The Rolling Stones They marked a before and after in music and became a reference for millions of people, including their own colleagues. One of the legends who always threw flowers at the group was B.B. King, blues figure. Speaking to The Guardian in 2008, he spoke of his fanaticism when he said: “The Stones were superstars. I opened their shows on the 1969 tour and being able to do something with them was a blessing to me.”.
“It probably didn’t mean much to them, but it meant a lot to me,” he added. King then emphasized the importance that the Stones had in the blues genre, especially with the release of their album Beggars Banquet (1968). “They opened a lot of eyes – black and white – because many people didn’t know anything about the blues.. He wanted them to think of it as music the same way she wanted them to think of us as people.”
After King’s death in May 2015, Jagger remembered his friend: “I was looking at a photo of me and BB backstage at Madison Square Garden in 1969… He played with us a lot of shows on that tour. The last time we played with him was at a blues concert at the White House. It’s sad. He had a huge, long career. It’s sad that we don’t hear it live anymore.”
At the same time, Keith Richards He also poignantly noted: “He was one of the greats. Great style. BB was a great guy. He was one of the true gentlemen and I will miss him very much, we always had a great time with him when our paths crossed. At least we have the topic of him together. Bye BB”
