I met BB backstage, many moons ago, at a gig my pop, Butch Trivette played in New Orleans . I walked in, and he and Pop were playing penny poker before the show.. Pop was the opening act. He introduced me to BB, who very eloquently, praised my pop's musical talent, and congratulated us both on Pop's recent Grammy nominations. Then he asked me if I played Poker (I did actually) and he asked me to join the game. I was so nervous, I sipped a bit of Pop's Southern Comfort and ended up running the table. You see, Pop had done his job at teaching me to play Poker (as well as pool) a looonngg time back, as he claimed musicians daughters should know these things. Pop was tickled (and well on his way to pickled) as I slipped another sip of his whiskey, then made him take it easy before his set. Work first, Whiskey later! Pop sulked a bit, but BB was impressed with my Poker skills and possibly, in hopes of helping to get Pop's mind elsewhere (coz he COULD be a handful!) BB ended up throwing me a 14k gold chain in the poker pot. I was so stoked!! Several years later, a male friend and I traveled from our home state of Georgia, to the Florida Theatre to see BB. He seemed to almost recognize me from the stage,and smiled that big, wonderful grin of his. I was just a few feet away and feeling all warm and fuzzy about it, as he threw another gold necklace out to me, then proceeded to throw 'em out to SEVERAL females. We were all so stoked!!! My friend told me on the way home, that BB did that often. It was a "BB thing." I thought it was probably the coolest (and quite expensive!) "gimmicks" I'd ever heard of. Though I wore those chains proudly for many years, I unfortunately, misplaced them or perhaps, sadly, lost them, over many years of life as a crazy, but magically-talented musician's daughter. But they'll be forever tucked away with the rest of my coolest memories of the adventures of Pop and I over the years. I learned a lot from him, and laughed a lot too. And that's worth more than all the gold in the world to me! 💛
BB was special man. The players player. The God of Gods. A God Amongst us Mere Mortals. Not many players can claim that title. BB was one of them though.
Joshua Dada you know who would’ve been great at doing sessions with anyone if he stayed alive? Stevie Ray Vaughan. He could go from screaming solo, to warm slowhand, to burning, and whenever he accompanied someone else soloing, he was pristine. My old guitar teacher used to say , you’re either a guitar player or a musician but never both.
@TheDCGuitar13 I saw SRV play on stage with BB King. SRV was extremely respectful, and that respect went both ways. Stevie just wanted to remain a few steps downstage from BB King, out of the spotlight. He was showing enormous respect for the King of the Blues. And BB insisted he move up to the front of the stage, to show his respect for Stevie's ability and his obvious love of the blues. BB said something about the torch of blues was being passed to a new generation, and it was in good hands. They both killed it that night. True class shown all the way by both parties. SRV’s torch was snuffed out 2 months later when his helicopter crashed after a concert in East Troy, Wisconsin.
@@mixmixture7049 maybe it’s just respect never know not everyone is trying to be center of attention all the time nun wrong with playing in the background
I think everyone needs to remember that BB King was 86 during this performance. Just like any old musician, seeing him at this age is a novelty more than anything. BB King was also never the most technical player either. He is renowned for his style. He was never a shredder.
I did a number of times.. I shook the royal hand at a gig in Bournemouth, he signed an autograph for me, gave me a pick and a little gold guitar. Utter legend.
Slash is so cool and so respectful. I saw SRV live with BB also and Stevie Ray was the same way. Volume down. Eyes down. Standing a few steps behind BB at all times. Never daring to show off, in any way, shape or form, out of respect for the Master. Slash never showed off. He knew BB was struggling and clearly frustrated with himself and still had to be prodded to take any of BB's spotlight.
"I don't know what the heck I was gonna do with that.... I missed all of them" -- No, Mr. King, you've had an amazing life, and the silent notes were filled with the sounds of a lifetime of music. Thank you for everything.
fun fact, at 4:37 you can see a little boy looking bored and tired. thats me. i didnt appricaate the magitude of being there then but now im so happy my dad dragged me allong!
You lucky SOB! Hey, at least you appreciate it now. All of us experience that to some degree as we grow older. While we're on the topic of cool stories involving Slash, here's mine: Axl's manager invited me and my family backstage during one of their 2016 shows. It's a long story but in short, literally as she was on her way to collect us to take us back to Axl's hotel room for the post-party (where the real parties apparently go on), venue security kicked us out because they thought the band had left already. It is simultaneously the best and worst story ever. 🤣 I did get to meet Axl a few months later though during his tour with AC/DC and he was really nice, and I met Duff. I still hope to meet Slash some day.
