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I tried to connect my singing voice to my guitar an' my guitar to my singing voice. Like the two was talking to one another.
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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I don't like anybody to be angry with me. I'd rather have friends.
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If you want to be a good blues singer, people are going to be down on you, so dress like you're going to the bank to borrow money.
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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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