BB King hospitalised for dehydration

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BB King has been hospitalised for dehydration. The 89-year-old’s daughter, Claudette, told the LA Times that her father’s symptoms were caused by his type 2 diabetes but was currently “doing much better”.

The blues legend has had type 2 diabetes for more than two decades. In October 2014, King cancelled the remaining eight performances of a tour, owing to dehydration and exhaustion.

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“[King] was immediately evaluated by a doctor and diagnosed with dehydration and suffering from exhaustion whereby causing the eight remaining shows of his current tour to be cancelled,” a statement on his site read at the time.

One of the greatest guitar players of all time, the King of the Blues was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. Despite his ill health, he is still incredibly focused on live performances, cutting back from 300 shows to 100 shows a year.

The Mississippi musician began his career in the 1940s and has released more than 50 albums.