Editing B. B. King (section)

=== 2006–2014 ===
In 2006, King went on a farewell world tour although he remained active afterward.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/5343853/BB-King-interview-the-last-of-the-great-bluesmen.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519193112/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/5343853/BB-King-interview-the-last-of-the-great-bluesmen.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=May 19, 2009| title=BB King Interview: The Last of the Great Bluesmen| first=Mick| last=Brown| date=May 18, 2009| access-date=May 15, 2015| location=London| work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref> The tour was partly supported by Northern Irish guitarist, [[Gary Moore]], with whom King had previously toured and recorded. It started in the United Kingdom and continued with performances at the [[Montreux Jazz Festival]] and in Zürich at the Blues at Sunset. During his show in Montreux at the Stravinski Hall, he jammed with [[Joe Sample]], [[Randy Crawford]], [[David Sanborn]], [[Gladys Knight]], Leela James, Andre Beeka, Earl Thomas, [[Stanley Clarke]], [[John McLaughlin (musician)|John McLaughlin]], [[Barbara Hendricks]] and [[George Duke]].<ref name="farewells">{{cite news | url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/music/bb-king-farewells-montreux/2006/07/05/1151778979176.html| title=B.B. King Farewells Montreux| date=July 5, 2006| access-date=May 15, 2015| work=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref>

[[File:BB King onstage (Toronto, 2007).jpg|thumb|upright|King at [[Roy Thomson Hall]], Toronto, in May 2007]]

In June 2006, King was present at a memorial of his first radio broadcast at the Three Deuces Building in [[Greenwood, Mississippi|Greenwood]], Mississippi where the Mississippi Blues Commission erected an official marker as part of the [[Mississippi Blues Trail]]. The same month, a groundbreaking was held for a new museum, dedicated to him,<ref name="King museum">{{cite web| url= http://www.bbkingmuseum.org/| title= B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center| publisher= Bbkingmuseum.org| access-date= February 17, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100206121028/http://www.bbkingmuseum.org/| archive-date= February 6, 2010| url-status= dead| df= mdy-all}}</ref> in [[Indianola, Mississippi|Indianola]], Mississippi.<ref name="Ross">[http://www.americanheritage.com/content/b-b-gets-his-own-museum John F. Ross] "B.B. Gets His Own Museum," ''American Heritage'', Winter 2009.</ref> The [[B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center]] opened on September 13, 2008.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2008/09/bb-king-museum-to-open-in-september.html|work=Paste Magazine| title=B.B. King Museum to open this Saturday| first=Ashley| last=Melzer| date=September 11, 2008| access-date=May 15, 2015}}</ref>

In late October 2006, King recorded a concert album and video entitled ''B.B. King: Live'' at his B.B. King Blues Clubs in Nashville and Memphis. The video of the four night production featured his regular band and captured his shows as he performed them nightly around the world. Released in 2008, they were his first performances in over a decade to be documented with a live album release.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/01/15/bb-king-live-in-your-own-home| agency=IGN| title=B.B. King Live In Your Own Home| date=January 15, 2008| access-date=May 15, 2015}}</ref>

In 2007, King played at Eric Clapton's second [[Crossroads Guitar Festival]]<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.whereseric.com/eric-clapton-tour/28/07/2007| publisher=Where's Eric!| title=28 July 2007 – Crossroads Guitar Festival| access-date=May 15, 2015| archive-date=March 20, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320084937/http://www.whereseric.com/eric-clapton-tour/28/07/2007| url-status=dead}}</ref> and contributed the songs "Goin' Home", to ''[[Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino]]'' (with [[Ivan Neville|Ivan Neville's DumpstaPhunk]])<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/22/arts/music/22fats.html| work=The New York Times| title=Stars Join Forces to Salute (and Support) a Rock Legend| date=September 22, 2007| access-date=May 15, 2015| first=Nate| last=Chinen}}</ref> and "One Shoe Blues" to [[Sandra Boynton]]'s children's album ''Blue Moo'', accompanied by a pair of sock puppets in a music video for the song.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://kaleidoscopepictures.com/portfolio/b-b-king-one-shoe-blues/| publisher=Kaleidoscope Pictures| title=B.B. King – One Shoe Blues| date=March 3, 2015| access-date=May 15, 2015}}</ref>

In the summer of 2008, King played at the [[Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival]] in [[Manchester, Tennessee]] where he was given a [[key to the city]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/2008-06-14-3195550683_x.htm| work=USA Today| title=B.B. King Given Key to the City at Bonnaroo| date=June 14, 2008| access-date=May 15, 2015| first=Jake| last=Coyle}}</ref> Later that year, he was inducted into the [[Hollywood Bowl|Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/tickets/opening-night-bowl/2008-06-20| publisher=Hollywood Bowl| access-date=May 15, 2015| title=Opening Night at the Bowl| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518101609/http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/tickets/opening-night-bowl/2008-06-20| archive-date=May 18, 2015}}</ref>

[[File:Barack Obama singing in the East Room.jpg|left|thumb|upright=.8|[[President Obama]] and King singing "[[Sweet Home Chicago]]" on February 21, 2012]]

