B.B. King cancels remaining tour
- 10 years ago
Legendary blues guitarist B.B. King has canceled the remaining eight performances of his current tour after falling ill on stage.
King, 89, was playing on Friday (October 03) at the House of Blues in Chicago when he felt sick and was diagnosed with dehydration and suffering from exhaustion, according to his website.
The 15-time Grammy winning musician has been called the "King of the Blues," and is considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time.
He was ranked No. 3 by Rolling Stone magazine in 2003, behind Jimi Hendrix and Duane Allman.
At a book signing event in New York in 2005, the blues legend said he'd play for free if he had to.
SOUNDBITE: B.B. King, musician, saying (English):
"I like to do what I'm doing and will do it for nothing if somebody will pay my bills, but they're paying me for something I like to do anyway, which I love."
King was born in Mississippi and his early life began on a plantation; he worked his way from the c
King, 89, was playing on Friday (October 03) at the House of Blues in Chicago when he felt sick and was diagnosed with dehydration and suffering from exhaustion, according to his website.
The 15-time Grammy winning musician has been called the "King of the Blues," and is considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time.
He was ranked No. 3 by Rolling Stone magazine in 2003, behind Jimi Hendrix and Duane Allman.
At a book signing event in New York in 2005, the blues legend said he'd play for free if he had to.
SOUNDBITE: B.B. King, musician, saying (English):
"I like to do what I'm doing and will do it for nothing if somebody will pay my bills, but they're paying me for something I like to do anyway, which I love."
King was born in Mississippi and his early life began on a plantation; he worked his way from the c