B. B. King is dead. Long live B. B. King. Lucille's lost a friend- Who will hold her now? He made her sing and speak to us of sorrow and of joy. The Blues is sad today- Let everybody know. The man who made our troubles melt away in music cool and sweet has gone away. B. B. King is dead Long live B. B. King Let everybody know.
Tribute pic & glass to BB, at the Tokyo Blue Note, May 2015. Poem by Martin Connolly, composed May 15 upon hearing the news.