BB - The King of the Blues passes at 89

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To those of you who haven't heard, one of the great musicians and certainly the most well known blues artist ever to grace the stage and the sound waves passed away yesterday.  BB King "passed peacefully in his sleep at 9:40 pm PT on May 14 2015."

BB was born Riley B. King on Sept. 16, 1925 to Albert and Nora Ella King, both sharecroppers in Berclair, a Mississippi hamlet outside the equally small town of Itta Bena.  From these beginnings BB rose to become a world famous and influential musician and the greatest ambassador of the Blues.

While he eventually experienced fame and a bit of wealth BB remained perhaps one of the most humble and endearing people that one could ever know.

Beloved by many he was truly the King of the Blues.

Do a search on "BB King news" and you will find tributes and stories galore everywhere and from all over.

Below is a tribute of my own.



BB passed away last night.

Whenever it was it was sure "Past Day"; maybe it was the "Blues at Midnight" or possibly even the "Three O'Clock Blues".

I "Woke Up This Morning" to "Troubles, Troubles, Troubles":  truly the "Blues at Sunrise".  But you know "Crying Won't Help You".

"How Blue Can You Get"?:  "Every Day I Have the Blues" now that "The Thrill is Gone".

BB has met his "Sweet Little Angel", let go of his "Chains And Things", and has "Peace of Mind".

"Ain't Nobody Home" now, "Lucille" is a widow.

"Don't Look Now But I've Got the Blues" "When My Heart Beats Like A Hammer" and I'm "Slowly Losing My Mind".  That's "Why I Sing The Blues".

"Please Accept My Love"

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[Frands]

The King of Blues R.I.P. May your music live forever !