What a legend B.B. King was and always will be. Everyone knew that King had been ill lately, but he was just so much larger than life, such a total legend, that it seems he should live forever.
B.B. King was born, Riley B. King, on Sept. 16, 1925, on a tenant farm near Itta Bena, Mississippi, King was raised by his grandmother after his parents separated and his mother died...
While his name may not be known by everyone, his hit "Stand By Me" is known all over the world. The man behind that mega-hit, Ben E. King has passed away at the age of 76.
One of American music's biggest (and maybe most underrated) icons passed away at the age of 73 this morning -- Percy Sledge.
I had the honor of introducing Percy Sledge in concert several times in my career and I have to tell you that he was truly a good guy and a gentleman through and through...