Pop and Rock Star Deaths in 2015 Steve Bloom January 1, 2016 Tweet B.B. King Band: solo artistPosition: guitaristDied: May 15, 2015Cause of death: diabetesAge: 89Distinction: His biggest hit, "The Thrill Is Gone," peaked at No. 15 in 1969. First<<22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30>>Last You May Also Like CelebStoner's Top Posts of 2015 CelebStoner of the Year: Tommy Chong The Top 22 Stoner Movies of 2015 The Top 10 Marijuana News Stories of 2015 Steve Bloom Publisher of CelebStoner.com, former editor of High Times and Freedom Leaf and co-author of Pot Culture and Reefer Movie Madness. Read more by Steve Bloom