All the other guitar players be like "Hey BB look how far we've come since you you old dog!" And Slash be like "Here's why we love you for what you gave to us."
Y'know. I realize Slash isn't generally seen as a Blues guitarist. But he was heavily influenced by it for GnR. He knows how to play the Blues, and he plays it damn well. Even BB King said "You play it like us old men do". He can play classic Blues, fucking good, too. He deserves to be there.
You have to give credit and respect to the guys behind these icons jamming with them...They are equally fantastic otherwise you would not be playing with The King !
B.B King stands for Beale Blues King, Beale is the street in Memphis where he started his fame and where he then years later opened his bar and employed all his friends and family from Mississippi.
Incorrect. B.B. Is Blues Boy. Beale, as you assert, I would assume is a Reference to Beale Street and the history behind it in New Orleans. Since Jazz, not Blues, was born in N.O. and BB was from Mississippi, I think he would highly reject Beale Boy.
god. he was having one of his off nights, and it just makes me so sad. but even on his bad days, he had more soul than 90% of the guitarists we have left now. miss you BB
@@tboudreau5239 yes he did. Like almost exclusively. So did les paul the older he got. It's kind of painful watching him most of the time. I've never understood the major love for bb king
@@tboudreau5239 actually, he was sick and had many off times. He even acknowledged that. Anyone who is a fan of him that is also a guitarist knows this. The man was one of a kind and few miss him and his presence more than I.
Joining the illustrious Mr. King onstage were guitar virtuoso Derek Trucks, “songbird extraordinaire” Susan Tedeschi, The Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood, Simply Red’s Mick Hucknall and former Guns N’ Roses axeman Slash.
When I was young and first playing guitar I played heavy but as the years went by I realized that rock and metal came from the blues and now that's all I play.
In other words, rock and metal were too hard for you to play half-decently, so you switched to the blues. And you're barely able to do that now. Got it.
lambdaman common now, the blues is plenty hard, shut up and have some respect, guitar is a community of people and putting people down who play the same instrument as you is shameful, he can play whatever the hell he wants just as you can, aint no one gotta tell him what to do. Shame on you man, you know your probably aren’t too good yourself it’s always someone worse than you who will make fun of you, smh have a nice day
@@wmw4410 Read that story again and tell me you don't smell something fishy. Going back to the blues because that's where rock and metal came from? It's BS. You play what you like and are good at. I went from rock to blues precisely because it was easier to get a good sound and I still liked the music. You're rushing to the defense of a liar. smh
lambdaman naw not defending just saying how we should all respect each other’s choice of music to play, maybe it was just him getting older, how could I know, all I know is that we shouldn’t bash each other because of our skill, nothing more than that. I don’t see anything fishy just someone wanting to explore the roots ya know
C4hackz why is he not half as good as King though? they're both established players who achieved a lot in the music industry :b if i had to choose one of them I'd probably go with slash merely because of his style of music, then again his style evolved from blues and King is an influence on him, you can see on this video how much he respects him :)
That is what is so great about being an individual...you can pick and choose who you like the best! If we all thought alike..this world would be so freakin' boring... :) Slash is good..but the younger generation always build their style of playing from someplace :)
ozzy2k11 You see, I really don't want to offend you, I DO respect your opinion, but any guitar player can see that, even though Slash is an awesome player, BB's technique and style is waaaaaaayyyyy more complex than Slash's. Btw, he has greater experience not only on his career, but also on guitar playing. :) Anyway, Slash is incredibly good, I'm just giving my opinion of why B.B. is better (to me)
Slash was one of my childhood heroes and a man i still look up to untill this day, and BB King was introduced to me at a very young age and i admire him the same. Amazing to see the two of them together, had no idea this performance existed.
Let's all understand something, blues isn't meant for showing off your chops. It wasn't created to play your fastest or to out do one another. It was created to ease pain, to vent your frustrations, to give you an outlet for your emotions. These guys aren't up there to to out do one another. They are there to put their emotions into notes. Slash could have thrown a pedal onto the floor and grabbed his sig Marshall and wah and shredded his 24 bars, but no what he did was this soft beautiful melodical arrangement of notes that served his particular needs. BB is a 4 note man. He usually expresses himself in for notes or less. This wasn't a competition, but a complimentary bout. Who could show more respect and compliment one of the fathers of blues the best. If this were a speed thing, then go get Yngwie. Stop dissing these musicians by saying "so and so kicked so and so's butt". This isn't about that at all.
