Jacket worn by B.B. King to the 45th Annual Grammy Awards

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A jacket worn by B.B. King to the 45th Annual Grammy Awards on February 23, 2003. The jacket is black with a blue floral and vine jacquard design. It has black lapels, a black interior and black cuffs. The jacket has a single button. The button is black. The jacket has a pocket on each side of the front. Embroidered in white thread above the right, inside breast pocket is “Made Specially For B. B. King / King Of The Blues.” A label is sewn above the left, inside pocket. The label is black with red and gold text. It reads “HAND TAILORED BY / E. House / CUSTOM TAILOR / KOWLOON H. K. TEL. 366989.” A paper tag is attached to the jacket. The tag features a color image of B. B. King playing a guitar. Text on the tag reads “PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF / B. B.

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