B.B. King in good condition

[brownie]

From AP:

B.B. KING HOSPITALIZED IN TEXAS

B.B. King was hospitalized for undisclosed reasons but was in good condition early Friday, a hospital official said.

The 81-year-old bluesman, who had been scheduled to perform at the Grand Opera House on Thursday night, was admitted to The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, said Paul McCarthy, a nurse administrator.

King had a low fever but was resting comfortably, hospital spokesman John Coloen said Friday. He said he had no information on the ailment for which King was being treated, but he and McCarthy said King was expected to be discharged later Friday or Saturday.

King has a history of diabetes.

Messages left early Friday with King's management agency, Lieberman Management LLC of New York, were not immediately returned.

With his trademark guitar that he named "Lucille," King racked up hits including "The Thrill Is Gone," "Every Day I Have the Blues" and "You Upset Me Baby."

Born on a plantation in Itta Bena, Miss., King started out on street corners playing for pocket change, according to his Web site. He went on to become one of the nation's most influential blues musicians.

In December, President Bush awarded King the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his musical contributions.

Get well, very soon, King!

[Soulstation1]

BB just played in tucson last week, i believe on saturday

Get well BB!!!!!

[sheldonm]

..saw him a month or so ago as well.....hope he recovers quickly!

m~

[chris olivarez]

Hope he get's well soon. I'm not ready to see him exit the stage.

[brownie]

B.B. King was released from hospital Saturday.

From AP:

B.B. KING RELEASED, BACK TO 'OLD SELF'

By MONICA RHOR, Associated Press Writer

B.B. King was discharged from a Galveston hospital Saturday following treatment for a fever and was "back to his old self," a spokeswoman for his management agency said.

The 81-year-old, Grammy-winning bluesman was "feeling fabulous," said Tina France, vice president of Lieberman Management of New York.

King had been scheduled to perform Thursday at the Grand Opera House, but was admitted to The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, said Paul McCarthy, a hospital administrator.

King still plans to perform Tuesday in Fort Worth, France said. Concerts that had been scheduled before then in Galveston, Orange and Tyler will be rescheduled for June, she said.

King, who has a history of diabetes, had a 100.4-degree fever following a bout with the flu, and monitoring was required because of his age, said France. Doctors treated him with antibiotics, she said.

He was kept in the hospital's elderly acute care unit as a precaution, said John Koloen, a spokesman for the hospital in Galveston, about 50 miles southeast of Houston.

With his trademark guitar that he named "Lucille," King is one of the nation's most influential and best-known blues musicians. His long list of hits includes "The Thrill is Gone," "Every Day I Have the Blues" and "You Upset Me Baby," and he was awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1987.

He has become a spokesman in the fight against diabetes, and in December President Bush awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom.