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As a boy he worked as a cotton picker. "Cotton surrounded my life and invaded my dreams," he recalled. "I saw it, felt it, dealt with it every day in a thousand ways." In the six months between harvesting and planting he would walk five miles and back each day to sit with the 86 other pupils who shared a single teacher at Elkhorn School. |
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But no one could play the blues like B.B. King, who Thursday night at age 89 in Las Vegas, where he had been in hospice care. Although he kept performing well into his 80s, the 15-time Grammy winner suffered from diabetes and other problems. He collapsed during a concert in Chicago last October, later blaming dehydration and exhaustion. |
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B.B. King performs at the Denver Botanic Gardens on Aug. 11, 2014. Photo by Seth McConnell, heyreverb.com. BY KEN RITTER ASSOCIATED PRESS. LAS VEGAS (AP) — B.B. King, whose scorching guitar licks and heartfelt vocals made him the idol of generations of musicians and fans while earning him the.... |
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The Mississippi native's reign as "king of the blues" lasted more than six decades and straddled two centuries, influencing a generation of rock and blues musicians, from Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan, to Sheryl Crow and John Mayer.
His life was the subject of the documentary "B.B. King: The Life of Riley," and the inspiration for the The B. |
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LAS VEGAS. B.B. King, whose scorching guitar licks and heartfelt vocals made him the idol of generations of musicians and fans while earning him the nickname King of the Blues, died late Thursday at home in Las Vegas. He as 89. His attorney, Brent Bryson, told The Associated Press that King died peacefully in his sleep at 9:40 p. |
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His attorney, Brent Bryson, told The Associated Press that King died peacefully in his sleep at 9:40 p.m. PDT. He said funeral arrangements were underway. Clark County Coroner John Fudenberg confirmed the death. King's eldest surviving daughter Shirley King of the Chicago area said she was upset.... |
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BREAKING NEWS B.B. King, the legendary blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist, died Thursday in Las Vegas. He was 89 years old. Attorney Brent Bryson told The Associated Press that King died peacefully in his sleep at 9:40 p.m. local time at his home, where he had been in hospice care. Bryson added that funeral arrangements were being made. |
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As a boy he worked as a cotton picker. "Cotton surrounded my life and invaded my dreams," he recalled. "I saw it, felt it, dealt with it every day in a thousand ways." In the six months between harvesting and planting he would walk five miles and back each day to sit with the 86 other pupils who shared a single teacher at Elkhorn School. |
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(CNN) - Riley B. King, the legendary guitarist known as B.B. King, whose velvety voice and staccato-picking style brought blues from the margins to the mainstream, died Thursday night. He was 89. King announced that he was in home hospice care two weeks ago. His daughter, Patty King, said he died in Las Vegas. |
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The Mississippi native's reign as "king of the blues" lasted more than six decades and straddled two centuries, influencing a generation of rock and blues musicians, from Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan, to Sheryl Crow and John Mayer. His life was the subject of the documentary "B.B. King: The Life of Riley," and the inspiration for the The B. |
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The Mississippi native's reign as "king of the blues" lasted more than six decades and straddled two centuries, influencing a generation of rock and blues musicians, from Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan, to Sheryl Crow and John Mayer.
His life was the subject of the documentary "B.B. King: The Life of Riley," and the inspiration for the The B. |
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