The influence of legendary Blues musician B.B. King is felt in all areas of the music world.
This includes Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash, who recently opened up about King’s influence to Total Guitar.
“He was the guy, when I was a kid, way, way before I ever thought of picking up a guitar, he was the first traditional blues artist that I was exposed to,” Slash shared. “My grandmother played me B.B. King and it stuck with me.”
He continued, “I heard a lot of blues artists after that, all around the family and stuff, but B.B. King, the first time I ever heard it, it really stuck with me, and so he ended up being my favorite blues guitar player out of all the greats that I really dig.”
Slash would eventually go on to perform with King and said of the experience: “He was so cordial to me, and so almost fatherly and nice and generous with his time. That had a positive effect on me.”
