Blues legend B.B. King performs February 17, 2002 at the House of Blues in Las Vegas, NV. (Photo by Scott Harrison/Getty Images)
Backstage at 43rd Annual Grammy Awards
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2003 MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute to Bono
Musicians B.B. King and Wynona Judd perform on stage during the13th Annual MusiCares Person Of The Year tribute at the Marriott Marquis February 21, 2003 in New York City. Grammy winning artist Bono will be honored for his musical and humanitarian accomplishments. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)
MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute to Bono
Singer Shirley Manson and musician B.B. King arrive to the 13th Annual MusiCares Person Of The Year tribute at the Marriott Marquis February 21, 2003 in New York City. (credit: Evan Agostini/Getty Images)
Carousel of Hope Ball 2002
Eric Benet, BB King and Halle Berry at the "Carousel of Hope Ball 2002" to benefit childhood diabetes, hosted by Barbara and Marvin Davis, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, Ca. Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2002. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images.)
Carousel of Hope Ball 2002 - VIP Reception
Samuel L. Jackson and BB King at the "Carousel of Hope Ball 2002" to benefit childhood diabetes, hosted by Barbara and Marvin Davis, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, Ca. Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2002. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images.)
B B King In London
Popular and legendary blues singer, songwriter and guitarist B B King, second cousin of Bukka White. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)
B. B. King
American blues guitarist and singer B B King in performance. (Photo by Mike Moore/Getty Images)
B. B. King
American blues musician B B King being the showman on stage at an outdoor concert. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)
46th Annual Grammy Awards - Arrivals
Musicians Steven Tyler, B.B. King, and Joe Perry arrive at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center on February 8, 2004 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
B B's Blues
19th June 1979: American blues singer and guitarist B B King in performance. (Photo by Mike Moore/Evening Standard/Getty Images)
U.S. blues legend B.B. King In Sweden
U.S. blues legend B.B. King (R) lights a big smile as he talks to King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden during a reception in Stockholm, 24 May 2004. (Photo credit should read OLA TORKELSSON/AFP/Getty Images)
CBS' Ray Charles Tribute With Jamie Foxx And Other Celebs
Actor Bruce Willis and musician B.B. King perform "Hard Times" onstage at CBS' Ray Charles Tribute Concert at the Staples Center on October 8, 2004 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)
US Blues musician B.B. King In Moscow
US Blues musician B.B. King greets fans during a concert in the Youth Palace in Moscow 13 December 1994. This B.B. King's second visit to Russia, and his first was fifteen years ago. (Photo credit HECTOR MATA/AFP/Getty Images)
The Concert of the Century
Singers perform during the The Concert of the Century on the White House lawn 23 October 1999 in Washington, DC. The concert is being held to raise awareness for the VH1 Save The Music campaign, which is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of education in America's public schools by restoring music programs in cities across the country. From left are: The singing group 'N Sync, Gloria Estefan, Al Green, B.B. King, Lenny Kratvitz and Garth Brooks. (Photo credit TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Melissa Etheridge And B.B. King
Singer Melissa Etheridge (L) sings with blues legend B.B. King at VH1's Concert of the Century, part of the VH1 Save The Music campaign on the White House lawn 23 October 1999 in Washington, DC. The concert is being held to raise awareness for the VH1 Save The Music campaign, which is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of education in America's public schools by restoring music programs in cities across the country. (Photo credit TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images)
BB King and Eric Clapton
Guitarists BB King and Eric Clapton perform at the 41st Grammy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, 24 February. (Photo HECTOR MATA/AFP/Getty Images)
B.B. King And Other Artists
Grammy nominees Jewel (L), B.B. King (2nd-L), Busta Rhymes (2nd-R) and Steven Curtis Chapman (R) after the announcements of the 39th Grammy Awards nominations at Ed Sullivan Theater in New York 07 January. (Photo TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
B.B. King With Jewel
Grammy nominees Jewel and blues legend B.B. King look at the program before the announcements of this years 39th Grammy Awards nominations at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York 07 January. (Photo TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
B.B. King Plays In Concert In Rome
B.B. King plays a concert for his 80th birthday on July 12, 2005 in Rome, Italy (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images)
B.B. King's 80th Birthday Celebration
(L-R) Musician B.B. King and actor William H. Macy smile during a celebration for King's 80th birthday at the home of Sam and Mary Haskell on September 20, 2005 in Encino, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)
B.B. King's 80th Birthday Celebration
(L-R) Musician B.B. King and actress Felicity Huffman talk at a celebration for King's 80th birthday at the home of Sam and Mary Haskell on September 20, 2005 in Encino, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)
B.B. King's 80th Birthday Celebration
(L-R) Musician B.B. King, Sam Haskell and Mary Haskell blow out candles on King's 80th birthday cake at the home of Sam and Mary Haskell on September 20, 2005 in Encino, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)
B.B. King Celebrates His 10,000th Concert
Blues Legend B.B. King performs his 10,000th concert at B.B. KIng Blues Club & Grill in Times Square on April 18, 2006 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)
B.B. King With President George W. Bush
Blues legend B.B. King presents US President George W. Bush with an electric guitar during an evening of blues music honoring Black Music Month 26 June 2006 in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. (Photo TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images)
US blues legend B.B.King performs during
Berlin, GERMANY: US blues legend B.B.King performs during his concert part of his farewell tour, in Berlin 07 September 2006. AFP PHOTO DDP/MICHAEL KAPPELER GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read MICHAEL KAPPELER/AFP/Getty Images)
