Legendary bluesman B.B. King passed away on Thursday at the age of 89.
The venerable guitarist performed well into his 80s, but suffered from diabetes and had been in hospice care at his home in Las Vegas.
On Friday, musicians and colleagues took to social media to pay tribute to King. Check out a sample of the condolences below:
Eric Clapton
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BB King a dear friend and inspiration to me….
Posted by Eric Clapton on Friday, May 15, 2015
Buddy Guy
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This morning, I come to you all with a heavy heart. BB King was the greatest guy I ever met. The tone he got out of…
Posted by Buddy Guy on Friday, May 15, 2015
Joe Perry
Ringo Starr
Richie Sambora
Slash
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B.B. King R.I.P. King of the Blues !!
Posted by Slash on Friday, May 15, 2015
Lenny Kravitz
Peter Frampton
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My heart goes out to BB King’s family and all who loved him. A great friend and an amazing guitar player left us peacefully today. We will all miss you BB. RIP
Posted by Peter Frampton on Friday, May 15, 2015
Joe Bonamassa
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God bless you BB… Rest in peace my friend. Thank you for all that you did for this kid and so many others. An extremely sad day to say the least.
Posted by Joe Bonamassa on Thursday, May 14, 2015
Nikki Sixx
Snoop Dogg
Chuck D
Vince Neil
Maxwell
Mike McCready
President Obama