Died Bi Bee King

On May 14, in Las Vegas, at the age of 89, an American guitarist, singer and composer, “King of the Blues” Bi Bi King died.

It is reported by BBC .

Bi Bee King was born in 1925 in the state of Mississippi, in the late 1940s he began to work at the rhythm end-bell radio station in Memphis, in 1949 he released a debut single. Soon, Bee King gathered his first team called BB King Review , with which he toured all over the country.

In the early 1950s, his song “3 O'Clock Blues” first climbed first place in the Billboard chart, followed by “EVERYDAY I have the BLUES” , “Sweet Little Angel” and many other hits. In 1956, there were 342 concerts in the schedule of the Bi King group. World glory came to the musicians, he was called the "King of the Blues."

In 1970, the song “The Thrill Is Gone” won the Grammy Award. In 1980, Bi Bee King was introduced into the Blues glory hall, in 1987-into the Hall of Glory of Rock and Roll.

Until the very recent time, Bi King wrote down new records and gave concerts - up to a hundred per year. In 2011, following a survey of the Rolling Stone Bee Bo, a survey took sixth place in the list of 100 best guitarists of all time.