US blues artist BB King performs on the
Paris, FRANCE: US blues artist BB King performs on the stage of the Zenith, 17 September 2006 in Paris. AFP PHOTO STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN (Photo credit should read STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP/Getty Images)
B.B. King With President George W. Bush
Blues musician Riley "B.B." King, smiles while US President George W. Bush presents the medal during a ceremony for 2006 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom 15 December, 2006 in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. (Photo TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
Musician B.B. King performs during the Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 held at Toyota Park on July 28, 2007 in Bridgeview, Illinois. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Gibson)
Thelonious Monk Institute Honors B.B. King
Musician B.B. King performs onstage during the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz honoring B.B. King event held at the Kodak Theatre on October 26, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Thelonious Monk Institute)
Thelonious Monk Institute Honors B.B. King
(L-R) Musicians The Edge, B.B. King, and Bono perform onstage during the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz honoring B.B. King event held at the Kodak Theatre on October 26, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alexandra Wyman/Getty Images for Thelonious Monk Institute)
Thelonious Monk Institute Honors B.B. King - Show
(L-R) Singers Dee Dee Bridgewater, Cassandra Wilson, musicians Joe Louis Walker, Keb' Mo', B.B. King, Robert Cray, and Bono of U2 perform onstage during the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz honoring B.B. King event held at the Kodak Theatre on October 26, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alexandra Wyman/Getty Images for Thelonious Monk Institute)
B.B King and John Mayer
Singers B.B King and John Mayer perform during the Grammy Nominations Concert organized to announce nominations for the 51st Grammy Awards at the Nokia Teature in downtown Los Angeles, California, on December 3, 2008. (Photo JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
B.B. King holds his Grammy Award
B.B. King holds his Grammy Award for the Best Traditional Blues Album "One Kind Favor", in the photo room of the 51st annual Grammy awards held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 8, 2009. (Photo VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images)
B.B. King
US blues legend BB King performs on the Stravinski Auditorium stage during the 43th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival late on July 12, 2009 in Montreux. The popular Swiss festival, running from July 3 to 18, schedules 350 concerts, 260 of them free. (Photo FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images)
President Barack Obama With B.B. King
US President Barack Obama waves alongside music legend B.B. King (L) during the National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, DC, December 9, 2010. (Photo SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
President And Mrs. Obama Host Music Legends For Celebration Of Blues Music
Guitarist Jeff Beck greets Blues legend B.B. King at a performance with an all-star cast at a White House event titled In Performance at the White House: Red, White and Blues February 21, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Obama Attends In Performance at the White House: Red, White and Blues
In this handout from the White House, U.S. President Barack Obama joins B.B. King singing 'Sweet Home Chicago' during the 'In Performance at the White House: Red, White and Blues' concert in the East Room on February 21, 2012 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Pete Souza/The White House via Getty Images)
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
B.B. King performs on stage during the 2013 Crossroads Guitar Festival at Madison Square Garden on April 12, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images)
B.B. King
American blues musician B.B. King performs on July 18, 1985 at the Nice Jazz Festival. (Photo RALPH GATTI/AFP/Getty Images)
B.B. King
American blues musician B.B. King performs on July 19, 1985 at the Nice Jazz Festival. (Photo RALPH GATTI/AFP/Getty Images)
B.B. King
American blues musician B.B. King performs June 28, 1988 on stage at the Palais des Sports in Paris. (Photo BERTRAND GUAY/AFP/Getty Images)
B.B. King
American blues musician B.B. King performs June 28, 1988 on stage at the Palais des Sports in Paris. (Photo BERTRAND GUAY/AFP/Getty Images)
B.B. King
American blues musician B.B. King performs June 28, 1988 on stage at the Palais des Sports in Paris. (Photo BERTRAND GUAY/AFP/Getty Images)
B.B. King
US blues music guitarist B.B. King performs on May 15, 1994, at the grand opening of the Hard Rock Cafe in Beijing. (Photo MANUEL CENETA/AFP/Getty Images)
B.B. King
US President George Bush (R) and First Lady Barbara Bush (C) present the National Medal of Arts to blues musician B.B. King on September 10, 1990 at the white House. King was one of 12 recipients who were singled out for their important contributions to the cultural life of the United States. (Photo LUKE FRAZZA/AFP/Getty Images)
B.B. King
American blues musician B.B. King performs December 1, 1990 in Prague. (Photo STAFF/AFP/Getty Images)
B.B. King
American blues musician B.B. King holds up his Grammy Award on February 20, 1991. King won for Best Traditional Blues recording. (Photo TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
B.B. King
American blues musician B.B. King performs on July 16, 1993 during the 25th Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland. (Photo PATRICK KOVARIK/AFP/Getty Images)
B.B. King
US blues music guitarist B.B. King appears during a tour at the Great Wall, on May 14, 1994, in Beijing. B.B. King arrived here May 13, and will perform at the grand opening of the Hard Rock Cafe in Beijing May 14 . (Photo MANUEL CENETA/AFP/Getty Images)
B.B. King
American blues musician B.B. King performs on August 11, 1997 at the festival "Jazz in Marciac" in the French southwestern city of Marciac. (Photo JEAN-PIERRE MULLER/AFP/Getty Images)
B.B. King
American blues musician B.B. King performs on July 7, 1998 during a music festival at La Villette park, Northeastern Paris. (Photo BERTRAND GUAY/AFP/Getty Images)
B.B. King
American blues musician B.B. King performs on July 26, 1996 at Tuzla airbase home for Task Force Eagle. King stopped in Tuzla on his European tour to play for some 1500 cheering troops on the airbase. (Photo ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images)