Riley B King was his birth name, but the Beales Street Blues Boy’s moniker B.B King is what would live on in people’s memory.

The almost 90 year old guitarist passed away peacefully in his sleep, his lawyers announced, according to the New York Daily News.

Known for hits like ‘Lucille’ and ‘Rock Me Baby’, King inspired whole new generations of musicians, and unsurprisingly is an inductee in both the Blues and Rock and Roll Hall of Fames.

The 15 time Grammy award winner had been suffering from diabetes and had been in and out of hospital care.

Condolences to his daughter and the rest of his family at this trying time.