He performed at the [[Mawazine]] festival in [[Rabat, Morocco]] on May 27, 2010.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bbking.com/events/ |title=Official Site |publisher=B.B. King |access-date=December 30, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120102000142/http://www.bbking.com/events/ |archive-date=January 2, 2012 }}</ref> In June 2010, he played at the Crossroads Guitar Festival with [[Robert Cray]], [[Jimmie Vaughan]], and [[Eric Clapton]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/Reporting_From_Eric_Claptons_Crossroads_Guitar_Festival_2010| work=Premier Guitar| title=Reporting From Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010| date=June 27, 2010| first=Rebecca| last=Dirks| access-date=May 15, 2015}}</ref> He also contributed to [[Cyndi Lauper]]'s album ''[[Memphis Blues (album)|Memphis Blues]]'' which was released on June 22, 2010.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.heyreverb.com/blog/2010/09/23/the-reverb-interview-cyndi-lauper/21441/| agency=Hey Reverb| title=The Reverb Interview: Cyndi Lauper| first=Ricardo| last=Baca| date=September 23, 2010| access-date=May 15, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518084559/http://www.heyreverb.com/blog/2010/09/23/the-reverb-interview-cyndi-lauper/21441/| archive-date=May 18, 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2011, King played at the [[Glastonbury Music Festival]],<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jun/24/bb-king-glastonbury-2011-review| work=The Guardian| title=B.B. King at Glastonbury 2011 – review| first=Dafydd|last=Goff| date=June 24, 2011| access-date=May 15, 2015}}</ref> and in the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in London where he recorded a concert video.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-the-royal-albert-hall-2011-mw0002308469| website=AllMusic| title=Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2011|first=Steve |last=Leggett| access-date=May 15, 2015}}</ref>

''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked him at No. 6 on its 2011 list of the [[Rolling Stone's 100 greatest guitarists of all time|100 greatest guitarists of all time]].<ref name="roll_100G">{{cite magazine| title = 100 Greatest Guitarists| magazine = Rolling Stone| date = November 23, 2011| access-date = May 15, 2015| url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists-20111123/b-b-king-20111122| archive-date = September 10, 2017| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170910234642/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists-20111123/b-b-king-20111122| url-status = dead}}</ref>

On February 21, 2012, King was among the performers of "In Performance at the [[White House]]: Red, White and Blues" during which President [[Barack Obama]] sang part of "[[Sweet Home Chicago]]".<ref name="barack">{{cite web | title = President Obama Sings 'Sweet Home Chicago' |last= Compton | first =Matt |date =February 22, 2012 |access-date =May 15, 2015| via = [[NARA|National Archives]] | publisher = [[White House]] | url = https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2012/02/22/president-obama-sings-sweet-home-chicago }}</ref> King recorded for the debut album of rapper and producer [[Big K.R.I.T.]] who also hails from Mississippi.<ref>{{cite web | last=Kelley| first=Frannie| title=First Listen: Big K.R.I.T., 'Live From The Underground'| website=NPR.org| url=https://www.npr.org/2012/05/27/153604174/first-listen-big-k-r-i-t-live-from-the-underground|publisher=NPR|date=May 27, 2012| access-date=May 28, 2012}}</ref> On July 5, 2012, King performed a concert at the [[Byblos International Festival]] in Lebanon.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.demotix.com/news/1417133/byblos-festival-featured-bb-king-among-others-2012#media-1417127| agency=Demotix| title=Byblos Festival featured B.B. King among others in 2012| date=August 1, 2012| access-date=May 15, 2015| first=Elia| last=Mssawir| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703133629/http://www.demotix.com/news/1417133/byblos-festival-featured-bb-king-among-others-2012#media-1417127| archive-date=July 3, 2015}}</ref>

On May 26, 2013, he appeared at the [[New Orleans Jazz Festival]].<ref name="nola">{{cite web | url=http://www.nola.com/jazzfest/index.ssf/2013/04/bb_king_lived_up_to_his_legend.html| title=B.B. King lived up to his legend at New Orleans Jazz Fest| website=NOLA.com|first=Chris |last=Waddington| date=April 29, 2013| access-date=April 11, 2014}}</ref>

On October 3, 2014, after completing his live performance at the House of Blues in Chicago, a doctor diagnosed King with dehydration and exhaustion and the eight remaining shows of his ongoing tour had to be canceled. King did not reschedule the shows, and the House of Blues show would be the last before he died in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbking.com/2014/10/04/b-b-king-cancels-remaining-8-shows/ |title=B.B. King Cancels Remaining 8 shows |date=October 4, 2014 |website=bbking.com |access-date=May 15, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150507064711/http://www.bbking.com/2014/10/04/b-b-king-cancels-remaining-8-shows/ |archive-date=May 7, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="bbking.com tour-update 2014-10-08">{{cite web | url=http://www.bbking.com/2014/10/08/tour-update/ |title=Tour Update |date=October 8, 2014 |website=bbking.com |access-date=May 15, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150430052505/http://www.bbking.com/2014/10/08/tour-update/ |archive-date=April 30, 2015 }}</ref>