Hockey Jon it’s not so much that we’re not recognizing him as an awesome player in his own right, but you can clearly see BB cut him off a few seconds after BB told him to slow down. This was BB’s stage, and he overstayed his welcome. Compare it to the prodding an encouraging it took to get Slash to set off, and you can see who clearly had more respect for the man who invited them into his home.
+Marlon Borreo It's not Slash's style. Slash is fast and very much about hitting higher frets whereas this is BB Kings genre. Slash did a great solo and really complimented BB.
Billy Williams I think it was his goal too, but also he wanted, as I guess did the others, to not overshadow King or slip into rock power chords or high speed picking.
skategangster slash has always blues soul inside him, he plays a lot of a combination of major and minor pentatonic scale in his G n Rs solo. that's blues baby
anyfrickinname yea I seen the back in 2017. It’s one thing hearing slash played on an album and watching him and UA-cam but actually experiencing him play live is mind blowing. Absolutely everyone was quite in the building just watching and listening. It was definitely a moment I’ll never forget
As a guitarist that also plays blues (among other styles), and one that could listen to those guys all day (Derek Trucks tone is amazing, and Tedeschi's got killer vocal chops), this was cool. As for why Slash seemed shy...perhaps because he knew he was around amazing talent, BB King and the others. I know as a musician, I can play. Yet, when I play with other guitarists who are awesome, I get shy, too. Maybe he was just trying to take it all in. Perhaps also, he was slightly out of his element. He doesn't play clean, mellow blues. He a hard rock blues-rocker. Slash is also used to Marshall stacks, not a row of squeaky clean Fender amps. Just my two cents...
The funny thing is that he's actually good at the blues when he gets in the groove. I mean, his playing is heavily blues-based to begin with. His jam with John Mayer was pretty good as I recall.
even though slash is a blues man at heart i can agree with ya, he's sitting next to THE KING and well, yeah he's still a big distortion power rock player, definitely out of his element.
It was extraordinary to watch all these stars pay respect to a man who was part of the beginning of their music history. 80 years old!! Still playing the blues.
Awesome Jam!!!! They were all amazing! BB King...... What a great witty good hearted talented man!! Everyone was in awe on stage..... But he was so good and nice with them... Nice that nobody tried to steal the thunder also.... Mutual respect from greatly talented people doesn't happen all that often! Great gig... wish I was there!
B.B. won my heart as a child. This will never change. To me, he's like Souza's Stars And Stripes Forever or Chubby Checker's "The Twist." These were my days as a fun-filled child.
It doesn’t matter where you play, what you’re influences are, you always come back to the blues.
True
What a collaboration 🥰
What if you play romantic classical music?
Amen
I was always in argument of this. For 30 some years I said "bull shit"
But nah, dude's right. Some of us have just went back before others.
I’ve never seen slash so nervous before. You can tell hes so honored to be sitting next to B.B King
when he asked him to scoot over next to him!❤❤❤
I met BB backstage, many moons ago, at a gig my pop, Butch Trivette played in New Orleans . I walked in, and he and Pop were playing penny poker before the show.. Pop was the opening act. He introduced me to BB, who very eloquently, praised my pop's musical talent, and congratulated us both on Pop's recent Grammy nominations. Then he asked me if I played Poker (I did actually) and he asked me to join the game. I was so nervous, I sipped a bit of Pop's Southern Comfort and ended up running the table. You see, Pop had done his job at teaching me to play Poker (as well as pool) a looonngg time back, as he claimed musicians daughters should know these things. Pop was tickled (and well on his way to pickled) as I slipped another sip of his whiskey, then made him take it easy before his set. Work first, Whiskey later! Pop sulked a bit, but BB was impressed with my Poker skills and possibly, in hopes of helping to get Pop's mind elsewhere (coz he COULD be a handful!) BB ended up throwing me a 14k gold chain in the poker pot. I was so stoked!! Several years later, a male friend and I traveled from our home state of Georgia, to the Florida Theatre to see BB. He seemed to almost recognize me from the stage,and smiled that big, wonderful grin of his. I was just a few feet away and feeling all warm and fuzzy about it, as he threw another gold necklace out to me, then proceeded to throw 'em out to SEVERAL females. We were all so stoked!!! My friend told me on the way home, that BB did that often. It was a "BB thing." I thought it was probably the coolest (and quite expensive!) "gimmicks" I'd ever heard of. Though I wore those chains proudly for many years, I unfortunately, misplaced them or perhaps, sadly, lost them, over many years of life as a crazy, but magically-talented musician's daughter. But they'll be forever tucked away with the rest of my coolest memories of the adventures of Pop and I over the years. I learned a lot from him, and laughed a lot too. And that's worth more than all the gold in the world to me! 💛
BB was special man. The players player. The God of Gods. A God Amongst us Mere Mortals.
