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Blues legend B.B. King hospitalized, returns home for hospice care in Las Vegas

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FILE - In this file photo taken Aug. 22, 2012, B.B. King performs at the 32nd annual B.B. King Homecoming, a concert on the grounds of an old cotton gin where he worked as a teenager in Indianola, Miss. The Blues legend King is telling fans he’s in hospice care at home in Las Vegas. The 89-year-old musician posted thanks to fans on his official website Friday, May 1, 2015, for well-wishes and prayers. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Blues legend B.B. King remained in hospice care Saturday at his home in Las Vegas.

King’s longtime business manager Laverne Toney said the musician had a good night and she welcomed the concern about his health. Toney has legal control over King’s affairs.

The 89-year-old musician posted thanks on his official website for fans’ well-wishes and prayers on Friday after returning home from a brief hospitalization.

The hospitalization was the second in a month for King, who was diagnosed with diabetes decades ago.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer is considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time.

His guitar, famously named Lucille, has soared and wailed in songs ranging from “Every Day I Have the Blues” to “When Love Comes to Town” to “The Thrill is Gone.”

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