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In 1990, he was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts given by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington D.C.
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B.B. King is mentioned in "Life Is a Rock But the Radio Rolled Me" by Reunion.
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On May 24, 2004, he was awarded the Polar Music Prize and the Royal Swedish Academy of Music Award.
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His trademarks are: his vibrator-finger technique on his guitar. His second trademark is playing guitar with a Black Gibson ES-355 that is named "Lucille".
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B.B. King is mentioned in The Beatles' song "Dig It."
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B.B. King is a vegetarian.
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He can often be called by his nicknames: Blues Boy, King of the Blues, and Beale Street Blues Boy.
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In 2002, he won a Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth or Children's Series/Special for Sesame Street (1969).
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He claims to have 15 children, all with different women out of wedlock.
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He was elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
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He has suffered from diabetes since 1990.
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His height is 5' 9¾" (1.77m).
