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B.B. King

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Born
16 September 1925
Born In
Berclair, Leflore County, Mississippi, United States
Died
14 May 2015 (aged 89)
B. B. King (b. September 16, 1925 in Itta Bena, Mississippi; died May 14, 2015 in Las Vegas) was a U.S. guitarist and songwriter. He is among the most respected electric guitarists; Rolling Stone magazine ranked him third in its list of the hundred greatest guitarists of all time. Born as Riley B. King, he 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. King's first hit on the R&B char… read more
B. B. King (b. September 16, 1925 in Itta Bena, Mississippi; died May 14, 2015 in Las Vegas) was a U.S. guitarist and songwriter. He is among the most respected electric guitarists; Rolling Stone magazine ranked him third in its list of the hundred greatest guitarists of all time. Born … read more
B. B. King (b. September 16, 1925 in Itta Bena, Mississippi; died May 14, 2015 in Las Vegas) was a U.S. guitarist and songwriter. He is among the most respected electric guitarists; Rolling Stone magazine ranked him third in its list of the hundred greatest guitarists of all time. Born as Riley B. King, he began broadcasting his music live on a Memphis radi… read more

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1 Play track King of the Blues Guitar The Thrill Is Gone
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 2,142 listeners
2 Play track Anthology Chains And Things
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 609 listeners
3 Play track Live At The Regal How Blue Can You Get?
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4 Play track Anthology Hummingbird
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 241 listeners
5 Play track Anthology Why I Sing The Blues
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 227 listeners
6 Play track Bring It On Home To Me Bring It On Home To Me
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7 Play track Anthology To Know You Is To Love You
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8 Play track Anthology Better Not Look Down
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 176 listeners
9 Play track Blues On The Bayou Blues Boys Tune
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10 Play track Anthology Lucille
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Albums

  1. 201,076 listeners

    1991 · 20 tracks

    King of the Blues Guitar
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  2. 188,042 listeners

    1 Jan 1997 · 17 tracks

    Deuces Wild
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  3. 87,592 listeners

    1 Jan 1960 · 10 tracks

    King Of The Blues
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  4. 70,201 listeners

    1 Jan 1965 · 10 tracks

    Live At The Regal
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