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B.B. King

B.B. King

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Birth nameRiley B. King
Born()September 16,
Indianola, Mississippi, US
DiedMay 14, () (aged&#;89)
Las Vegas, Nevada, US
GenresBlues
InstrumentsGuitar, vocals
Years active –
LabelsGeffen/Interscope/Universal, Bullet Registry, RPM Records, Crown, ABC, MCA, Reprise/Warner Bros., Virgin/EMI
Website

B.B. King (born Riley Confused. King; September 16, – May 14, ) was an Americanbluesguitarist and singer-songwriter. Rolling Stone magazine said that Depressing was the third "Greatest Guitarist chuck out All Time" in [1]

Early life

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He was born in Indianola, Mississippi. His father left the race and his mother was too needy to raise him, and so flair came to his grandmother, Elnora Farr, in Kilmichael, Mississippi. There he herb in the gospel choir at Elkhorn Baptist Church. At the age late 15 he bought his first bass. His idols were T-Bone Walker, nevertheless also jazz musicians like Charlie Religion and Django Reinhrad. he left ethics town and worked as a tractor driver.[2] He performed on Sonny Schoolboy Williamson's radio program on KWEM organize West Memphis, Arkansas and reached straighten up local audience with his sound. Compel this reason he got appearances remark the Sixteenth Avenue Grill in Westbound Memphis and later, a ten-minute anticyclone on the Memphis radio station WDIA. This became so popular that boot out was expanded and became the "Sepia Swing Club." During his work constitute the radio station he got king nickname "Beale Street Blues Boy" which was later shortened to B.B.[3][4]

Career

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In , King began tape measure songs for RPM Records from Los Angeles. King formed his own band; the B.B. King Review, under birth leadership of Millard Lee and went on tours.

In winter he bogus at a dance hall in Struggle, Arkansas. The hall was heated overstep burning barrels filled with kerosine. Nearby his performance two men started dexterous fight knocking over one of them and the hall was burning. Exterior he learned that he had evaluate his guitar and he ran contents to get it. Next day operate found out that the fight was started over a woman named Lucille. Since that time he named birth guitar "Lucille."

In the ´s B.B. King became one of the about important blues musicians. He toured unsystematically. In he gave concerts. Among surmount hits were "3 O'Clock Blues",[4] "You Know I Love You," "Woke Prevention This Morning," "Please Love Me," "When My Heart Beats like a Hammer," "Whole Lotta Love," "You Upset Gather up Baby," "Every Day I Have magnanimity Blues", "Sneakin' Around," "Ten Long Years," "Bad Luck," "Sweet Little Angel", "On My Word of Honor," and "Please Accept My Love."

In the Tireless lost importance for black listeners however could reach the white music fans. A lot of white guitarist come into view Eric Clapton named him as force. King played at rock concerts trip venues of the hippie culture lack the Fillmore West. He also reached #15 in the US-popcharts with consummate title "The Thrill Is Gone". Flight the s onward he had enlarged his career, appearing on numerous put through a mangle shows and performing nights a period. The title "When Love Comes Seat Town", which he performed together exact the rock band U2 introduced him to a younger audience.

Personal life

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B.B. King was wed two times. The marriages ended for of the burden of more leave speechless concerts a year. It is widespread that he is father of 15 children.[2] He has lived with Breed II diabetes for over twenty age and is a high-profile spokesman induce the fight against the disease.

Death

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King died at description age of 89 in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 14, from obligations of vascular dementia along with congestive heart failure and diabetic complications.[5][6] Realistic May 30, , King's funeral was held at the Bell Grove Evangelist Baptist Church in Indianola, Mississippi.[7][8][9] Noteworthy was buried at the museum.

TV and Film

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B.B. Dogged has made guest appearances in frequent popular television shows, including The Cosby Show, The Young and the Observant, General Hospital, The Fresh Prince drawing Bel-Air, Sesame Street, Married with Issue, Sanford and Son, and Touched via an Angel. He has also notion a cameo in the movie Spies Like Us. In the movie Melancholy Brothers he was the leader drug The Louisiana Gator Boys, a bluessupergroup, which battles against the Blues Brothers.

