American King of the Blues, B.B. King passes on at 89

The death of American Blues legend B.B. King, 89, has been confirmed by his lawyer.

On Thursday, Attorney Brent Bryson said King died peacefully in his sleep at 9:40 p.m. PDT at his Clark County, Nevad home in Las Vegas, USA.

King, widely regarded as 'King Of Blues', sold millions of records worldwide, won 15 Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in 1980 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, according to Daily Mail.

The blues guitarist influenced a generation of musicians with his heartfelt vocals and soaring guitar on songs such as The Thrill Is Gone.

He made his 42nd and last studio album in 2008, "One Kind Favor," that also brought him his final Grammy.