Apr262024

B.B. King

B. B. King (b. September 16, 1925 in Itta Bena, Mississippi; died May 14, 2015 in Las Vegas) was a U.S. blues guitarist and songwriter. He is among the most respected electric guitarists; Rolling Stone magazine ranked him third in its list of the hundred greatest guitarists of all time. Born as Riley B. King, he began broadcasting his music live on a Memphis radio station called WDIA. At first, he used the name The Peptikon Boy on air, which later was changed to The Beale Street Blues Boy, and then further shortened to just Blues Boy or B.B. Read more on Last.fm

Track: When It All Comes Down

Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1The Thrill Is Gone
2199441
2How Blue Can You Get?
361512
3Paying The Cost To Be The Boss
334014
4Chains And Things
322018
5Hummingbird
316398
6Please Love Me
297060
7Sweet Little Angel
296366
8Why I Sing The Blues
287693
9Ain't Nobody Home
282301
10You Upset Me Baby
253398

Other Album Releases:

B.B. King - Featuring
The Legendary B.B. King
Riding With The King (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
Sweet Little Angel
Bad Case Of Love
Remastered from the Archives
The Life Of Riley (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Live At Royal Albert Hall 2011
Live / Fillmore East - New York, NY June 19, 1971
One Kind Favor (Deluxe)

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