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B.B. King

Legendary blues guitarist B.B. King become a well-respected and adored musician throughout many genres of music. By the 1980s, he was considered one of the most important blues musicians ever and has even been called “The King of the Blues.” He continued performing into his old age. King rose from next to nothing, being born on a cotton plantation in Mississippi. He even worked on a cotton gin in his youth. In 2015, B.B. King died at the age of 89 after suffering from congestive heart failure and complications from his diabetes. Mourners flocked from around the globe to pay their respects to the legendary bluesman, and former Presidents Clinton and Obama both sent letters.