Photos: Blues Singer B.B. King Dies

B.B. King a local DJ at WDIA Radio poses for a portrait circa 1948 in Memphis, Tenn.

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B.B. King poses for a portrait in 1950.

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From Left: Musicians B.B. King, Eric Clapton and Elvin Bishop perform together in 1967 in New York City.

Don Paulsen—Michael Ochs Archives

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B.B. King performs on a TV show in Los Angeles in the early 1970's .

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B.B. King performs at the Farm Aid concert in Champaign, Ill. on Sept. 22, 1985.

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From Left: U2 and B.B. King perform onstage during The Lovetown tour on Sept. 1, 1989 in Australia.

Bob King—Redferns

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From Left: B.B. King and John Lee Hooker pose for a portrait on Jan. 1, 1997.

Bill Reitzel—Corbis

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From Left: President Bill Clinton plays the sax with B.B. King at 'A Family Celebration 2001' at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. on April 1, 2001

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B.B. King performs during the funeral for legendary singer and musician Ray Charles at the First AME Church in Los Angeles on June 18, 2004.

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B.B. King smiles while President George W. Bush presents King with the Medal of Freedom on Dec. 15, 2006 in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC.

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From Left: B.B. King watches as President Barack Obama waves during the National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 9, 2010.

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B.B. King performs at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre on Aug. 13, 2013 in Atlanta.

John Davidson—Corbis

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