R.I.P. Eddie Kirkland

[GeeTee(HPK)]

I though someone would have posted this on the forum by now. Not much detail is posted on his website,but they did acknowledge that he passed away. http://www.eddiekirkland.com/ :[[ R.I.P.

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2011/feb/27/272047/bus-kills-man-in-citrus-county/

[mikey]

Very sorry to hear of his passing,apparently he died in a traffic accident http://www.brandonsun.com/entertainment/breaking-news/88-year-old-blues-legend-eddie-kirkland-dies-in-wreck-in-florida-117048248.html?viewAllComments=y

[mikey]

One report has it that he played a gig the night before in Dunedin, Florida.

[mikey]

Here is an interview with the blues legend http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WQjhk_rHBA

[destruction]

I saw Eddie at the Chunky Rhythm and Blues Festival in 88.....didn't know about his Detroit connection until years later.

I hadn't seen a scarf tied like that since 63.

He put on a solid show of the real deal......left it all on stage......and drove off in a station wagon packed to the gills.

As he disappeared in the woods, my friend said...."Now That's a BLUESMAN!"

R.I.P.