He was one of the great singers dating back to the '60s.
Rest in peace, Percy. :-[
Alabama born and bred. RIP Percy.
Jack Ely (from The Kingsmen "Louie, Louie") (http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/29/entertainment/kingsmen-jack-ely-obit-feat/) passed a way a couple days ago, and today we lost Ben E. King (Stand By Me and other greats) (http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/05/01/stand-by-me-singer-ben-e-king-dies-at-76/?intcmp=latestnews). :(
The passing of an era.
RIP
Percy Sledge (http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2015/04/14/399596752/percy-sledge-had-a-voice-the-whole-world-heard), Jack Ely (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/30/arts/music/jack-ely-who-sang-the-kingsmens-louie-louie-dies-at-71.html?_r=0), and Ben E. King (http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-32547474) were music greats. The songs that made them famous will preserve their memories.
RIP, all three :(
Wow, so many of the greats leaving us in 2015. :(
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B.B. King, the legendary blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist, died Thursday in Las Vegas. He was 89 years old.
Attorney Brent Bryson told The Associated Press that King died peacefully in his sleep at 9:40 p.m. local time at his home, where he had been in hospice care. Bryson added that funeral arrangements were being made.
Although King had continued to perform well into his 80s, the 15-time Grammy winner suffered from diabetes and had been in declining health during the past year. He collapsed during a concert in Chicago last October, later blaming dehydration and exhaustion.
The Thrill is gone (http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/05/15/blues-legend-bb-king-dies-at-8-attorney-says/)
RIP BB, there is going to be one heck of a great gig in the sky.
I saw BB King live back in 1996. It was a great concert. RIP BB.