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I'm no good with chords. I'm horrible with chords.
B. B. King
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B. B. King
Age: 89 †
Born: 1925
Born: September 16
Died: 2015
Died: May 14
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Riley B. King
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It's going to be years and years before most people realize how greatly he contributed to American music.
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When I sing, I play in my mind the minute I stop singing orally, I start to sing by playing Lucille.
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I do it because I still get a kick out of it. I still love performing. It keeps me young.
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Hard times don't necessarily mean being poor all the time. I've known people that was a part of a family and always feel that the family likes everybody else but them. That hurts and that's as deep a hurt as you can possibly get.
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