The Thrill is Gone: B.B. King Dead at 89         Blues Icon and one heck of a guitarist, BB King dies in Las Vegas on Thursday, May 14, 2015.       The 89-year-old was a 15-time Grammy Award winner and was a member of the Rock and Roll and Blues Hall of Fames. Accompanied by his long-time partner, Lucille ; he achieved so many more accolades, which included:  a Lifetime Achievement Award,  Presidential Medal of the Arts; President Medal of Freedom ; the international Polar Music Prize ; and honorary doctorates from Yale and Brown. King influenced Thousands of musicians in many genre's. Everyone from musical greats Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page ,Mike Bloomfield, Stevie Ray Vaughan as well as   Keith Richards, Jeff Beck, Carlos Santana, Bono and  Jimi Hendrix . Among the numerous acts he performed or recorded with were Hendrix, Clapton, U2, Bobby "Blue'' Bland, Ronnie Wood , Derek Trucks and Sheryl Crow . Born, Riley B. King on Sept.

  Soul Returns to the City of Baltimore:   Six Officers Charged in the Death of Freddie Gray       #NoJusticeNoPeace: Baltimore, MD youth exercise their frustration with the death of Freddie Gray by rioting.  Photo: AFP  #UnitedWeStand: Thousands marched in protest across the country.       Friday, May 1st, 2015 [May Day], State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced that criminal charges would be brought on the six Officers involved in what was identified as 'Depraved Heart-Murder'. As of Friday afternoon, five of the six officers were in custody, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said.  Cliff Owen - Associated Press  According to the Baltimore Sun, Officer Caesar Goodson Jr., 45, who was the driver of a police van that carried Gray through the streets of Baltimore, was charged with second-degree murder , manslaughter, second-degree assault, two vehicular manslaughter charges and misconduct in offi