B. B. King (1925-2015)
guitarist was 89.
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The musician BB King, considered the ‘king’s blues ‘ and came to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, died Thursday in Las Vegas, USA, aged 89, said Friday his lawyer.
In early April, BB King was hospitalized after suffering from dehydration caused by type 2 diabetes who suffered for more than 20 years and recently returned to be hospitalized. With over 50 albums released, it is one of the greatest guitarists in history.
King married twice. First with Martha Lee Denton, between 1946 and 1952, and then with Sue Carol Hall, from 1958 to 1966. The artist leaves 14 children and more than 50 grandchildren.
Music ‘The Thrill Is Gone’, of BB King
One of the best guitarists in the world
Riley Ben King was born on September 16, 1925 in Itta Bena, USA. The initial ‘B. B. ‘ before King as he was known, means Blues Boy and emerged as a pseudonym, as a moderator in W radio.
The US magazine Rolling Stone found him, like Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix, one of the best guitarists in the world. However, this route has not been easy. At the beginning he played at the corner of a church in exchange for alms. Saturday night came to play in four different cities to make money.
The only solos with the guitar led him to stardom. Today was the greatest guitarist of blues , which earned him recognition as’ king of blues . “
B. B. King won 16 Grammy awards and recorded over 50 albums in nearly 60-year career. For history are topics such as Three O’Clock Blues , The Thrill Is Gone and When Love Comes to Town , in collaboration with U2 Irish . BB King was one of the inspirers of Portuguese musician Rui Veloso, who played with him in 1990, fulfilling a dream of life.
Remember BB King
Among the classics of what is considered a of the greatest guitarists of history also include topics such as Payin The Cost To Be The Boss , How Blue Can You Get , Everyday I Have The Blues and Why I Sing The Blues and some ‘gems’ of early career as You Do not Know Me , Please Love Me or You Upset Me Baby .
Guitars Lucille calls
In the mid-1950s, King acted in a room Twist , Arkansas, when some spectators fell out and set fire to the place. King fled the room but, realizing that he had forgotten the “his beloved acoustic guitar” Gibson, which had cost $ 30, went back to retrieve it.
Later, BB King found that in source of discussion among the spectators was a woman named Lucille, he decided to baptize thus all their guitars who accompanied him throughout his career.
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In 1969, BB King was chosen for the opening of 18 concerts by the Rolling Stones. Later participated in most jazz festivals around the world including the Newport Jazz Festival and the Kool Jazz Festival New York.
In 1989, he made a series of concerts in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, West Germany, the Netherlands and Ireland, as a special guest of U2, participating also in the album Rattle and Hum , this group, with the theme When Love Comes to Town .
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