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B. B King Quotes

The problem is that a lot of the blues stations are late on Saturday night, and like a lot of people, I ain't no vampire!

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I don't feel that no big stone should be put over my head, saying he did this, he did that. Unless there's something that I really did do. I believe I'm just ordinary. And I'd like for people to think of me that way, as just a guy that tried. Wanted to be loved by other people because he loved people.

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