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Blues legend B.B. King, 89, mourned by music world

Blues legend B.B. King, whose crisp but powerful guitar licks made him among the instrument’s greatest masters and a towering influence over generations of musicians, has died at 89. King had maintained a touring schedule that put to shame much younger artists until late last year when his health declined. “The blues has lost its king, and America has lost a legend,” said President Barack Obama, who recalled once being