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A Gibson Lucille model semi-acoustic guitar, unique for having no f-holes. Lucille is the name American blues musician B. B. King (1925–2015) gave to his guitars. They were usually black Gibson guitars similar to the ES-330 or ES-355, and Gibson introduced a B.B. King custom model in 1980, based upon the latter.
One of B.B. King's Lucille guitars. Lenny – the Fender Stratocaster given to Stevie Ray Vaughan by his wife Lenny in 1980. It has since sold for US$623,500. [12] [47] Lightning Bolt – a custom guitar made by Steve Cripe for Jerry Garcia in 1993. It is on display at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. [48]
80th Birthday Lucille 2005 Limited run of 80 on the occasion of King's 80th birthday; the copy gifted to King was stolen in 2009 and recovered several months later [43] B.B. King "Lucille" ES 2018- Alpine white, TP-6 Fine Tune Tailpiece [44] Balsac: BalSac E-1 FR Schecter [45] Ben Burnley: BB-600 Baritone ESP [46] Ben Weinman: BW-1 Evertune [47 ...
The "original" Lucy, named for Lucille Ball, was a right-handed 1959 Gibson Flying V [3] made of korina, [2] and it is the guitar King used on almost all of the important recordings he made for Stax Records. The guitar was stolen but later recovered. [3] King bought it in his St. Louis days, in the late 1950s, when his career was beginning to ...
The Little Lucille has a number of distinctive features that distinguish it from virtually all other Gibsons. The Little Lucille's body outline is the same as a slightly earlier range of guitars, the Nighthawks (1993–1999), but unlike the Nighthawks, the Little Lucille is a semi-hollow bodied guitar with twin f-holes and a flat (uncarved) top.
King on stage in Hamburg 1971 King playing his favorite guitar, Lucille, in the 1980s. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, King was a part of the blues scene on Beale Street. "Beale Street was where it all started for me," he said. He performed with Bobby Bland, Johnny Ace and Earl Forest in a group known as the Beale Streeters. [34]
Lucille is the fifteenth album by blues artist B. B. King. It is named for his famous succession of Gibson guitars, currently the Signature ES-355 . Professional ratings
B. B. King (1925–2015) was an American blues musician whose recording career spanned 1949–2008. As with other blues contemporaries, King's material was primarily released on singles until the late 1950s–early 1960s, when long playing record albums became more popular.