Photos: B.B. King, the Beale Street Blues Boy Blues legend B.B. King plays guitar on stage in this undated photograph. King died Thursday, May 14, in Las Vegas, according to his daughter Patty King. Two weeks earlier, it was announced that King was in home hospice care after suffering from dehydration. He was 89. Here, a young King poses for a portrait circa 1948. Hide Caption 1 of 11

Photos: B.B. King, the Beale Street Blues Boy King records in the studio in 1965. Hide Caption 2 of 11

Photos: B.B. King, the Beale Street Blues Boy King poses in 1971 after winning the Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. He received the award for the song "The Thrill Is Gone." Hide Caption 3 of 11

Photos: B.B. King, the Beale Street Blues Boy King sits in a studio with drummer Ringo Starr during the recording of his album "B.B. King in London" in 1971. Hide Caption 4 of 11

Photos: B.B. King, the Beale Street Blues Boy King performs at the Newport Jazz Festival in New York in 1972. Hide Caption 5 of 11

Photos: B.B. King, the Beale Street Blues Boy From left, John Lee Hooker, King and Papa John Creach perform on the television show "The Midnight Special" in 1974. Hide Caption 6 of 11

Photos: B.B. King, the Beale Street Blues Boy King and Bono of U2 perform in Rotterdam, Netherlands, in 1990. King recorded the song "When Love Comes to Town" with the band. Hide Caption 7 of 11

Photos: B.B. King, the Beale Street Blues Boy King performs at the North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam in 1995. Hide Caption 8 of 11

Photos: B.B. King, the Beale Street Blues Boy King smiles as President George W. Bush presents him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a White House ceremony in 2006. Hide Caption 9 of 11

Photos: B.B. King, the Beale Street Blues Boy John Mayer and King perform during the 2008 Grammy Nominations concert. Hide Caption 10 of 11