RIP. I just saw something amusing on the news, an interview with him from about 10 years ago. He said when he used to sing in the house his Father used to tell him shut the hell up, hahaha. I'm glad he's in the ROCK AND ROLL Hall of Fame - ROCK AND ROLL - because that's what it was. Black people invented R & R as it is, that got glossed over, and the rest is history. Sort of.
Rip. If not for him, some of my favorites may have never made it. He’s a good part responsible for launching Jimi Hendrix. Believe it or not, he indirectly influenced even thrash metal.