. It originated in the 1900s and it popularized fast. One of the biggest influences I had from blues music was B.B King. He was a incredible guitar player who knew how to distract you from whatever you were doing with his playing. I remember being in 10th grade and i was watching the crossroad guitar festival on you tube and I saw B.B King, Slash, Eric Clapton and so many other great guitar players. The person who stuck out to me the most was of course B.B king. He was just so technical every lift of a finger and slide of his hand was to tell a story through his playing. He showed so much emotion through his playing, he was truly a iconic figure in music history, and the king of the blues. He sadly passed away in may of  2015. I remember the day after he died I filmed a video of me playing a improvised solo to remember him by I tried to use every skill I learned from him, I lost the video on an old phone or I would post it here. B.B King was a great guy and surely a model figure for a lot of blues styled guitar players. I am sure that even to this day being almost 4 years after his death and people still listen to him an learn off of him, and I am sure they will for years to come.

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