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B.B. King dies at 89

Posted online May 15, 2015 | 6:45 am

Iconic musician B.B. King died yesterday in Las Vegas. He was 89.

Known for bringing blues to the mainstream, King and his ever-present guitar Lucille spent nearly 70 years entertaining audiences and spreading the music he learned as a poverty-stricken youth in the Mississippi Delta, according to USA Today.

"Blues is a tonic for whatever ails you," King told USA Today in 2005. "I could play the blues and then not be blue anymore."

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