BB King is dead – rmf24.pl

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No American living legend of the blues – such information agency said the AP. BB King died at the age of 89 in Las Vegas.

BB King died at the age of 89 years

/ BRIAN JONES / LAS VEGAS NEWS BUREAU / Handout / PAP / EPA

Nicknamed the “king of the blues” musician, considered one of the best guitarists in history, more than 20 years suffered from diabetes secondary education. At the beginning of May was taken to hospital with a heart attack.

BB King, actually, Riley B. King was born on September 16, 1925.

His nickname he received while working as a DJ at a radio station in Memphis, where he became known as the Beale Street Blues Boy, which was later shortened to Blues Boy, and later simply to BB

He became famous that brought the blues to the pubs for African Americans directly to the musical mainstream, inspiring a whole generation of rock guitarists and blues of Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan after.

B.B. King was blessed with a deep, resonant voice and recognizable style of playing the guitar, which has helped to shape early rock. In 2003, music magazine “Rolling Stone” placed him third in the 100 best guitarists of all time, behind Jimi Hendrix and Duane Allman.

In his career B.B. King

has performed more than 10,000 times, won 15 Grammy Awards and was nominated for 30. He appeared on television she includes guest, including in the series “The Cosby Show”, “The World According Bandych” or in the “Sesame Street”.

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