Legendary blues musician B.B. King influenced so many artists during his long career and wooed so many audiences with his distinctive sound and mastery of his beloved guitar Lucille.
Lucille was silenced for good with King’s death last Thursday at the age of 89 at his home in Las Vegas. But even in his later years, while battling diabetes, King still spent about half the year on the road.
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