Photos: B.B. King
B.B. King performs at the Rhythm Cafe in Santa Ana in 1993.
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B.B. King performs in 1988 at Micheael Zanetis’ Michaels’ Supper Club in Dan Point.
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In 1989, B.B King puts his hands in wet cement to be the newest member of the Rock Walk on Sunset Blvd.
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B.B. King performs in 1993 at the Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa.
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B.B. King performs April 12, 2013, during the Crossroads Guitar Festival at Madison Square Garden.
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B.B. King performs Dec. 3, 2008, during the Grammy nominations concert at the Nokia Theatre at LA Live.
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B.B. King performs in 2010 at his B.B. King’s Blues Club at the Mirage Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
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B.B. King poses after the 2001 Grammys with his two awards, for best traditional blues album and best pop collaboration with vocals.
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Bono pays his respects to honoree B.B. King at 1998’s Thelonious Monk Instutute of Jazz gala performance in Hollywood.
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