It must be painfully obvious why I’m featuring this song today. B.B. King passed away yesterday, peacefully, in his sleep.  Since I’ve been in the music business,  B.B. King has just always been around – playing a small club in Chicago, a big concert in Mobile, being interviewed by somebody who didn’t have a clue what the blues was all about, a special on television, a documentary about the history of blues – he was always just there, doing something.  I’ll miss him terribly.

If you’re a blues singer, you’re already doing “The Thrill is Gone”.  If you’re not – it’s time.  Learn this one quickly (it’s on the blues list) and dedicate it to Mr. King this weekend.  He’ll hear you…