'King Of Blues' BB King has given his last performance at Switzerland's Montreux Jazz Festival, having made appearances there for the last twenty years. Joined on stage by Randy Crawford, Gladys Knight and Barbara Hendricks, the eighty year old legend joked "Maybe I should quit every night".
King, whose 2006 album '80' won a Grammy award, says he will still appear live in the US, but his days of touring in Europe are definitely over. He told his audience: "I'm going to cry again. This is the icing on the cake. I could never be sent off better," before explaining how his health is deteriorating, saying "My knees and back hurt and my head ain't much good either. I can remember, though, that I am now 80 years old so I sit down to make it feel better."
Festival founder Claude Nobs told him: "Nobody wants it to be your last year. You are an honorary citizen of Montreux. This is your second home."