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  BB King’s famous ‘Lucille’ guitars to go under the hammer

  The late bluesman affectionately gave all his Gibson guitars the name.

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  BB King's 'Lucille' guitar to be auctioned along with other personal items

  As the “king of the blues”, BB King was dedicated to his guitars – nicknaming each of them “Lucille” and even writing a song about them. Soon fans will be able to take home a Lucille of their very own in the form of a limited edition guitar that was given to King on his 80th birthday, nine years before his death. The instrument, said to have been regularly used by the legendary musician, and as his main guitar while on tour in his later years, is to go on sale in Los Angeles in September when it

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  America's Deep South: Where to go and why this is the year to visit

  America's Deep South: Where to go and why this is the year to visit

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  America's Deep South: Where to go and why this is the year to visit

  Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee, is the musical heart of America, a neon gulch of juke joints and music halls where Delta blues found Elvis, and rock ’n’ roll resulted. But for the city of Memphis this beautiful accident is overshadowed by a darker legacy and, standing outside the canary-and-claret façade of the old Daisy Theater on Beale, a musician named Ekpe Abioto raises its ghost.

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  10 places in the US that every music lover should visit

  10 places in the US that every music lover should visit

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  BB King Was Not Poisoned Before Death

  BB King was not poisoned before he died in May, a post-mortem examination on the blues legend's body has found. But medical examiners found the cause of death was Alzheimer's disease, plus physical conditions including coronary disease, heart failure and the effects of Type 2 diabetes, Clark County Coroner John Fudenberg told The Associated Press. Daughters Karen Williams and Patty King said through their lawyer that King's business manager, LaVerne Toney, and his personal assistant, Myron Joh

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  Music And Tears At BB King Memphis Procession

  Thousands of people crowded the streets of Memphis to say farewell to blues musician BB King as his casket was driven to his final resting place. In front of the hearse, a weeping Rodd Bland, son of the late blues singer Bobby "Blue" Bland, carried the latest iteration of Lucille, King's famous Gibson guitar. King died on 14 May aged 89 at his home in Las Vegas.

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  Memphis bids musical farewell to blues legend B.B. King

  By Mike Blake MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Reuters) - With music, singing and tears, hundreds of mourners in Memphis bade farewell to blues giant B.B. King as his casket, accompanied by his legendary guitar, Lucille, began a drive to his final resting place in Mississippi. Intermittent thunderstorms dumped rain on mourners, including local dignitaries and King friends and family, as they gathered for the procession down Beale Street, a historic avenue lined with blues clubs and restaurants. In front of th

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  Blues Legend BB King Was Poisoned, Say Family

  Two daughters of blues legend BB King, who died this month aged 89, are claiming in a lawsuit that he was poisoned by two aides. His daughters, Karen Williams and Patty King, lay out their claim in documents provided by their lawyer to the Associated Press. The lawsuit accuses King's business manager, LaVerne Toney, and his personal assistant, Myron Johnson, of killing their father.

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  Homicide probe to be launched into B.B. King's death: officials

  (Reuters) - Nevada officials said on Monday they would conduct a homicide investigation into the death of B.B. King who died this month at age 89, after two of his daughters levelled accusations that the blues great was murdered. The Clark County, Nevada coroner's office said in a posting on Twitter that it had taken jurisdiction over King's body, and that autopsy results would take a minimum of six to eight weeks. "Our coroner takes jurisdiction over #BBKing body, performs autopsy.

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