Blues legend B.B. King dies at 89

Blues legend B.B. King, who took his music from rural juke joints to the mainstream and inspired a generation of guitarists from Eric Clapton to Stevie Ray Vaughan, has died aged 89.
King, who will forever be associated with the trademark black Gibson guitars he christened Lucille, died in Las Vegas. King was.
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Blues legend B.B. King, who took his music from rural juke joints to the mainstream and inspired a generation of guitarists from Eric Clapton to Stevie Ray Vaughan, has died aged 89.King, who will forever be associated with the trademark black Gibson guitars he christened Lucille, died in Las Vegas. King was hospitalised in April for a few days after suffering from dehydration related to diabetes. In May, he said in a social media post that he was in hospice care at his home.
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His popular songs
1) Three O’Clock Blues (1948) 2) You Upset Me Baby (1954) 3) Sweet Sixteen (1960) 4) Don’t Answer The Door (1966) 5) The Thrill Is Gone (1970) 6) Chains And Things (1970)
WATCH: B B King Live At The Royal Albert Hall 2011