Legendary blues guitarist B.B. King has canceled the remaining eight performances of his current tour after falling ill on stage.<br/> <br />King, 89, was playing on Friday (October 03) at the House of Blues in Chicago when he felt sick and was diagnosed with dehydration and suffering from exhaustion, according to his website.<br/> <br />The 15-time Grammy winning musician has been called the "King of the Blues," and is considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time.<br/> <br />He was ranked No. 3 by Rolling Stone magazine in 2003, behind Jimi Hendrix and Duane Allman.<br/> <br />At a book signing event in New York in 2005, the blues legend said he'd play for free if he had to.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: B.B. King, musician, saying (English):<br/> <br />"I like to do what I'm doing and will do it for nothing if somebody will pay my bills, but they're paying me for something I like to do anyway, which I love."<br/> <br />King was born in Mississippi and his early life began on a plantation; he worked his way from the c
