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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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Live at the Regal is a 1965 live album by American blues guitarist and singer B.B. King.It was recorded on November 21, 1964, at the Regal Theater in Chicago.The album is widely heralded as one of the greatest blues albums ever recorded and was ranked at number 141 in Rolling Stone ' s 2003 edition of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list, [6] before dropping to number 299 in a 2020 ...
To Know You Is to Love You is an electric blues album by B. B. King, released in 1973. Produced by Dave Crawford in Philadelphia, it includes the participation of Stevie Wonder , the Memphis Horns , and members of MFSB , the house band for Philadelphia International Records in the early and mid-1970s.
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.
King of the Blues is a compilation album by American blues musician B. B. King covering the years 1949 through 1991. Released by MCA Records in 1992, the four CD box set includes some of King's most popular songs as well as some newer recordings.
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.