Not many players can claim that title. BB was one of them though.
Slash is a good guy
Slash showed us he’s a musician first and superstar second. Those who are in the field know what it is.
Steve vai is the opposite
Joshua Dada you know who would’ve been great at doing sessions with anyone if he stayed alive? Stevie Ray Vaughan. He could go from screaming solo, to warm slowhand, to burning, and whenever he accompanied someone else soloing, he was pristine. My old guitar teacher used to say , you’re either a guitar player or a musician but never both.
Em. No. He showed he cant play.
@@lokotron1 Em. No. You've shown that he's probably not your taste.
@TheDCGuitar13 I saw SRV play on stage with BB King. SRV was extremely respectful, and that respect went both ways. Stevie just wanted to remain a few steps downstage from BB King, out of the spotlight. He was showing enormous respect for the King of the Blues.
And BB insisted he move up to the front of the stage, to show his respect for Stevie's ability and his obvious love of the blues.
BB said something about the torch of blues was being passed to a new generation, and it was in good hands. They both killed it that night.
True class shown all the way by both parties. SRV’s torch was snuffed out 2 months later when his helicopter crashed after a concert in East Troy, Wisconsin.
Whenever BB speaks whatever he says sounds like a song
Slash has never played a guitar horizontally so he is just confused
Hahahaha. Best comment on here.
True Hahahah
Didn’t look confused at all to me
Hahaha
He was being humble
Slash with his volume down showing respect! That's how accompanying another player is done!
Respect or masking🙄. He always like that when he play with others
@@mixmixture7049 maybe it’s just respect never know not everyone is trying to be center of attention all the time nun wrong with playing in the background
Ronny Wood has never aged, he has always looked about 90.
Lol yep!
And Keith Richards looks 95!
He was born 95
that comment just makes me burst out laughing ,thanks
@@alejandrogolt68 1895
BB performing at that level at 85 years old is absolutely incredible!!
Hi man Dennis ...try to listen Jose Felicitano .
I think everyone needs to remember that BB King was 86 during this performance. Just like any old musician, seeing him at this age is a novelty more than anything. BB King was also never the most technical player either. He is renowned for his style. He was never a shredder.
taking the duke ellington road
@Martin Doll FACTS!!
I love all the other musicians, but Slash was by far the most respectful, humble, lifesaver of this jam.
I wish I saw this legend live before he died, rest easy king.
I did a number of times..
I shook the royal hand at a gig in Bournemouth, he signed an autograph for me, gave me a pick and a little gold guitar.
Utter legend.
The blues are the foundation to which the bulk of modern popular music was built on.
Corey Cavalier So true.
Corey Cavalier The blues, the jazz, and to a much lesser extent classical music.
And of course, folk and country.
Corey Cavalier Don´t forget about Country Music.Rock and roll is a mixture of Blues, Country and Schlager aus Germany
Corey Cavalier How can you leave "country" out of the mix?
You can clearly see in bb's face that slash was validated at 7:33
15:10-15:20... Watch BB's face at the end. Yeah he had respect for sure.
Slash is so cool and so respectful.
I saw SRV live with BB also and Stevie Ray was the same way. Volume down. Eyes down. Standing a few steps behind BB at all times.
Never daring to show off, in any way, shape or form, out of respect for the Master.
Slash never showed off.
He knew BB was struggling and clearly frustrated with himself and still had to be prodded to take any of BB's spotlight.
:) Makes me like Slash even more. This was toward the end of B.B.'s journey in this life. I am glad he showed respect.
Yesss....true musicianship respect, being tributed by Slash tickling strings alongside a blues legend. That is worth its weight in gold my friends.
What blows my mind is that BB Rests his hand on Slash's leg like he is a true friend. What a difference in history - and still - total respect.
