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Blues artist, Riley B. King, better-known as B.B. King, died Thursday night around 9:40 p.m.
He was 89.
Patty King, daughter to the legendary guitarist, stated that King passed away in Las Vegas while in home hospice care due to complications caused by dehydration.
B.B. was dubbed the “king of the blues” in which his work had a lasting effect on the music industry lasting well oer six decades and two centuries.
Condolences to King’s family and friends during this difficult time.
