RIP: B. B. King

bb-king-012909-lgAnother musical King has died. Two weeks ago it was Ben E. King, now B.B. King has passed away at the age of 89. King had been touring relentlessly until late last year. He had been unwell for several weeks has died in his sleep in Las Vegas.

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Click here to listen to BB King talk to The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda about recording his first hit record while working with Modern Records’ Bihari Brothers and Ike Turner in the early 1950s: 

Click here to listen to BB King’s 1951 recording of Three O’Clock Blues