News of B.B. King’s death broke overnight, but tributes to the blues legend have already surfaced online.
B.B. — which stood for “Blues Boy” — died at age 89 in Las Vegas on Thursday.
The music great performed up until he got sick last fall; the photo above was taken of him in concert in September 2014.
He will truly be missed by his fans — both famous and not. Read online tributes from celebrities below:
God bless BB King peace and love to his family Ringo and Barbarax😎✌️🌟💖
— Ringo Starr (@ringostarrmusic) May 15, 2015
no one else in the world like him #RIPBBKing pic.twitter.com/TW9HEdHkHP
— christina perri (@christinaperri) May 15, 2015
It’s 2:30am. I just found out BB King has left us. I am taking a shot. And I’ll be blastin him tonight to ease my blues.
— Darren Criss (@DarrenCriss) May 15, 2015
R.i.P BB King 😟
— Icona Pop (@iconapop) May 15, 2015
Oh no RIP BB
— Diane Warren (@Diane_Warren) May 15, 2015
R.I.P. Mr BB King Grizz should also acknowledge this tomorrow at game. The man got his START right where the FEDEX Forum stands #MEMPHIS
— Chuck D (@MrChuckD) May 15, 2015
BB King Calls This One Of His Best Performances https://t.co/QEmmO9pw1z via @YouTube
— Liz Phair (@PhizLair) May 15, 2015
BB KING RIP pic.twitter.com/cQgoZT7lLB
— MAXWELL (@_MAXWELL_) May 15, 2015
RIP King Of The Blues BBKing
— Greg Grunberg (@greggrunberg) May 15, 2015
BB King had as much influence on modern music as the Beatles or Elvis if not more. RIP to a true guitar legend and all time great.
— Robert Kazinsky (@RobertKazinsky) May 15, 2015
RIP BB KING. We lost one of music’s brightest stars, one sure to keep shining bright for generations to come. #BBKing
— Montel Williams (@Montel_Williams) May 15, 2015
R. I. P. B. B. King. 🌺🌸A photo posted by snoopdogg (@snoopdogg) on May 14, 2015 at 11:02pm PDT
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[Image via Getty Images.]
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