'King of the Blues' blues legend B.B. King dead at age 89

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'King of the Blues' blues legend B.B. King dead at age 89



Blues legend B.B. King has died in Las Vegas at age 89, his lawyer says.

Attorney Brent Bryson tells The Associated Press that King died peacefully in his sleep at 9:40 p.m. PDT Thursday at his home in Las Vegas.

The one-time farmhand brought new fans to the blues and influenced a generation of musicians with his heartfelt vocals and soaring guitar on songs such as "The Thrill Is Gone."

King sold millions of records worldwide and was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

King played a Gibson guitar that he affectionately called Lucille and was not only the undisputed king of the blues but a mentor to scores of guitarists including Eric Clapton.

He was awarded his 15th Grammy in 2009 in the traditional blues album category for "One Kind Favor."

source: 'King of the Blues' blues legend B.B. King dead at age 89

 
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This is truly a sad day I have a friend who played some session with BB King a
number of years ago. RIP BB your memory will live on even though you have
left the stage for the last time
 
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Somebody should write and then play a song about this sad day. Where to play it is the only unanswered question. Somehow keeping a certain segment of society so depressed they write music about it is a bit sad in it's own right. Double that when the ones keeping them depressed and sad actually applaud at the songs and then double-down on the opression to give them more sad things to write about. What was the title of his last song, 'There, I'm almost out of this hole.'
 
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Police investigating allegations B.B. King was poisoned
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First posted: Monday, May 25, 2015 06:20 PM EDT | Updated: Monday, May 25, 2015 06:25 PM EDT
Las Vegas homicide detectives have launched an investigation into circumstances surrounding B.B. King's death after two of the late blues legend's daughters accused his longtime business manager of poisoning the icon.
The Las Vegas Coroner and the guitar great's own physician recently revealed King died peacefully in his sleep at his Sin City home on 14 May after suffering a series of small strokes, but Karen Williams and Patty King believe their dad's representative, LaVerne Toney, and his personal assistant, Myron Johnson, had something to do with his passing.
Williams and King filed police reports over the claims, and on Monday Lieutenant Ray Steiber confirmed an investigation is underway.
Clark County Coroner John Fudenberg reveals an autopsy was performed on Sunday, but the results will not be made available for weeks.
Identical affidavits released to the Associated Press by the pair's lawyer, Larissa Drohobyczer, reads: "I believe my father was poisoned and that he was administered foreign substances. I believe my father was murdered."
In the documents, King, who used to live at her dad's Vegas pad, also reveals she repeatedly witnessed Johnson administer drops of an unknown substance on her father's tongue in the months leading up to his death, but she was never told what it was.
However, estate attorney Brent Bryson has blasted the murder accusations, stating, "I hope they have a factual basis that they can demonstrate for their defamatory and libelous allegations...
"This is extremely disrespectful to B.B. King. He did not want invasive medical procedures. He made the decision to return home for hospice care instead of staying in a hospital. These unfounded allegations have caused Mr. King to undergo an autopsy, which is exactly what he didn't want."
The music icon's two daughters previously accused Toney of refusing to seek appropriate medical help for their father following a downturn in his health in late April, but earlier this month, a Vegas judge dismissed claims of elder abuse and allowed Toney to remain in control of the ailing bluesman's business and estate affairs.
A private memorial service for King was held in Sin City on Saturday.
His body is now due to be flown to Memphis, Tennessee on Wednesday, when his casket will be driven in a procession to Beale Street, where the star earned his nickname, the Beale Street Blues Boy.
His remains will then head to Indianola, Mississippi, near his birthplace of Berclair, where he will lie in state at the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center on Friday, ahead of a funeral and private burial on Saturday.
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