Blues Icon B.B. King Dead at Age 89

  15 May 2015    Read: 1225
Blues Icon B.B. King Dead at Age 89
Blues legend B.B. King has died at the age of 89, Clark County, Nevada Coroner John Fudenberg told.
King, who is considered one of the greatest guitarists of all-time, died at 9:40 p.m. Thursday, Fudenberg said. He had been living in hospice care in Las Vegas, which he had told his fans via his website on May 1.

The musician, who has more than 40 studio albums to his credit, was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1980 and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. He is also a 15-time Grammy winner and has sold millions of albums worldwide. He had been touring until late last year.

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