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Nobody loves me but my mother, And she could be jivin' too.

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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Guitarist
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Mississippi
Riley B. King
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I liked blues from the time my mother used to take me to church. I started to listen to gospel music, so I liked that. But I had an aunt at that time, my mother's aunt, who bought records by people like Lonnie Johnson, Robert Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson and a few others.
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You only live but once, and when your died your done, so let the good times roll.
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When I do eventually drop, I pray to God that it will happen in one of three ways. Firstly, on stage or leaving the stage, then secondly in my sleep. And the third way? You'll have to figure that out for yourself!
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I've always liked ladies all my life. I guess it started with my mom. So every time I saw a pretty lady, I thought, she's pretty.
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I've been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer
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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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