# The Thrill Is Gone - B.B. King Dead at 89 in 2015

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** celebrity-death, music\
**Created:** [June 16, 2023, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thrill-is-gone-b-b-king-dead-at-89-in-2015/985635 "2023-06-16T16:00:49Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thrill-is-gone-b-b-king-dead-at-89-in-2015/985635/5 "2023-06-16T16:07:55Z")

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It’s still sad to lose a great.

> [@Why I Sing the Blues: B.B. King is in hospice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-sing-the-blues-b-b-king-is-in-hospice/719062):
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> Doleful (k)night for Kings. First we lost [Ben E. King](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=755848) and now news broke that [B.B. King is in hospice](http://www.bbking.com/2015/05/01/a-message-from-b-b-2/). We were lucky enough to catch him before he cancelled the rest of his 2014 tour. Had to be helped out to the stage, but then utterly demolished the house. Always kind to new artists (and bringing relatively unknowns with him on tour), and gracious to the audience—he’d stay on stage after performances just to talk to whoever stuck around. A true legend. [Why I Sing the Blues](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJrZ1LAOLYQ)

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