Nitay Harari rock is founded on blues lmao
Nitay Harari rock is basically the equivalent to blues in a majority of ways
1:55
Mick Hucknall - "when i first met you baby, babe you were just sweet 16"
KING - 85 now fam
i love him so much haha! R.I.P BB KING
second line
It's 85 now "friend". Not "fam". He's was an old man, not a young hipster.
@@lambdaman3228 took the words out of my mouth on this one.
He says friend but still king🤘
@@lambdaman3228 looks like we found the old man 🙄
Respect for Slash
He knew his place
"I don't know what the heck I was gonna do with that.... I missed all of them" -- No, Mr. King, you've had an amazing life, and the silent notes were filled with the sounds of a lifetime of music. Thank you for everything.
I've listened to this 200 times, you can't get bored !! With so much energy !! God music !!
even while bb king commenting in the middle of some elses solo, it sounds like a music, just fits in.
theoriginal639 took the words from my mouth!
Slash is always so shy and respectful.you just gotta love him.
You can def tell BB and Slash were the only ones who respected one another the entire time they were on stage.
i dont understand ? how ?
Derek trucks is better than slash (my opinion) coz he make the Gibson Sg sing so I think he is the most respected player after BB king
enzo vani Exactly! Derek is a killer player.
fun fact, at 4:37 you can see a little boy looking bored and tired. thats me. i didnt appricaate the magitude of being there then but now im so happy my dad dragged me allong!
You lucky SOB! Hey, at least you appreciate it now. All of us experience that to some degree as we grow older. While we're on the topic of cool stories involving Slash, here's mine: Axl's manager invited me and my family backstage during one of their 2016 shows. It's a long story but in short, literally as she was on her way to collect us to take us back to Axl's hotel room for the post-party (where the real parties apparently go on), venue security kicked us out because they thought the band had left already. It is simultaneously the best and worst story ever. 🤣 I did get to meet Axl a few months later though during his tour with AC/DC and he was really nice, and I met Duff. I still hope to meet Slash some day.
johnulcer wow nice!
What lucky boy you were my friend
Slash was being class and humble. Love his personality
All the other guitar players be like "Hey BB look how far we've come since you you old dog!" And Slash be like "Here's why we love you for what you gave to us."
Now anytime someone tries to tell me that Slash is a bad guitarist I will simply reply:
'BB King said otherwise'
Just for respect slash is shit.
*Slash is THE shit
+BR34NY slash is a junkie pice of shit.
Actually he's stone cold sober
Harold Hurrle the guy doesn't drink smoke or does drugs anymore (for a pretty long while now)…
This is the best video on youtube!! the way Slash respected the great King and him praising Slash was incredible. The lady's voice is dinamite!!!
BB King was one of the greatest, he was rocking well into his 80's, he may be gone but his music will live on forever
Slash's just a humble young man in front of those Blues masters.
slash was next to his grandpa....
Y'know. I realize Slash isn't generally seen as a Blues guitarist. But he was heavily influenced by it for GnR. He knows how to play the Blues, and he plays it damn well. Even BB King said "You play it like us old men do". He can play classic Blues, fucking good, too. He deserves to be there.
Does he really? He seemed under confident and nervous
He should be! He's sitting next to a legend. Right next to B.B King. I'd be a nervous wreck.
@@abhayb.6289 no one will try to take the spotlight with BB king sitting right there 😅
You have to give credit and respect to the guys behind these icons jamming with them...They are equally fantastic otherwise you would not be playing with The King !
tbh this is the first time I saw Slash smiling
I Play in a metal band but u still got to love the blues
plus i'm 14
WilliamPettersson You suck.
Cody Cody well thank you for being so nice
Stop playing metal. More blues; less metal.
Why not both?
This is like "Church" for blues men . Awesome , I loved it.
Slash arrived a little late at the show cause he was coming back straight from the 90's, he didn"t even have time to change clothes. ^^
R.I.P. BB king he was a legend and will always be. Love the way he plays solos in freestyle.
Mick Hucknall (Simply red), Slash, BB King, Ron Wood (Rolling Stones), Suzann Tedeschi, Dereck Trucks (Allman Brothers band)
oh damn that was simply red? i didnt know that
BB was so good bending those strings at 85. What a talent we have lost.
Yes...RIP The King, B.B!!
Giovanni Shoxx
Watch the interview at the end of "live at Daryl's House' With Billy Gibbons -
La grange", The trick BB uses is light gauge strings.
Tech Tins hgz🐥🐥2"vg000
Tech Tins I miss the King so damn much 😢😭
I agree with everyone! Slash showed respect to the legend and yet the legend wanted to hear Slash cut loose!
