The charismatic guitarist and singer B.B. King (born Riley B. King on September 16, 1925, in Itta Bena, Mississippi) passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2015, in Las Vegas after spending more than six decades introducing audiences to electric blues. He was 89.
B.B. King cause of death: What did B.B. King die of?
King was diagnosed with diabetes almost 30 years ago. He had type 2 diabetes, which led to a succession of minor strokes, which led to vascular dementia, which caused him to pass away while he was sleeping.
There are other interesting facts worth noting about him.
King, the unsurpassed blues spokesperson, kept up a rigorous touring schedule far into his late 80s. He popularized the style with his own playing style, which included a throaty, howling vocal delivery and an electric guitar dubbed Lucille with a ringing single-note vibrato sound. He was given 15 Grammy Awards in 1987 and was also admitted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
