Reuters — (Reuters) - Guitarist B.B. King, who took the blues from rural juke joints to the mainstream and influenced a generation of rock guitarists from Eric Clapton to Stevie Ray Vaughan, has died, USA Today reported late on Thursday. He was 89. more info

Time — The onetime farmhand brought new fans to the blues and influenced a generation of musicians more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — B.B. King, the singer and guitarist who put the blues in a three-piece suit and took the musical genre from the barrooms and back porches of the Mississippi Delta to Carnegie Hall and the world's toniest concert stages with a signature style emulated... more info

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E! Online — A petition by several of B.B. King's children to obtain guardianship over the 89-year-old blues legend, who remains in home hospice care, has been denied, which means his longtime business... more info

TMZ — The daughter of blues legend B.B. King is WRONG ... her dad is not being grossly mistreated by his manager -- this according to King's own doctor who says he's not being mistreated at all. B.B.'s daughter claimed his manager, Laverne Toney, was… ... more info

TMZ — B.B. King is being isolated from his family and celebrity friends, including Willie Nelson, Carlos Santana and Eric Clapton, and it's all a sinister plot by his manager to fleece his estate ... so says his daughter.  Karen Williams claims in… ... more info

The Independent — Blues legend BB King has entered hospice care at his home in Las Vegas. more info

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Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Veteran blues guitarist B.B. King said Friday he was in hospice care at his home, less than a month after he was hospitalized for diabetes-related issues. more info