Gibson and Fender really good friends with this jam.
Ibanez left chat
Prs be like : ahhh another example to combine
@@kevinalexander4383 PRS: Pricks Reaciting Salespitches
B.B King stands for Beale Blues King, Beale is the street in Memphis where he started his fame and where he then years later opened his bar and employed all his friends and family from Mississippi.
Leonardo Serodio Incorrect. It's Blues Boy King.
Yeah it's blues boy
Incorrect. B.B. Is Blues Boy.
Beale, as you assert, I would assume is a Reference to Beale Street and the history behind it in New Orleans. Since Jazz, not Blues, was born in N.O. and BB was from Mississippi, I think he would highly reject Beale Boy.
You are correct it is blues boy real name Riley king
Bunch of legends sitting there, such a pitty we lost BB King. Died at 89, pretty young considering that Ronnie Wood next to him is 134 at least.
+Bband Funny stuff
if Ronnie 134 then Keith Richard's 185! lol
Bband in dog years? Hahaha
Lol
Haha
god. he was having one of his off nights, and it just makes me so sad. but even on his bad days, he had more soul than 90% of the guitarists we have left now. miss you BB
Don't usually reply to negative comments.... But Are You an idiot???? The man never had an off time in his life!! He only had better times.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
We all have off days where tones sound foreign but have one in your 80's then off or on your a savage beast.
@@tboudreau5239 yes he did. Like almost exclusively. So did les paul the older he got. It's kind of painful watching him most of the time. I've never understood the major love for bb king
@@tboudreau5239 actually, he was sick and had many off times. He even acknowledged that. Anyone who is a fan of him that is also a guitarist knows this. The man was one of a kind and few miss him and his presence more than I.
@@baum7222 go away your a joke
Joining the illustrious Mr. King onstage were guitar virtuoso Derek Trucks, “songbird extraordinaire” Susan Tedeschi, The Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood, Simply Red’s Mick Hucknall and former Guns N’ Roses axeman Slash.
Susan Tedesco
Mick and Slash were the only ones who were any good.
first time seeing slash playing blues , omg that was beautiful :O
+fady michel Hell yeah. Slash is a Blues Rock.
+AriesJohn Malana thats what i didnt know :D
Slash has been playing blues his whole fucking career
Erick Lauder HAHAHAHAHA!
Erick Lauder lol what ?
Blues is the roots of all music. Love this genre because it has badass solos.
These are real musicians!!! Miss good old days
When I was young and first playing guitar I played heavy but as the years went by I realized that rock and metal came from the blues and now that's all I play.
discnman Doe same.
In other words, rock and metal were too hard for you to play half-decently, so you switched to the blues. And you're barely able to do that now. Got it.
lambdaman common now, the blues is plenty hard, shut up and have some respect, guitar is a community of people and putting people down who play the same instrument as you is shameful, he can play whatever the hell he wants just as you can, aint no one gotta tell him what to do. Shame on you man, you know your probably aren’t too good yourself it’s always someone worse than you who will make fun of you, smh have a nice day
@@wmw4410 Read that story again and tell me you don't smell something fishy. Going back to the blues because that's where rock and metal came from? It's BS. You play what you like and are good at. I went from rock to blues precisely because it was easier to get a good sound and I still liked the music. You're rushing to the defense of a liar. smh
lambdaman naw not defending just saying how we should all respect each other’s choice of music to play, maybe it was just him getting older, how could I know, all I know is that we shouldn’t bash each other because of our skill, nothing more than that. I don’t see anything fishy just someone wanting to explore the roots ya know
People see a legend like B.B. King and still dare to say that Slash is the best guitar player on Earth...I just can't live on this planet anymore...
they're both great and respectable players in their own way ;)
ozzy2k11 Slash is great, but he's not half as good as King.
C4hackz
why is he not half as good as King though? they're both established players who achieved a lot in the music industry :b if i had to choose one of them I'd probably go with slash merely because of his style of music, then again his style evolved from blues and King is an influence on him, you can see on this video how much he respects him :)
That is what is so great about being an individual...you can pick and choose who you like the best! If we all thought alike..this world would be so freakin' boring... :) Slash is good..but the younger generation always build their style of playing from someplace :)
ozzy2k11 You see, I really don't want to offend you, I DO respect your opinion, but any guitar player can see that, even though Slash is an awesome player, BB's technique and style is waaaaaaayyyyy more complex than Slash's. Btw, he has greater experience not only on his career, but also on guitar playing.
