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Itta Bena MS, United States (1925 – present)
Riley B. King aka B. B. King (born September 16th, 1925 in Itta Bena, Mississippi) is a well known American blues guitarist and songwriter. He is among the most respected electric guitarists.
One of King’s trademarks is naming his guitar (Gibson ES335) “Lucille”. In the 1950s in a bar in Twist, Arkansas two men got into a fight, accidentally knocking over a bucket of burning kerosene (used for heating) and setting the establishment on fire. Risking his life, B.B. King ran back into the collapsing building to retrieve his guitar. King later found out that the two men had been fighting over a woman named Lucille. He named his guitar after her to remind himself never to do something so stupid again.
King began broadcasting his music live on a Memphis radio station called WDIA. At first, he used the name The Peptikon Boy on air, which later was changed to The Beale Street Blues Boy, and then further shortened to just Blues Boy or B.B.
His first hit on the r&b charts was “Three O’Clock in the Morning” in 1951. King became one of the most influential electric guitarists in history, one example being a young Eric Clapton citing B.B. as his biggest influence. He has been the primary international goodwill ambassador for the blues decade after decade.
King first found success outside of the blues market with the 1968 remake of the Roy Hawkins tune, The Thrill Is Gone, which became a hit on both pop and rhythm and blues charts, a rare feat for an R&B artist to this day. King’s mainstream success continued throughout the 1970s with songs like
To Know You Is To Love You and I Like To Live The Love.
One of King’s trademarks is naming his guitar (Gibson ES335) “Lucille”. In the 1950s in a bar in Twist, Arkansas two men got into a fight, accidentally knocking over a bucket of burning kerosene (used for heating) and setting the establishment on fire. Risking his life, B.B. King ran back into the collapsing building to retrieve his guitar. King later found out that the two men had been fighting over a woman named Lucille. He named his guitar after her to remind himself never to do something so stupid again.
King began broadcasting his music live on a Memphis radio station called WDIA. At first, he used the name The Peptikon Boy on air, which later was changed to The Beale Street Blues Boy, and then further shortened to just Blues Boy or B.B.
His first hit on the r&b charts was “Three O’Clock in the Morning” in 1951. King became one of the most influential electric guitarists in history, one example being a young Eric Clapton citing B.B. as his biggest influence. He has been the primary international goodwill ambassador for the blues decade after decade.
King first found success outside of the blues market with the 1968 remake of the Roy Hawkins tune, The Thrill Is Gone, which became a hit on both pop and rhythm and blues charts, a rare feat for an R&B artist to this day. King’s mainstream success continued throughout the 1970s with songs like
To Know You Is To Love You and I Like To Live The Love.
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Merry Christmas Baby
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Paying The Cost To Be The Boss
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Please Love Me
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How Blue Can You Get?
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Why I Sing The Blues
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Sweet Little Angel
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You Upset Me Baby
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Sweet Sixteen
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Ain't Nobody Home
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Hummingbird
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Rock Me Baby
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Three O'Clock Blues
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Shoutbox
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JayniJade22 wrote:
B.B. King is my favorite.
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UmaBesta wrote:
isto é que é bom blues
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may3163 wrote:
B.B. the King of Blues [3]
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galko00 wrote:
Spain in june! http://mercadeopop.blogspot.com/2009/12/b-b-king-roberta-flack-y-serrat-en.html
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miqmiranda wrote:
foooooda!!!
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silvrlininXD wrote:
B.B. the King of Blues [2]
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asher09 wrote:
He is like a blues standard, because he is perfect (2)
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icaro_hunter wrote:
''Na madrugada a vitrola rolando um blues, tocando B.B. king sem parar, sinto por dentro uma força vibrando, uma luz, a energia que emana de todo prazer...''
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FuckinEchoes wrote:
B.B. the King of Blues
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Remo10 wrote:
He is like a blues standard, because he is perfect.
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TheAbbott wrote:
"I don't think he would tag himself this way... " I would be really curious to ask him "How would you TAG yourself?" xDxD No offence but that just sounds hilarious. xD
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miqmiranda wrote:
GOD IS THE ONLY WORD I CAN FIND!!
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Poppalox wrote:
Great blues song by a great bluesman
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woojae wrote:
BADASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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chex01 wrote:
Download here ---> http://durdoam. narod.ru/ almost all the songs in this group =)
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Ruizinh wrote:
Hold On!!!!
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JulkaG wrote:
When i first met you baby you were just a sweet sixteen, the sweetest thing i've ever seen.. awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!! so sensual and sexy!
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Shuriku wrote:
Hummingbird is a masterpiece... Such beautiful song..
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boyflower wrote:
Why did you have to stoop as low as doing diabetes commercials? Love you B.B. King. < He diabetes himself, so isn't it respectable that he's become a spokesman to help others who share the same disease?
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Maiden1995 wrote:
Sweet,born the same day as me. Great stuff!
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