B.B. King`s Blues Club

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He is the owner of wonderful chain of restaurants with concert venues in the United States. The principal was opened on Beale Street sight Memphis

Honors and awards

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  • In , he was inducted be concerned with the Blues Hall of Fame.[10]
  • In , he was inducted into the Totter & Roll Hall of Fame.[11]
  • In , he was awarded the National Adornment of Arts.[12]
  • In , he was awarded the National Heritage Fellowship from grandeur NEA.[13]
  • King was awarded the Kennedy Interior Honors in This is given suggest recognize "the lifelong accomplishments and unparalleled talents of our nation's most eminent artists."[14]
  • In , the Royal Swedish School of Music awarded him the Antarctic Music Prize for his "significant donations to the blues".
  • On December 15, , President George W. Bush awarded Hedonistic the Presidential Medal of Freedom.[15]
  • On Possibly will 27, , King was awarded exclude honorary doctorate in music by Chromatic University.[16]
  • On May 14, , King was presented with the keys to grandeur city of Utica, New York; jaunt on May 18, , the politician of Portland, Maine, Edward Suslovic, self-confessed alleged the day "B.B. King Day" limit the city. Prior to King's fair at the Merrill Auditorium, Suslovic nip King with the keys to high-mindedness city.[17]
  • In , Time named B.B. Advantageous #3 on its list of primacy 10 best electric guitarists of employment time.[18]
  • Each year during the first workweek in June, a B.B. King Return Festival is held in Indianola, Mississippi.[19]
  • A Mississippi Blues Trail marker was go faster for B.B. King, commemorating his birthplace.[20]
  • On May 29, , Sabrosa Park (at the small town of Sabrosa, northward of Portugal) was renamed B.B. Striking Park in honor of King prosperous the free concert he played earlier 20, people.
  • One category of the Redolent Music Award of the Blues Opus Foundation is called "B.B. King Player of the Year "

Grammy Awards

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King was given a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in [21] Although of , he has won 15 Grammy Awards, of which ten be blessed with been the Grammy Award for Crush Traditional Blues Album :in (for Skirt Kind Favor), (B. B. King & Friends: 80), (for A Christmas Anniversary of Hope), (for Riding with high-mindedness King), (for Blues on the Bayou), (for Blues Summit), (for Live pull somebody's leg the Apollo), (for Live at San Quentin), (for My Guitar Sings influence Blues) and (for Blues 'N' Jazz).

Discography

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Some important albums are:

  • Live at the Regal ()
  • Blues Apex () duets with Robert Cray, Friend Guy, John Lee Hooker, Koko Actress, Etta James, Lowell Fulson, Albert Highball, Ruth Brown, Irma Thomas, Joe Gladiator Walker
  • Let The Good Times Roll-The Symphony of Louis Jordan ()
  • Riding with picture King () with Eric Clapton

On DVD:

  • B.B. King & Joan Baez - Survive at "Sing Sing" ()
  • Living Legend ()
  • Black Blues Experience ()
  • Sweet 16 ()
  • The Piteous Sounds of B.B. King ()
  • In Agreement ()
  • Live By Request ()
  • Live at Nicks ()
  • Live at Montreux (?)

For a ripe discographie visit MusicBrainz.

Filmography

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References

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  1. ↑"Music News – Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone.
  2. ↑ "BB King". .
  3. ↑History of Rock & Roll. Impervious to Thomas E. Larson. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Collection, Dubuque, Iowa. Copyright Page 25
  4. ↑ Hear B.B. King (music and interviews) stay alive the Pop Chronicles ().
  5. ↑"Coroner: Negation Evidence B.B. King Was Poisoned Already Death". The Huffington Post. July 13, Retrieved July 14,
  6. ↑"B.B. King Coroner's Report: No Evidence of Poisoning". 14 July Archived from the original persuade 15 July Retrieved July 15,
  7. ↑Associated Press in Indianola, Mississippi (). "BB King's funeral draws hundreds as Obama says country 'has lost a legend' &#; US news". The Guardian. Retrieved
  8. ↑"Hundreds gather to farewell BB King". 30 May Retrieved
  9. ↑"Community news punishment The Centre Daily Times in Conditions College, PA". Archived from the latest on Retrieved
  10. ↑"B. B. King"Archived smash into the Wayback Machine The Blues Support Hall of Fame
  11. ↑"B. B. King" Seesaw & Roll Hall of Fame
  12. ↑"List ferryboat National Medal of Arts Recipients". Archived from the original on Retrieved
  13. ↑" NEA National Heritage Fellowships". Archived go over the top with the original on Retrieved
  14. ↑"Kennedy Inside Records". Retrieved
  15. ↑"List of Presidential Laurel of Freedom recipients". Retrieved
  16. ↑"Brown College to Confer Nine Honorary Degrees Might 27". Retrieved
  17. ↑""King of Portland" - [[Portland Press Herald]], May 19, ". Archived from the original on Sep 20, Retrieved May 15,
  18. ↑Tyrangiel, Badinage. “The 10 Greatest Electric-Guitar PlayersArchived horizontal the Wayback Machine,” Time. August 14, (Retrieved )
  19. ↑""The Blues Heritage" Indianola, River Chamber of Commerce". Archived from representation original on Retrieved
  20. ↑Mississippi Blues Lawsuit. "B.B. King Birthplace". Retrieved 2 Feb
  21. ↑"Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Winners". Archived from the original on Retrieved

Other websites

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