:) Anyway, Slash is incredibly good, I'm just giving my opinion of why B.B. is better (to me)
only one man missing,, the one and only gary moore... may he rest in peace.
I miss Stevie Ray Vaughan...
Every musician worth their salt wanted to play with a living legend Mr. BB King . We all miss the king of the Blues ! - RIP ~
Slash was one of my childhood heroes and a man i still look up to untill this day, and BB King was introduced to me at a very young age and i admire him the same. Amazing to see the two of them together, had no idea this performance existed.
RIP old man. Thank you for the beautiful music.
R.I.P., B.B. King, the thrill is gone for good now :(
As soon as I see those glasses, top hat, and AFD Les Paul I would go MENTAL too just like the crowd. What a session from everyone here, just perfect
This is one in a million , masterclass at it's best
WOW what a compliment he gives Slash! What an honor!
Let's all understand something, blues isn't meant for showing off your chops. It wasn't created to play your fastest or to out do one another. It was created to ease pain, to vent your frustrations, to give you an outlet for your emotions. These guys aren't up there to to out do one another. They are there to put their emotions into notes. Slash could have thrown a pedal onto the floor and grabbed his sig Marshall and wah and shredded his 24 bars, but no what he did was this soft beautiful melodical arrangement of notes that served his particular needs. BB is a 4 note man. He usually expresses himself in for notes or less. This wasn't a competition, but a complimentary bout. Who could show more respect and compliment one of the fathers of blues the best. If this were a speed thing, then go get Yngwie. Stop dissing these musicians by saying "so and so kicked so and so's butt". This isn't about that at all.
Best comment i have ever seen.
Surprised by the lack of love for Derek Trucks in this thread, dude's an incredible guitar player.
Hockey Jon it’s not so much that we’re not recognizing him as an awesome player in his own right, but you can clearly see BB cut him off a few seconds after BB told him to slow down. This was BB’s stage, and he overstayed his welcome. Compare it to the prodding an encouraging it took to get Slash to set off, and you can see who clearly had more respect for the man who invited them into his home.
What a moment in time. Absolutely breathtaking
Slash was so shy..
+Marlon Borreo Yeah but BB seemed to like Slash's flavor the most. "That's that MS STOMP!"
+Valo Gonzalez Had him sit right beside him. Slash is so good!
+Marlon Borreo It's not Slash's style. Slash is fast and very much about hitting higher frets whereas this is BB Kings genre. Slash did a great solo and really complimented BB.
Andrew Ince I agree. I think that was his goal and he did a nice job.
Billy Williams I think it was his goal too, but also he wanted, as I guess did the others, to not overshadow King or slip into rock power
chords or high speed picking.
I luv Slash solo @ 9:14 / it's nice to see a rock star that has a real sweet touch for the blues..
without the blues, there would never be rock
+Ran Baruch hallelujah ran
skategangster slash has always blues soul inside him, he plays a lot of a combination of major and minor pentatonic scale in his G n Rs solo. that's blues baby
Rock was born from Blues
Wow!! what a prolific observation.
I wish I was there amazing slash and all the the folks it looked like everyone jus kinda were humble. amazing
Glad we have moments like this on video BB King was awesome!
B.B. was one of a kind. It is easy to see the love the others had for the man.
the guy's name is Derek Trucks and that's his wife next to him
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This is so true man. Especially ZZ Top
Slash is too respectful to show off.
+Alfalfa Male Exactly correct !!!!!!
Haha slash acting like he don't know how to play, kind of like a pool shark
He is
He actually is incapable of showing off with his average technique.
'as right.
incredible performance from every artist - precious history being made here! Thank you for posting
...is it me or is Slash's blues surprisingly good?
Slash is a bluesy oriented guy since day one. Add some punk and funky influences here and there, but that's it
anyfrickinname yea I seen the back in 2017. It’s one thing hearing slash played on an album and watching him and UA-cam but actually experiencing him play live is mind blowing. Absolutely everyone was quite in the building just watching and listening. It was definitely a moment I’ll never forget
The entire sweet child of mine riff is written in a blues/jazz scale. Dude knows his shit.
@anyfrickinname omg I was at that concert
@anyfrickinname that solo was so amazing. That solo made me start playing guitar
BB like a DJ here spinning the tunes. Legend. Slash played with respect to the man and the style.
