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Friday, May 15, 2015

The Legendary BB King, the King of Blues, dies at 89


BB King, the King of Blues, dies at 89

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32747861

The "King of the Blues", guitarist and singer BB King, has died aged 89.
King, known for his hits My Lucille, Sweet Little Angel and Rock Me Baby, died in his sleep in Las Vegas.
Born in Mississippi, King began performing in the 1940s, going on to influence a generation of musicians, and working with Eric Clapton and U2.

Once ranked as the third greatest guitarist of all time, he had been suffering ill health in recent months.

He was recently taken to hospital with a diabetes-related illness.

Fellow musicians paid tribute to King including blues guitarist Buddy Guy, who often played with him.
"BB King was the greatest guy I ever met," he wrote on Instagram.
"The tone he got out of that guitar, the way he shook his left wrist, the way he squeezed the strings… man, he came out with that and it was all new to whole guitar playin' world.
"He could play so smooth, he didn't have to put on a show. The way BB did it is the way we all do it now. He was my best friend and father to us all."
Lenny Kravitz who tweeted: "BB, anyone could play a thousand notes and never say what you said in one."

Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora added: "My friend and legend BB King passed. I'm so so sad, he was so great to me. We've lost the King. My love and prayers to his family."

Former Beatle Ringo Starr tweeted: "God bless BB King, peace and love to his family."
Actor Hugh Laurie said: "Oh God. BB King. Let the sad times roll."

And singer Will Young added: "BB King- the most wonderful blues singer and guitarist. I suggest everyone gets one of his records to hear true soul and spirit."
A former farmhand, King was awarded his 15th Grammy award in 2009 for his album One Kind Favor.

Monday, May 11, 2015

The BAFTA Television Awards 2015 Winners and Losers


The BAFTA Television Awards 2015 Winners and Losers

Courtesy of http://awards.bafta.org/award/2015/television
  • Win The Graham Norton Show
    Jon Magnusson, Graham Stuart, Graham Norton, Steve Smith


    Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe
    Charlie Brooker, Annabel Jones, Nick Vaughan-Smith, Ali Marlow
    Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle
    Stewart Lee, Richard Webb, Tim Kirkby
    Would I Lie To You
    Peter Holmes, Rachel Ablett, Ruth Phillips, Richard Cohen
  • Win Children On The Frontline (Dispatches)
    Marcel Mettelsiefen, Anthony Wonke, Stephen Ellis, Chris Shaw


    Ebola Frontline (Panorama)
    Steve Grandison, Lucie Kon, Karen Edwards, Fabio Basone
    Inside Kenya’s Death Squads (Al Jazeera Investigates)
    Simon Boazman, Kris Jepson, Chris Olivotos, Phil Rees
    Terror At The Mall (This World)
    Dan Reed, Mark Towns, Sarah Waldron, George Carey
  • Win Happy Valley
    Sally Wainwright, Karen Lewis, Euros Lyn, Nicola Shindler


    Line Of Duty
    Jed Mercurio, Simon Heath, Peter Norris, Douglas Mackinnon
    The Missing
    Charlie Pattinson, Willow Grylls, Jack Williams, Harry Williams
    Peaky Blinders
    Production Team
  • Win Ant and Dec
    Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway


    Leigh Francis
    Celebrity Juice
    Graham Norton
    The Graham Norton Show
    Claudia Winkleman
    Strictly Come Dancing
  • Win Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway
    Production Team


    Strictly Come Dancing
    Louise Rainbow, Nikki Parsons, Vanessa Clark, Jason Gilkison
    The Voice
    Moira Ross, John de Mol, Clodagh O'Donoghue, Ed Booth
    Dynamo: Magician Impossible
    Lucy Ansbro, Dan Albion, Alex Hartman, Debbie Young
  • Win Life And Death Row
    Production Team


    15,000 Kids And Counting
    Chris Eley, Brian Woods, Gwyn Jones, Fiona Jones
    Educating The East End
    Andrew Mackenzie-Betty, David Clews, Jo Hughes, Liz Hazell
    Protecting Our Parents
    Julian Mercer, Rob Miller, Alice Perman, Jonathan Taylor
  • Win Grand Designs
    Production Team


    George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces
    Will Daws, Jamie Wightman, Stuart Cabb
    The Great British Bake Off
    Anna Beattie, Samantha Beddoes, Andy Devonshire, Simon Evans
    Long Lost Family
    Sally Benton, Clare Bradbury, Colette Flight, Kate Scholefield
  • Win Jon Snow



  • Win Jessica Hynes
    W1A


    Olivia Colman
    Rev.
    Tamsin Greig
    Episodes
    Catherine Tate
    Catherine Tate’s Nan
  • Win True Detective
    Nic Pizzolatto, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Scott Stephens, Steve Golin


    The Good Wife
    Production Team
    House Of Cards
    Beau Willimon, David Fincher, Joshua Donen, Kevin Spacey
    Orange Is The New Black
    Jenji Kohan, Lisa I.Vinnecour, Sara Hess, Sian Heder
  • Win Jason Watkins
    The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies


    Benedict Cumberbatch
    Sherlock
    Toby Jones
    Marvellous
    James Nesbitt
    The Missing
  • Win Georgina Campbell
    Murdered by My Boyfriend


    Keeley Hawes
    Line of Duty
    Sarah Lancashire
    Happy Valley
    Sheridan Smith
    Cilla
  • Win Matt Berry
    Toast of London


    Hugh Bonneville
    W1A
    Tom Hollander
    Rev.
    Brendan O’Carroll
    Mrs. Brown’s Boys – Christmas Special
  • Win The Lost Honour Of Christopher Jefferies
    Gareth Neame, Peter Morgan, Roger Michell, Kevin Loader


    Cilla
    Jeff Pope, Paul Whittington, Kwadjo Dajan, Robert Willis
    Our World War
    Production Team
    Prey
    Chris Lunt, Nicola Shindler, Tom Sherry, Nick Murphy