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B. B. King

Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as B. B. King, was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, shimmering vibrato, and staccato picking that influenced many later electric guitar blues players. AllMusic…

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Born
Riley B. King (1925-09-16)September 16, 1925 near Itta Bena, Mississippi, U.S.
Died
May 14, 2015(2015-05-14) (aged 89) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Genres
Electric blues · Delta blues · Memphis blues · rhythm and blues · blues rock
Instruments
Guitar · vocals
Labels
RPM · Crown · Kent · ABC · BluesWay
Occupations
Musician · singer · songwriter · record producer

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B. B. King

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B. B. King

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related to External links · 14
B. B. King → American Archive, Archived July, August, Blues Legend, DiscogsB, Guitar, IMDbB, In Black America, Interview, King, NAMM Oral History Library, Official, Public BroadcastingOral History, Wayback Machine
Genres · 8
B. B. King → blues rock, Delta blues, Electric blues, gospel, Memphis blues, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, soul
Labels · 7
B. B. King → ABC, BluesWay, Crown, Geffen, Kent, MCA, RPM
Occupations · 4
B. B. King → Musician, record producer, singer, songwriter
Instruments · 2
B. B. King → Guitar, vocals
Born · 1
B. B. King → Riley B. King (1925-09-16)September 16, 1925 near Itta Bena, Mississippi, U.S.
Died · 1
B. B. King → May 14, 2015(2015-05-14) (aged 89) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Website · 1
B. B. King → bbking.com
Years active · 1
B. B. King → 1942–2014

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B. B. KingGenresElectric blues1.00infobox
B. B. KingGenresDelta blues1.00infobox
B. B. KingGenresMemphis blues1.00infobox
B. B. KingGenresrhythm and blues1.00infobox
B. B. KingGenresblues rock1.00infobox
B. B. KingGenresrock and roll1.00infobox
B. B. KingGenressoul1.00infobox
B. B. KingGenresgospel1.00infobox
B. B. KingInstrumentsGuitar1.00infobox
B. B. KingInstrumentsvocals1.00infobox
B. B. KingLabelsRPM1.00infobox
B. B. KingLabelsCrown1.00infobox
B. B. KingLabelsKent1.00infobox
B. B. KingLabelsABC1.00infobox
B. B. KingLabelsBluesWay1.00infobox
B. B. KingLabelsMCA1.00infobox
B. B. KingLabelsGeffen1.00infobox
B. B. KingOccupationsMusician1.00infobox
B. B. KingOccupationssinger1.00infobox
B. B. KingOccupationssongwriter1.00infobox
B. B. KingOccupationsrecord producer1.00infobox
B. B. KingWebsitebbking.com1.00infobox
B. B. KingYears active1942–20141.00infobox

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