B.B. King Was Not Poisoned Before Death: Blues Legend Died From Alzheimer’s 14th July 20155th February 2016 Sophie B.B. King was not poisoned before his death, a post-mortem examination of the blues legend’s body has revealed. https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/bb-king-was-not-poisoned-before-death-died-from-alzheimers-2015147