B.B. King: ‘The blues is life’ — VIDEO
B.B. King: September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015
Musician BB King is seen performing on Jan. 12, 1996 at the Desert Inn, currently the site of Wynn Las Vegas. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Jeff Scheid on Twitter @jlscheid
Musician BB King is seen performing on Jan. 12, 1996 at the Desert Inn, currently the site of Wynn Las Vegas. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Jeff Scheid on Twitter @jlscheid
Musician BB King is seen performing on Jan. 12, 1996 at the Desert Inn, currently the site of Wynn Las Vegas. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Jeff Scheid on Twitter @jlscheid
Musician BB King is seen performing on Jan. 12, 1996 at the Desert Inn, currently the site of Wynn Las Vegas. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Jeff Scheid on Twitter @jlscheid
BB King, who turned 89 on Sept. 16, had ’em swooning at the Big Blues Bender at the Riviera. (Courtesy of Erik Kabik)
U.S. blues legend B.B. King performs onstage during the 45th Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux July 3, 2011. (REUTERS/Valentin Flauraud)
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U.S. blues legend B.B. King performs onstage during the 45th Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux July 2, 2011. (REUTERS/Valentin Flauraud)
Legendary blues guitarist B.B. King performs at the Las Vegas Hilton on May 17, 1972. (Las Vegas News Bureau archives)
Legendary guitarist B.B. King, who introduced audiences worldwide to the blues and inspired a generation of musicians, died Thursday night at his home in Las Vegas, his attorney said. He was 89.
“The blues is life,” King said in 2005. But “it’s sort of sad to think you have to be sad” to sing them. “I think the blues are like a tonic,” he added. “They’re good for whatever ails you.”
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