country and the world. no one worked harder than b.b., no one inspired more up and coming artists, no one did more to spread the gospel of the blues. the president also adds it s going to be one killer blues session in heaven tonight. b.b. king suffered from diabetes and spent much of the last year in hospice care, but until then he never slowed down, performing around 100 shows a year after he turned 80. lester holt takes a look at b.b. king s career. his fingers on the guitar was what he called an extension of his voice with a unique and unmistakable style b.b. king helped push blues into the mainstream. the undisputed king of blues was born riley b. king on september 16th 1925 on a plantation in mississippi. he sang and played gospel music at church and played for dimes on street corners. in 1947, he hitchhiked to memphis, where he appeared on the radio and soon became a
that s right. i think we ll hear a lot more in the coming days and months. mark, thanks so much. we re going to have the next political up dmat an hour and reminder for latest political news, go to cnnpolitics.com. first, flashback. september 16th, 1925. blues legend was born on the mississippi delta. of course, that would be the iconic blues ban b.b. king. the song the thrill is gone among the best. the spans 50 years and still performing at 85. happy birthday, b.b. i know, change is hard. you never considered making bluetooth, remote keyless entry and turn-by-turn navigation available in every model. so it must be hard for you to hear autoweek.com say our interior raises the small-car bar. if you want to talk about it, call me. that is you know when you get home.