Vocalist and blues legend BB King at the age of 89 deceased – nrc.nl

BB King during the eighth edition of the Nice Jazz Festival in France. Photo AFP / Pascal Guyot

The American singer and blues legend BB King, author of classics such as The Thrill is Gone and Every Day I Have the Blues, is deceased at the age of 89 in Las Vegas. That has its agent Brent Bryson announced early this morning, report different American media. The health of King was very bad.

King, who suffered from diabetes for twenty years, spent the past few months, especially in hospitals. In October he unwell during a performance and he had been dehydrated and exhausted his tour break. Two weeks ago, he let his fans know that he got palliative care.

ambassador of the blues

King was the black boy born on a cotton plantation in Mississippi on September 16, 1925. As a child He picked cotton to help his mother with extra income. The pastor at the church he learned to play guitar. In the forties, he got a job as a truck driver and he played music on the streets. With his Gibson guitar, which he affectionately ‘Lucille’ mentioned, he became known as the “ambassador of the blues.” He made his first recording in 1949 and scored his first hit with the song Three O’Clock Blues.

King sold millions of records worldwide and earned a spot in the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2009 he received fifteen Grammy in the category of ‘traditional blues album with One Kind Favor.

The bluesman served as a mentor for famous guitarists like Eric Clapton. “You can not sum up his style in one genre,” Clapton said in 2005 against The Times . “That’s why I call him a” global musician. “

with U2

King was a tireless performer who left the stage rarely longer than a few days. He performed 342 times in 1956. In total, King more than fifty albums – he himself says he count long ago lost. He also played with hundreds of pop musicians such as U2 in 1989, making him suddenly aroused the interest of millions of young rock fans.

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