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B. B. King. Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as B. B. King, was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, shimmering vibrato, and staccato picking that influenced many later blues electric guitar players.
May 10, 2024 · B.B. King, American guitarist and singer who was a principal figure in the development of blues and from whose style leading popular musicians drew inspiration. He played single-string responses on his guitar, Lucille, to his own impassioned vocal calls. Learn more about King’s life and music.
Music video by B.B. King performing The Thrill Is Gone. (C) 2009 Montreux Sounds, S.A., under exclusive license to Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd.http://vevo.l...
Apr 2, 2014 · A singer and guitarist born into a sharecropping family on September 16, 1925, in Itta Bena, Mississippi, King became one of the best-known blues performers, an important consolidator of blues...
Whether a lifelong fan or just discovering B.B. King for the first time, Join us in celebrating the life and legacy of the King of the Blues, BB King!
Welcome to the official YouTube channel for BB King. This is where you will find all of the best BB King video content from around the internet. facebook.com/bbking. Home. Videos. Live....
Feb 2, 2016 · B.B. King was born Rileigh King in a cabin on the bank of Bear Creek in the tiny town of Berclair, MS, in the central Mississippi Delta; his birth did not go on record. His parents Albert...
May 15, 2015 · The King of the Blues, B.B. King, died Thursday, May 14, at his home in Las Vegas after suffering from high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes. He was 89 years old. King was one of the most...
Sep 2, 2021 · GROSS: B.B. King was born in 1925 in Indianola, Miss. He was a sharecropper's son who worked on a plantation until, as a young man, he relocated to Memphis in 1947 and began busking on...
Riley B. King, known professionally as B. B. King, was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid...
