BB King, the King of Blues, dies at 89

[Oliver]

The "King of the Blues", guitarist and singer BB King, has died aged 89.

King, known for his hits My Lucille, Sweet Little Angel and Rock Me Baby, died in his sleep in Las Vegas.

Born in Mississippi, King began performing in the 1940s, going on to influence a generation of musicians, and working with Eric Clapton and U2.

Once ranked as the third greatest guitarist of all time, he had been suffering ill health in recent months.

He was recently taken to hospital with a diabetes-related illness.

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[Pigmeat]

My mother loved B.B. King, something that she passed on to my daughter. When the kid was about 14, I took her to see him live. My reasoning was "The guy has to be past 80, he's not going to be around long, better take her while he's still kicking."

I was never a big fan of his later stuff, but the stuff he recorded around Memphis in the 50's with Ike Turner doing the engineering is great.

RIP, Riley.

Thanks for posting this Oliver, the Grim Fansome has been neglecting his duties during the past couple of months.