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The inspiration and encouragement he gave me as a player over the years and for the friendship that we enjoyed. there are not many left that play in the pure way that b.b. did. he was a beacon for all of us who loved this kind of music and i thank him from the bottom of my heart. >> b.b. king continued touring all the way until until last year with his famous black gibson guitar which he named lucille. he is no longer with us but his legend will live on. joining me on the phone is dionne warwick patty labelle, gladys knight and a disciple, joe bonamasa who first opened for b.b. at the age of 1...

Conversation for republicans to have. now you don't hear people running around talking about the obama economy the way they were three years ago. people's attitudes are changing so there will be real interesting pressures brought to bear on that front as well. >> michael steele thank you for your time tonight. have a nice weekend. >> you, too reverend. >> ahead, a blues great dies. i will talk to music legends gladys knight, dion warwick and patty labelle about the legacy of b.b. king. good. very good. you see something moving off the shelves and your first thought is to investigate the compan...

That is the legacy that b.b. is leaving with us. we lost benny king. we're losing a lot of our wonderful talent. he was probably also misery and wanted to get out of here. but they all left us with great thoughts of gentlemen. they were both gentlemen. they were wonderful people to perform with and be around. >> joe, give me, joe, a sense of him as a guitar player. you are a guitarist and brought a lot of what you learned from his influence into a new generation. give me a perspective as a guitarist. >> as a guitar player when b.b. played one note you knew it was him and that was his fingerpri...

The road and her and uncle b.b. be talking you know the kids did so and so today. they did good. or they didn't do this. he was an amazing human being that cared that edd edd that much. >> what memories stick out with you about b.b. king? >> i was asked to do a duet with him and i kind of scratched my head and said b.b. king wants me to sing with him? he gave me the time to be there and i was there two hours before he even showed up. i was so honored that this man asked me to sing with him the song called humming bird. i -- half the time i wouldn't know when to come in because i was so busy li...

He wasn't like the rough and tumble guys you would meet in the music industry. >> nothing like that at all. he had a spirit and light about him that when ever you were around him you wanted to do right. you wanted to do good. when you did good he let you know you did great, baby. you know? stay true. stay this way. stay that way. you know? and he was a great example. so many talk out of their mouths and don't live it uncle b.b. lived it and that's what made him so special. you could see his light. >> uh-huh. >> and work ethic like you would not believe. >> uh-huh. >> the man was working all th...