B.B. King
Born
9/16/1925
Itta Bena, Mississippi, USA
B.B. King
Biography
Riley B. King, known as B.B. King, was an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter acclaimed for his expressive singing and fluid, complex guitar playing. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at #3 on its list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.
Riley B. King, known as B.B. King, was an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter acclaimed for his expressive singing and fluid, complex guitar playing. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at #3 on its list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.
Known For72 Movies
Blues Brothers 2000
1998
★5.3
Spies Like Us
1985
★6.2
Heart and Souls
1993
★7.0
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987
★5.9
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
★7.6
When We Were Kings
1996
★7.6
Live Aid
1985
★7.9
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
2018
★7.1
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
2007
★7.1
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
2010
★8.3
Black Woodstock
1969
★8.0
U2: Lovetown
1989
★10.0
B.B. King: Into the Night
1985
★8.2
Jazz Evolution
2008
★6.0
Blues Masters
1999
★6.5
B.B. King: In Concert
2003
★6.0
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
2004
★8.4
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
2012
★7.0
A Night to Die For
1995
★7.0
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
2009
★7.9
Soul Power
2009
★6.5
Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo
1999
★8.0
Lightning in a Bottle
2004
★7.6
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
2013
★5.8
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
2004
★7.4
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
1993
★8.0
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
2021
★8.0
Live Aid
2004
★9.2
U2: Rattle and Hum
1988
★7.1
Medicine Ball Caravan
1971
★7.3
B.B. King: Live In Africa '74
1998
★8.0
B.B. King | Live
2009
★7.2
Born In Chicago
2013
★5.7
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
2014
★9.5
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
2001
★7.0
B.B. King - Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2011
2012
★6.5
B.B. King: Blues Summit
1995
★7.7
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
2000
★8.3
Legends of Rock 'n' Roll
1989
★9.0
B.B. King Live at Nick's
2001
★10.0
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
2017
★7.8
Sing Sing Thanksgiving
1972
★8.0
Blues at the BBC
2009
★7.5
Sounds of Memphis
2002
★9.5
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
1993
★7.5
Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues
2006
★6.0
The Story Of The Blues
2004
★4.2
Red, White and Blues
2003
★7.5
Stars and Their Guitars: A History of the Electric Guitar
2008
★2.0
B.B. King Standing Room Only
2010
★5.0
The Blues Under the Skin
1973
★10.0
A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan
1996
★10.0
B.B. King & Friends
1987
★8.5
Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied
2003
★10.0
The Road to Memphis
2003
★6.1
B.B. King: Live At Montreux 1993
1993
★6.5
Sing Sing Thanksgiving
1974
★9.5
BB King Sweet 16
2002
★6.5
Give My Poor Heart Ease
1975
★6.5
The Art of McCartney
2014
★2.0
B.B. King: Live
2008
★7.2
BB King Live at The Apollo
2003
★7.0
Antone's: Home of the Blues
2004
★10.0
Gary Moore: Live Blues
1993
★10.0
In Performance BB King & The Guitar Legends
2014
★6.5
B.B. King: Live at the Woodlands
Unknown
★7.0
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Blues Night
1991
★6.0
B.B. King: Live By Request
2003
★6.0
Johnny Winter: Pieces & Bits
2001
★5.5
Albert King & B.B. King: Japan Blues Carnival
1989
★10.0
B.B. King - Austin City Limits 1982
1982
★6.0
The Jazz Channel Presents B.B. King
2000
★10.0