Legendary Blues singer and guitarist B.B. King has died at the age of 89. The “Sweet Black Angel” hitmaker died in his sleep in Las Vegas on Thursday. Born in Mississippi, as Riley B King, later changing his name to B B King, he began performing in the 1940s and went on to influence a generation of musicians.Once considered the third greatest guitarist of all time, King had been suffering from ill health in recent months. He was recently taken to hospital with a diabetes-related illness.A former farmhand, King was awarded his 15th Grammy award in 2009 for his album “One kind favor”. He was also inducted into both the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.Rolling Stone magazine placed him behind only guitarists Jimi Hendrix and Duane Allman in its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. Until recently, King performed in at least 100 concerts a year.Tributes have already started pouring in for the guitarist whose legacy spanned six decades of electric blues music.With IANS