We Honor the Life of Blues Legend B.B. King (RIP)

The Thrill Is Gone, Long Live The King

Riley "Blues Boy" King
Sept 16, 1925 - May 14, 2015

Blues-- and more widely, music in general-- lost a legend last night. Revolutionary blues guitarist B.B. King passed away at age 89 in Las Vegas. His daughter, Patty, said he'd been in hospice care for the past two weeks for dehydration.

List of Albums

·         Singin' the Blues (1957)

·         The Blues (1958)

·         B.B. King Wails (1959)

·         King of the Blues (1960)

·         Sings Spirituals (1960)

·         The Great B.B. King (1960)

·         My Kind of Blues (1961)

·         Blues For Me (1961)

·         Blues in My Heart (1962)

·         Easy Listening Blues (1962)

·         B.B. King (1963)

·         Mr. Blues (1963)

·         Confessin' the Blues (1966)

·         Blues on Top of Blues (1968)

·         Lucille (1968)

·         Live & Well (1969)

·         Completely Well (1969)

·         Indianola Mississippi Seeds (1970)

·         B.B. King in London (1971)

·         L.A. Midnight (1972)

·         Guess Who (1972)

·         To Know You Is to Love You (1973)

·         Friends (1974)

·         King Size (1977)

·         Midnight Believer (1978)

·         Take It Home (1979)

·         There Must Be a Better World Somewhere (1981)

·         Love Me Tender (1982)

·         Blues 'N' Jazz (1983)

·         Six Silver Strings (1985)

·         King of the Blues: 1989 (1988)

·         There Is Always One More Time (1991)

·         Blues Summit (1993)

·         Lucille & Friends (1995)

·         Deuces Wild (1997)

·         Blues on the Bayou (1998)

·         Let the Good Times Roll (1999)

·         Makin' Love Is Good for You (2000)

·         Riding with the King (2000, with Eric Clapton)

·         A Christmas Celebration of Hope (2001)

·         Reflections (2003)

·         B. B. King & Friends: 80 (2005)

·         One Kind Favor