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Khloe, Rob Kardashian, & More Stars Pay Tribute To French Montana's Friend & Rapper Lionel 'Chinx' Pickens Who Was Fatally Shot In Queens

3258 days ago

Perez Hilton — So sad. On Sunday, a member of French Montana's crew, Lionel Pickens (AKA Chinx) was fatally gunned down while stopped at a traffic light in Queens. [ Related: B.B. King Dead — Stars Pay Tribute To Blues Legend ] Sources state that the police are c... more info

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B.B. King's funeral scheduled for May 23 in Las Vegas, daughter says

3260 days ago

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Blues king B.B. King's funeral will be held on May 23 in Las Vegas, his youngest daughter, Claudette King, announced on her Facebook page Saturday. more info

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B.B. King Died From Mini Strokes, Coroner Says

3260 days ago

Time — The blues legend was remembered by celebrities and musicians this week more info

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Watch U2 Play “When Love Comes To Town” For The First Time In 22 Years In Tribute To B.B. King

3260 days ago

Stereogum — U2 stopped playing their Rattle And Hum B.B. King collaboration “When Love Comes To Town” live in 1993, but King took up the mantle and had been playing the song occasionally at his shows since. Last night, in honor of the late blues legend, the ... more info

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B.B. King remembered by musical peers: 'What struck me was the kindness'

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L.A. Times - Entertainment — No single aspect of his talent earned B.B. King the title of “King of the Blues,” a musical throne he occupied modestly but authoritatively for more than half a century. more info

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B.B. King remembered by musical peers: 'What struck me was the kindness'

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L.A. Times - News — more info

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Blues legend B.B. King dies at age 89

3261 days ago

Reuters — (Reuters) - Blues legend B.B. King, who took his music from rural juke joints to the mainstream and inspired a generation of guitarists from Eric Clapton to Stevie Ray Vaughan, has died in Las Vegas. He was 89. more info

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Memphis Grizzlies -- Honoring B.B. King ... Before HUGE Playoff Game

3261 days ago

TMZ — B.B. King might be gone, but the Memphis Grizzlies are making sure he's not forgotten ... taking time out to remember the music titan before tonight's HUGE playoff game ... TMZ Sports has learned. We spoke to the Grizzlies reps who tell us ...… ... more info

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B.B. King built a bridge to the blues for the world

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L.A. Times - Entertainment — The least important historical fact about B.B. King, who died in Las Vegas on Thursday, is the one most people know: that he played the blues on a guitar he'd named Lucille. But that ax and her tone, while melodic and often transcendent, are the leas... more info

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