B.B. King hospitalised in Las Vegas: Blues legend, 89, suffers health emergency
His touring schedule remained active until he cancelled a string of scheduled appearances in October due to ill health
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Your support makes all the difference.B.B. King has been rushed to hospital in Las Vegas.
Although it is as of yet unclear his exact condition, the 89-year-old blues icon was admitted to a medical facility over the weekend following an emergency related to his on-going issues with diabetes.
His publicist confirmed the news to the Los Angeles Times.
King, a spokesperson for diabetes awareness, was diagnosed with Type II diabetes over 20 years ago. He even starred in an advert for OneTouch Ultra, a blood-glucose monitor, in 2011.
B.B. King is frequently ranked among the Top 10 guitar players of all time.
His touring schedule remained active until he cancelled a string of scheduled appearances in October due to ill health and exhaustion.
“I think I've done the best I could have done,” he told the Guardian in 2012.
“But I keep wanting to play better, go further. There are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I haven't yet done. When I was younger I thought maybe I'd reached that peak. But I'm 86 now, and if I make it through to next month, I'll be 87. And now I know it can never be perfect, it can never be exactly what it should be, so you got to keep going further, getting better.”
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