Daz555Daz bb king was probably one of his biggest idols. He paved the way for most of those guitarists on stage.
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Derek trucks is probably one of my favorite guitar players. That slide is so smooth
Big Fan of Mr. BB King and Slash. Would've Loved to seen this in person. I got chills watching this!! 🎸🎶
This is the kind of concert I'd dream I can attend!!! Awesomesomesome!
I love the way Derek Trucks makes his guitar sing
I love Derek trucks old SOUL
thanks for the name ! i just want to know ..because damn he kicks me the most tbh !
Did he just tell Slash he was playin' like an old man? Wow! I love this
I think that would be a compliment.
margeanncullen well of course haha.
Nah he was saying play louder.
"I like it when everybody can hear, go ahead"
BB king was a savage, he was hysterical
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WHAT AN INCREDIBLE STUNNING CONCERT! LOVE YOU ALL!!
The ending was sooooo cleannnn my ears started ringing 🤞🤞🤞🤞
The guy with the red hair is the palest black guy I have ever heard.
hahahah amen to that.
Mick Huknal i think (Simply Red)
Mick Hucknall, put some respek on his name.
lmao
E' forza della natura!
I count myself lucky enough to have seen B.B. King play, in Canandaigua, New York some 15 years ago. A true talent and a class act.
+David Flores I count you lucky as well, would have so loved to have seen him live!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Saw the Great Albert Collins play here once, at Riverfestival, was truly AWESOME when he wandered the crowd, still playing
“That’s that Mississippi stomp!” Slash is the only guest guitarist on stage with BB who has AUTHENTIC blues guitar playing.
Lucille was a magical guitar that only sang for her Daddy
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slash sounded awesome
such a great man
such a great musician etc..
at that age, still doing 300 performance a year !
to bad he is gone
still enjoying what he left us !!
It's good to see all these legends come together.
This was truly AMAZING!
Once in a lifetime type of jam session...
Slash is simply amazing!!!Big respect to him and BB King
Even in his late 70's still have that Great Spirit R.I.P BB KING true Legend
I LOVE THIS MUSIC OF B ;B KING AND THE OTHERS.LISTEN TO YOUR HEART PLEASE.
As a guitarist that also plays blues (among other styles), and one that could listen to those guys all day (Derek Trucks tone is amazing, and Tedeschi's got killer vocal chops), this was cool. As for why Slash seemed shy...perhaps because he knew he was around amazing talent, BB King and the others. I know as a musician, I can play. Yet, when I play with other guitarists who are awesome, I get shy, too. Maybe he was just trying to take it all in. Perhaps also, he was slightly out of his element. He doesn't play clean, mellow blues. He a hard rock blues-rocker. Slash is also used to Marshall stacks, not a row of squeaky clean Fender amps. Just my two cents...
The funny thing is that he's actually good at the blues when he gets in the groove. I mean, his playing is heavily blues-based to begin with. His jam with John Mayer was pretty good as I recall.
I agree, totally agree.
even though slash is a blues man at heart i can agree with ya, he's sitting next to THE KING and well, yeah he's still a big distortion power rock player, definitely out of his element.
The look on BB's face just before he plays a phrase is like, 'what about this baby?' Everything he says with his guitar is exactly right.
Great, amazing!!! One of the best live concerts with B.B. ever, ever.ever, .....wow..wow...!!!!!!!!!!
Playing with BB king is like every guitarists dream no matter how metal they are
Now , that's ABSOLUTELY priceless.!!!!!!
It's beautiful to see these great musicians showing respect to King
Incredible 😁
I CAN WATCH THIS ALL DAY!!!! FRIGGIN.
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!
It was extraordinary to watch all these stars pay respect to a man who was part of the beginning of their music history. 80 years old!! Still playing the blues.
Awesome Jam!!!! They were all amazing! BB King...... What a great witty good hearted talented man!! Everyone was in awe on stage..... But he was so good and nice with them...
Nice that nobody tried to steal the thunder also.... Mutual respect from greatly talented people doesn't happen all that often! Great gig... wish I was there!
the ambassador of the Blues MR BB KING
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The KING!! Not the ambassador.
he's the Big Blues King
B.B. won my heart as a child. This will never change. To me, he's like Souza's Stars And Stripes Forever or Chubby Checker's "The Twist." These were my days as a fun-filled child.
This will never get old! This is amazing. I wish I was at this show to see this in person!
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A true legend the king bb and slash very respectfully gentleman good job he has earned my respect