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Legendary blues guitarist B.B. King was hospitalized in Las Vegas over the weekend with dehydration related to diabetes.
However, King’s daughter, Claudette, told the Los Angeles Times, that her father was doing “much better.”
Born Riley B. King, the 89-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee was diagnosed with the disease more than two decades ago.
His hits include 1950s R&B piece “Three O’Clock Blues,” 1970′s “The Thrill Is Gone” and 1989′s “When Love Comes to Town,” a collaboration with U2.
King, born in Mississippi, began his recording career in the 1940s and has released more than 50 …read more
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