{"id":4671,"date":"2015-05-16T11:54:41","date_gmt":"2015-05-16T15:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aspire-canada.com\/?p=4671"},"modified":"2017-02-19T12:16:40","modified_gmt":"2017-02-19T17:16:40","slug":"b-b-king-15-time-grammy-winner-and-millionaire-dies-at-age-89","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aspire-canada.com\/?p=4671","title":{"rendered":"B.B. King, 15-Time Grammy Winner and Millionaire, Dies at Age 89"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">B.B. King, 15-Time Grammy Winner and Millionaire, Dies at Age 89<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aspire-canada.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bbking.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4672\" src=\"https:\/\/aspire-canada.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bbking.jpg\" alt=\"bbking\" width=\"793\" height=\"527\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, May 14 at 9:40 p.m. PST, B.B. King died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Las Vegas. The blues musician was 89 years old. Although the exact cause is still unknown, King\u2019s death was reported on his website, on a page using the URL from his 1970s hit, \u201cThe Thrill Is Gone.\u201d He is survived by 11 children. Read: Ariana Grande, Drake and Other Child Actors Who Went on to Make Millions in Music B.B. King\u2019s Prolific Career and $10 Million Net Worth B.B., which stood for Blues Boy, was born Riley King. He performed approximately 200 to 300 shows a year, starting in the late 1950s all the way until the 2000s, reports The New York Times. King\u2019s style of music inspired other rock legends, like Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix, and helped bring blues into the mainstream.<\/p>\n<p>King, who grew up in Bena, Miss., got his first break in 1948 when he performed on Sonny Boy Williamson\u2019s radio show in Memphis. He then became a popular DJ at WDIA, where he adopted the radio name \u201cBeale Street Blues Boy,\u201d which became \u201cBlues Boy King\u201d and finally just \u201cB.B. King.\u201d In December 1951, King released \u201cThree O\u2019Clock Blues,\u201d which was a No. 1 hit on the rhythm-andblues charts. According to Billboard, \u201cThe Thrill Is Gone,\u201d \u201cI Like to Live the Love,\u201d \u201cTo Know You Is To Love You,\u201d \u201cAin\u2019t Nobody Home\u201d and \u201cRock Me Baby\u201d were among King\u2019s top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hits. According to CelebrityNetWorth, King reportedly had a net worth of $10 million.<\/p>\n<p>On top of 15 Grammys, including a lifetime achievement award, King has a star on Hollywood Boulevard. He was also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as well as the Blues Hall of Fame. According to the Guardian, King performed at the White House in 2012, and President Obama joined him for a duet of \u201cSweet Home Chicago.\u201d In light of King\u2019s death, Obama said in a statement, \u201cThe blues has lost its king, and America has lost a legend. B.B. King \u2026 became the ambassador who brought his all- American music to his country and the world.\u201d He added, \u201cB.B. may be gone, but that thrill will be with us forever. And there\u2019s going to be one killer blues session in heaven tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: Randy Miramontez | Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gobankingrates.com\/personal-finance\/bb-king-15time-grammy-winner-millionaire-dies-age-89\/\">GOBankingRates.com: B.B. 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