One of the great masters of blues guitar is dead. B.B. King died late Thursday at the age of 89.
B.B. King Remembered

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FILE - BB King performs at "The Blues & Jazz" Gala Concert at the Kodak Theatre on Sunday Oct. 26, 2008 in Los Angeles.

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President Barack Obama waves to the crowd with musician B.B. King at the lighting of the National Christmas Tree at the Ellipse across from the White House in Washington, Dec. 9, 2010.