B.B. King 1 B.B
B.B. King 1 B.B. King B.B. King King performing at the Fox Theater in Oakland, April 2009 Background information Birth name Riley King Also known as B.B. King Born September 16, 1925 Origin Itta Bena, Mississippi, United States Genres Blues, soul blues, jazz, blues-rock, electric blues, rhythm and blues, soul Occupations Musician, singer, songwriter, record producer Instruments Guitar, vocals, piano Years active 1949–present Labels Geffen/Interscope/Universal, Bullet Records, RPM Records, Crown, ABC, MCA, Reprise/Warner Bros., Virgin/EMI Associated acts Bobby Bland, Eric Clapton, Pappo [1] [2] Website www.bbking.com , www.bbkingmuseum.org Notable instruments Lucille Riley B. King (born September 16, 1925), known by the stage name B.B. King, is an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter acclaimed for his expressive singing and fluid, complex guitar playing. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at #3 on its list of the "100 greatest guitarists of all time".[3] According to Edward M. Komara, King "introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending and shimmering vibrato that would influence virtually every electric blues guitarist that followed."[4] King has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. B.B. King 2 Early life King was born in Indianola, Mississippi, to Albert King and Nora Ella Farr. In 1930, when King was four years old, his father abandoned the family and his mother married another man. Because Nora Elle was too poor to raise her son, King was raised by his maternal grandmother Elnora Farr in Kilmichael, Mississippi.[5] King grew up singing in the gospel choir at Elkhorn Baptist Church in Kilmichael.
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