On September 16th, 1925, American blues guitarist B.B. King was born! He turns 89 today and has no plans on slowing down, he is currently on tour across America. More info on his tour here: http://s3.amazonaws.comwww.bbking.com/events/

Some of his most notable hits are, 1964 US No.34 single ‘Rock Me Baby’, 1989 UK No.6 single with U2 ‘When Love Comes To Town’. He has been said to be a major influence on Eric Clapton. Source: This Day in Music