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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.
The Best of B.B. King: ABC Records ABCX-767 1981 Great Moments With B.B. King (2 x LP) MCA Records MCA2-4124 1983 Why I Sing the Blues: MCA Special Products MCAD-20256 1986 Ambassador of The Blues (UK/Europe only) Crown Records GEM-001 1987 You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now: Kent Records KLP-2004 1992 King of the Blues (4-CD box set)
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B. B. King & Friends: 80 is the forty-first album by B.B. King, released in 2005. Recorded in several studios, it celebrates King's 80th birthday and features duets with a variety of musicians. 80 reached No. 45 in the Billboard 200 top albums chart as well as No. 1 in the blues albums chart.
His Definitive Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American blues musician B.B. King. It was produced, sequenced & compiled by Richard M. Ganter and released on April 12, 1999, by Polygram Records .
A staff review by AllMusic commented: . By 1967, King had refined his singing and guitar style to a fine point. What was just beginning to emerge during this period was King the showman, the singer with a story to tell his audience and nowhere was this more apparent than in his live performances.