Hi Iain,
Your right, the line up of that band.... gets better and better every-time one of the greats past away.
From Scotty, Buddy and Chet to Jimmy, Peter and Gary ...what a line up.
All the originals will be gone in the next decade(s)....and then all copycat greats will rule, with their already 1000 times played licks.
Look at YT all the new hot shot geezers of the last 15 years or so, playing the same scales and licks done 1000 times before....and selling it like they invented themself.
Seen by the youth and sadly by some manufacturers as the new "messiah" on guitar....
Rand over
Cheers Rob