B.B. King, 89, the legendary blues guitarist wrote on his personal website Friday that he was in hospice care at his Nevada home.  King had been hospitalized for the second time in a month.

According to King's daughter, Patty, her father taken to a Las Vegas hospital on Thursday for observation when he wasn't eating and was dehydrated.  Patty said that paramedics ran tests on the guitarist and it was determined that he had suffered a minor heart attack.  He was later released and went home.

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A Las Vegas police officer confirmed that an ambulance was called to the home of King on Thursday and that there was a dispute going on in the house.  It was later revealed that King's long-time manager Laverne Toney, who had power-of-attorney, had refused to take King to the hospital and according to TMZ, King's daughter was then forced to call the police.  According to her, she became worried when she saw her father's urine had turned to orange and that he wasn't eating either and had become dehydrated. Tests had revealed that the elder King had a minor heart attack. Patty later charged Toney with elder abuse.

King was diagnosed with diabetes decades ago and in October, during his 2014 tour in Chicago, he had to cancel his final shows after falling ill.  In early April, King spent a few days in the hospital for dehydration due to his Type II diabetes.

B.B. King, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and known as "King of the Blues," released more than 50 albums and had sold millions of records worldwide. He has 30 Grammy nominations and won his first Grammy in 1970.  Through the years he had collaborated with Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, Peter Frampton, the Rolling Stones, David Gilmour, and U2.  His hits include "The Thrill Is Gone," "There Must be a Better World Somewhere," and "When Love Comes to Town."

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