There have been so many influences on my guitar playing since I started to teach myself the art of, creating feeling from peeling notes from the fret-board, to create some kind of emotive feeling for the listener and somehow draw them in like my musical heroes did. One player that effortlessly did this was BB King. He could play just one note and make that note COUNT! I always say 'It's what you don't play that matters' leaving that air in between the notes to let them slowly immerse the listener into wanting more. I wanted to pay tribute to this King Of The Blues and record my own rendition of one of his most loved and covered tracks 'The Thrill Is Gone' which was originally written by Roy Hawkins and Rick Darnell in 1951. B.B. King recorded his version of "The Thrill Is Gone" in June 1969 for his album Completely Well, released that same year. BB's version is a slow 12-bar blues which he played in the key of B minor in 4/4 time. It shuffles along beautifully and encomapsses his unique style of playing that we've all come to love so much. As you all know, I'm a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist and always upload 'Original' material on to @dsound. This however isn't a cover or remix, it's my way of saying 'Thank You to BB King for inspiring me, and millions of others that love the blues! A true legend! Thanks for listening. Darren

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