Lucille (B.B. King’s guitar)

E143521

Gibson guitar electric guitar musical instrument

Lucille is the iconic black Gibson guitar famously played by blues legend B.B. King throughout his career.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Lucille (guitar)	3
Gibson B.B. King Lucille model	2
B.B. King estate (specific instruments)	1
Gibson B.B. King Lucille	1
Lucille (B.B. King's guitar)	1
Lucille (B.B. King’s guitar) canonical	1
“Lucille” on the headstock (on signature models)	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Gibson guitar ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ musical instrument ⓘ
associatedWith	B. B. King ⓘ surface form: B.B. King
closelyAssociatedSong	Every Day I Have the Blues ⓘ Sweet Little Angel ⓘ The Thrill Is Gone ⓘ
exhibitedAt	various music museums and exhibitions ⓘ
featuredIn	B.B. King album covers ⓘ B.B. King live concerts worldwide ⓘ music documentaries about B.B. King ⓘ
hasBodyType	semi-hollow body ⓘ
hasBridgeType	Tune-o-matic bridge ⓘ
hasColor	black ⓘ
hasCulturalStatus	famous named guitar in popular music history ⓘ iconic blues guitar ⓘ
hasFeature	Varitone switch ⓘ bound ebony fingerboard ⓘ gold hardware ⓘ no f-holes ⓘ stereo output ⓘ
hasGenreAssociation	blues ⓘ
hasInlay	block inlays ⓘ “Lucille” headstock inlay ⓘ
hasManufacturer	Gibson Guitar Corporation ⓘ surface form: Gibson
hasModel	Gibson ES-355 ⓘ
hasNamingStoryElement	B.B. King rescuing his guitar from a fire ⓘ a barrel of burning kerosene knocked over in a dance hall ⓘ two men fighting over a woman named Lucille ⓘ
hasNeckJoint	set neck ⓘ
hasNumberOfStrings	6 ⓘ
hasPickupType	humbucker pickups ⓘ
hasScaleLength	24.75 inches ⓘ
hasSignatureModel	Epiphone B.B. King Lucille model ⓘ Lucille (B.B. King’s guitar) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Gibson B.B. King Lucille model
hasSuccessor	multiple guitars also named Lucille ⓘ
hasTailpiece	TP-6 fine-tuning tailpiece ⓘ
inspiredBy	a nightclub fire in Arkansas ⓘ
namedAfter	a woman named Lucille ⓘ
namedBy	B. B. King ⓘ surface form: B.B. King
playedBy	B. B. King ⓘ surface form: B.B. King
relatedWork	B.B. King’s autobiography “Blues All Around Me” ⓘ Lucille (B.B. King album) ⓘ surface form: song “Lucille” by B.B. King
symbolizes	B.B. King’s musical identity ⓘ modern electric blues ⓘ
usedFor	live performance ⓘ studio recording ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The King of the Blues → associatedInstrument → Lucille (B.B. King’s guitar) ⓘ

Rock Me Baby → associatedWithInstrument → Lucille (B.B. King’s guitar) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lucille (B.B. King's guitar)

Lucille → hasModelVariant → Lucille (B.B. King’s guitar) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gibson B.B. King Lucille model

Lucille → marketedAs → Lucille (B.B. King’s guitar) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gibson B.B. King Lucille

Lucille → hasInscription → Lucille (B.B. King’s guitar) ⓘ

this entity surface form: “Lucille” on the headstock (on signature models)

Lucille → ownedBy → Lucille (B.B. King’s guitar) ⓘ

this entity surface form: B.B. King estate (specific instruments)

Riley B. King → notableInstrument → Lucille (B.B. King’s guitar) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lucille (guitar)

Lucille (B.B. King’s guitar) → hasSignatureModel → Lucille (B.B. King’s guitar) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gibson B.B. King Lucille model

Lucille (B.B. King album) → namedAfter → Lucille (B.B. King’s guitar) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lucille (guitar)

Lucille (B.B. King album) → isRelatedTo → Lucille (B.B. King’s guitar) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lucille (guitar)