The hall was heated by a barrel half-filled with burning kerosene set in the middle of the dance floor, a fairly common practice at the time.

During a performance, two men began to fight, knocking over the barrel and sending the burning fuel across the floor.

King learned the next day that the two men who started the fire had been fighting over a woman who worked at the hall named Lucille.

[2] King wrote a song called "Lucille" in which he talks about his guitar and how it got its name.

Written by Ira Newborn, it was released in 1985 and was part of the music for the film Into the Night.

King played guitars made by different manufacturers early in his career.

Traced through a Las Vegas pawnshop, the instrument was returned to King in late November 2009.