B.B. King

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B.B. King
Background Information
Also known as	The King of the Blues
Born	September 16, 1925
Died	May 14, 2015 (age 89)
Origin	Berclair, Mississippi, U.S.
Genre(s)	Electric blues, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, soul, gospel
Instrument(s)	Guitar, vocals
Years active	1942-2014
Label(s)	RPM, Crown, Kent, ABC, BluesWay, MCA, Geffen
Website	bbking.com

Riley B. King, known professionally as B.B. King, was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and record producer. AllMusic recognized King as "the single most important electric guitarist of the last half of the 20th century".

King was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, and is one of the most influential blues musicians of all time, earning the nickname "The King of the Blues", and is considered one of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar" (along with Albert King and Freddie King, none of whom are blood related). King performed tirelessly throughout his musical career, appearing on average at more than 200 concerts per year into his 70s. In 1956 alone, he appeared at 342 shows.

Discography

Albums

Singin' the Blues (1956) The Blues (1958) B.B. King Wails (1959) King of the Blues (1960) Sings Spirituals (1960) The Great B.B. King (1960) My Kind of Blues (1961) Blues For Me (1961) Blues in My Heart (1962) Easy Listening Blues (1962) B.B. King (1963) Mr. Blues (1963) Confessin' the Blues (1966) Blues on Top of Blues (1968) Lucille (1968) Live & Well (1969) Completely Well (1969) Indianola Mississippi Seeds (1970) B.B. King in London (1971) L.A. Midnight (1972) Guess Who (1972) To Know You Is to Love You (1973)

Lucille Talks Back (1975) King Size (1977) Midnight Believer (1978) Take It Home (1979) There Must Be a Better World Somewhere (1981) Love Me Tender (1982) Blues 'N' Jazz (1983) Six Silver Strings (1985) King of the Blues: 1989 (1988) There Is Always One More Time (1991) Blues Summit (1993) Lucille & Friends (1995) Deuces Wild (1997) Blues on the Bayou (1998) Let the Good Times Roll (1999) Makin' Love Is Good for You (2000) Riding with the King (2000) (with Eric Clapton) A Christmas Celebration of Hope (2001) Reflections (2003) B.B. King & Friends: 80 (2005) One Kind Favor (2008)

Live albums

Live at the Regal (1965) Blues Is King (1967) The Incredible Soul of B.B. King (1970) Live in Cook County Jail (1971) B.B. King and Bobby Bland Together for the First Time... Live (1974) Bobby Bland and B.B. King Together Again...Live (1976) Now Appearing at Ole Miss (1980)

Royal Jam (1982) Live at San Quentin (1990) Live at the Apollo (1991) How Blue Can You Get? Classic Live Performances 1964-1994 (1999) Live in Japan (1999) (recorded 1971) Forever Gold: B.B. King Live (2007) Live at the BBC (2008)

Compilation albums (partial)

Singin' the Blues (1956) The Blues (1958) His Best – The Electric B. B. King (1968) The Best of B.B. King (1973) Why I Sing the Blues (1983) Ambassador of The Blues (1986) (UK & Europe only) You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now (1987) King of the Blues (1992) My Sweet Little Angel (1992)

Lucille & Friends (1965) Jazz & Blues Collection (1995) Greatest Hits (1998) 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of B.B. King (1999) His Definitive Greatest Hits (1999) The Ultimate Collection (2005) The Best of the Early Years (2007) Ladies and Gentlemen...Mr. B.B. King (2012)

Singles

The following list only includes non-album singles.

Miss Martha King (1949) Got the Blues (1949) Mistreated Woman (1950) Walkin' and Cryin' (1950) Don't You Want a Man Like Me (1951) B.B.'s Blues (1951) She's a Mean Woman (1951) Fine Lookin' Woman (1952) Shake It Up and Go (1952) Some Day Some Where (1952) Story from My Heart and Soul (1952) Please Hurry Home (1953) Please Help Me (1954) Love You Baby (1954) Everything I Do Is Wrong (1954) Bye! Bye! Baby (1954) Lonely and Blue (1955) I'm in Love (1955) Talkin' the Blues (1955)

I'm Cracking Up Over You (1955) Let's Do the Boogie (1956) Dark Is the Night (Part I) (1956) On My Word of Honor (1956) How Do I Love You (1957) I Wonder (1957) The Key to My Kingdom (1957) Don't Look Now, But I've Got the Blues (1958) Please Accept My Love (1958) You've Been an Angel (1958) I Am (1959) A Lonely Lover's Plea (1959) Mean Ole Frisco (1959) Things Are Not the Same (1960) Never Trust a Woman (1964) Ain't Nobody's Business (1966) It's a Mean World (1967) Ghetto Woman (1971) The Evil Child (1971)