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BB King dies aged 89

BB King has passed away at the age of 89.

The blues icon died in his sleep at home in Las Vegas on Thursday (May 14).

The guitarist and singer was recently taken to hospital for a diabetes-related illness.

King was born in Mississippi in 1925.

He was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

The musician won fiften Grammy Awards, as well as a Lifetime Achievement honour in 1987.

His last studio album came in the shape of 2008's 'One Kind Favor'.

His first meanwhile was 1957's 'Singin' The Blues'.

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Watch BB King perform live below: