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BB King dies at 89.
The Blues legend, singer, songwriter and guitarist, died yesterday May 14th at his home in Las Vegas.
His lawyer said the Blues king, who won 15 Grammy awards, died peacefully in his sleep around 9.40pm yesterday. He had been battling diabetes-related ailments and high blood
pressure for years.
pressure for years.
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| BB King who died yesterday May 14 th and his guitar Lucille. |
B.B King, real name Riley B. King, was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in 1980 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at No. 6 on its 2011 list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. May his soul rest in peace, amen.
Already this year we have lost legends such as Percy Sledge who sang "when a man loves a woman" and only 2 weeks ago lost Ben E King,who sang the classic Stand by me.