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B.B. King

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Ladies and Gentleman... M (2012)	B.B. King (of Blues) (2008)	One Kind Favor (2008)
80 (2005)	Reflections (2003)	A Christmas Celebration o (2001)
Riding With the King (2000)	Makin' Love Is Good for Y (2000)	My Kind of Blues (2000)
Let the Good Times Roll: (1999)	How Blue Can You Get (1999)	King Biscuit (1998)
Blues on the Bayou (1998)	Deuces Wild (1997)	Kansas City 1972 (1995)
Lucille & Friends (1995)	B. B. King Wails (1994)	Everyday I Have the Blues (1994)
Blues Summit (1993)	There Is Always One More (1992)	Spotlight on Lucille (1992)
Love Me Tender (1991)	Everyday I Have The Blues (1991)	Introducing B.B. King (1987)
Blues (1987)	Six Silver Strings (1985)	Blues 'n' Jazz (1983)
There Must Be a Better Wo (1981)	Take It Home (1979)	Midnight Believer (1978)
King Size (1977)	To Know You Is to Love Yo (1973)	L.A. Midnight (1972)
Guess Who (1972)	In London (1971)	Indianola Mississippi See (1970)
Live & Well (1969)	Completely Well (1969)	Blues on Top of Blues (1968)
His Best - The Electric B (1968)	Lucille (1968)	Blues Is King (1967)
Mr. Blues (1963)	Blues in My Heart (1963)	Easy Listening Blues (1962)
Blues for Me (1962)	King of the Blues (1960)	The Blues (1958)
Singin' the Blues (1956)	King of the Blues (0)

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Origin
Mississippi, USA

Genre
Blues

Style
Blues

Mood
Passionate

Born

1925

Active
1948 to Present...

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Alternate Name
Riley B. King

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Riley B. King (born September 16, 1925), known by the stage name B.B. King, is an African-American blues songwriter, vocalist and guitarist.
Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at No. 6 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time (previously ranked No. 3 in the 2003 edition of the same list), and he was ranked No. 17 in Gibson's Top 50 Guitarists of All Time. According to Edward M. Komara, King "introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending and shimmering vibrato that would influence virtually every electric blues guitarist that followed." King was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. He is considered one of the most influential blues musicians of all time, because of this he is often nicknamed 'The King of Blues'. He is also known for performing tirelessly throughout his musical career appearing at 250-300 concerts per year until his seventies. In 1956 it was noted that he appeared at 342 shows, and still at the age of 87 King appears at 100 shows a year.
Over the years, King has developed one of the world's most identifiable guitar styles. He borrowed from Blind Lemon Jefferson, T-Bone Walker and others, integrating his precise and complex vocal-like string bends and his left hand vibrato, both of which have become indispensable components of rock guitarist's vocabulary. His economy and phrasing has been a model for thousands of players, from Eric Clapton and George Harrison to Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck. King has mixed blues, jazz, swing, mainstream pop and jump into a unique sound. In King's words, "When I sing, I play in my mind; the minute I stop singing orally, I start to sing by playing Lucille."


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