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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.
Jim O'Neal, the editor of Living Blues magazine at the time and an authority on blues history, said, "The King Biscuit hour was the thing that really crystallized blues music in this area. Muddy Waters and B.B. King would come home from working in the fields every day just to listen to the King Biscuit hour.
Blues has since evolved from unaccompanied vocal music and oral traditions of slaves into a wide variety of styles and subgenres, such as country blues, Delta and Piedmont, Chicago, West Coast blues. World War II marked the transition from acoustic to electric blues and the progressive opening of blues music to a wider audience, especially ...
Blues Is King is a live album by blues musician, B.B. King recorded in Chicago in 1966 and released by the BluesWay label in 1967. Critical reception
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.
Quinn Sullivan (born March 26, 1999) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist from New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States.. He is known for his accomplishments at an early age, marked by appearances on media such as The Ellen DeGeneres Show from the age of six, performing with artists Buddy Guy and B.B. King, and the release of his first album at the age of twelve.
Zaire 74 was a three-day live music festival that took place on 22 to 24 September 1974 at the Stade du 20 Mai in Kinshasa, ... Bill Withers, B.B. King, ...
Love Me Tender is a studio album by the American blues musician B.B. King. [1] [2] It was released via MCA Records in 1982. [3] King supported the album by appearing on Austin City Limits. [4] The album peaked at No. 179 on the Billboard 200. [5]