B.B. King
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Biography
B.B. King, born on September 16, 1925 in the Mississippi Delta, was the most important and influential blues singer, guitarist and entertainer of the twentieth century. He influenced entire generations of musicians, from Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan to Mike Bloomfield and Johnny Winter, so much so that the question arises: what modern bluesman hasn't he inspired? The "King of the Blues" hardly usurped his crown with immortal standards such as "Everyday I Have the Blues" and "The Thril Is Gone"; a myriad of albums that defined and accompanied a genre - electric blues - in all its evolution, from Singin' the Blues (1955) to Live at the Regal (1964) or Completely Well (1969); an impressive collection of Grammy Awards and other honors gleaned from his native Mississippi to the great capitals of Europe...and a guitar christened "Lucille", which brought him luck and remained faithful to him throughout his career. Having become the most popular bluesman on the planet, B.B. King breathed his last on May 14, 2015, at the age of 89.
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- Track Popularity
- The Thrill Is Gone
- How Blue Can You Get?
- Riding With The King by B.B. King
- It's My Own Fault
- When Love Comes To Town by U2
- Sweet Sixteen
- You Shook Me by B.B. King
- We're Gonna Make It by Irma Thomas
- Everybody's Had The Blues by Joe Louis Walker
- You're The Boss
- There's Something On Your Mind by Etta James
- I Gotta Move Out Of This Neighborhood / Nobody Loves Me But My Mother
- No Money, No Luck (Album Version)
- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
- Sitting On Top Of The World
- Worried Life Blues by B.B. King
- Medley: Three O'Clock Blues/Darlin' You Know I Love You
- Playin' With My Friends
- That Evil Child
- Ruby Lee
- Help the Poor by B.B. King
- Marry You by B.B. King
- Boogie Woogie Woman
- I Wanna Be by B.B. King
