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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.
Sep 12, 2024 · B.B. King (born September 16, 1925, near Itta Bena, Mississippi, U.S.—died May 14, 2015, Las Vegas, Nevada) was an American guitarist and singer who was a principal figure in the development of blues and from whose style leading popular musicians drew inspiration. King, B.B. B.B. King, 1972.
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Apr 2, 2014 · B.B. King named his beloved guitar Lucille after a woman he never met who was the cause of a fight that almost cost him his life. Death Year: 2015; Death date: May 14, 2015 ...
Apr 18, 2024 · Total Guitar. “When I play the trill with my finger, my hand is not on the neck at all. It all comes from the wrist”: The story of B.B. King, the greatest blues guitar player of all time. By Neville Marten. ( Total Guitar ) published 18 April 2024. How the King of the Blues heard his calling, found a guitar, and developed a style that made ...
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- He couldn’t sing The Blues. As a child, B.B. was forbidden by his mother to sing the blues, which she called the Devil’s music, even though her cousin was renown bluesman, Bukka White.
- He learned to dress for success from his Bluesman mentor. “If you want to be a good blues singer,” Bukka told B.B., “people are going to be down on you, so dress like you’re going to the bank to borrow money.”
- They reunited on stage in New Orleans. Over 30 years after he crashed at his cousin’s Memphis house to pursue music, the two shared the stage for a rousing setlist at the 1973 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, (Jazzfest).
- His favorite singer was Ol’ Blue Eyes. Although his original guitar style is influenced by Blind Lemon Jefferson, Bukka White and others, B.B. King’s favorite singer is Frank Sinatra.
By Michael Hill. Riley “B. B.” King has often been called the King of the Blues, but given his wide-ranging and long-lasting influence, he might more accurately be described as the blues’ lifetime ambassador. He has brought the sound and the style across the U.S.A. and all the way to the U.S.S.R., to Caesar’s Palace and the Cook County ...
Sep 16, 2015 · Riley King was born on September 16, 1925, in the still-unincorporated community of Berclair, Mississippi, in the heart of the Delta’s Leflore County, about 17 miles from where the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center, a monument to his achievements, stands today.
