B. B. King

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blues guitarist human recording artist singer songwriter

B. B. King was an influential American blues guitarist and singer known for his expressive playing style and for helping popularize electric blues worldwide.

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B.B. King 195
B. B. King canonical 6
BB King 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf blues guitarist ⓘ
human ⓘ
recording artist ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 2010s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1940s ⓘ
alsoKnownAs B. B. King ⓘ
surface form: B.B. King

The King of the Blues ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy Award ⓘ
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award ⓘ
Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ
burialPlace Indianola, Mississippi, United States ⓘ
collaboratedWith Bobby Bland ⓘ
Buddy Guy ⓘ
Eric Clapton ⓘ
U2 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1925-09-16 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2015-05-14 ⓘ
ethnicity African American ⓘ
fullName Riley B. King ⓘ
genre Chicago blues ⓘ
blues ⓘ
electric blues ⓘ
hasMuseum B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center ⓘ
helpedPopularize electric blues ⓘ
influenced Buddy Guy ⓘ
Carlos Santana ⓘ
Eric Clapton ⓘ
Gary Moore ⓘ
Jimi Hendrix ⓘ
John Mayer ⓘ
Keith Richards ⓘ
Stevie Ray Vaughan ⓘ
instrument electric guitar ⓘ
vocals ⓘ
memberOf Blues Hall of Fame ⓘ
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ⓘ
notableAlbum Completely Well ⓘ
Live at the Regal ⓘ
Riding with the King ⓘ
notableInstrument Lucille ⓘ
notableSongCharacteristic call-and-response between voice and guitar ⓘ
notableWork Every Day I Have the Blues ⓘ
Paying the Cost to Be the Boss ⓘ
Rock Me Baby ⓘ
Sweet Little Angel ⓘ
The Thrill Is Gone ⓘ
occupation guitarist ⓘ
musician ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Itta Bena, Mississippi, United States ⓘ
near Berclair, Mississippi, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Las Vegas, Nevada ⓘ
surface form: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
recordLabel ABC Records ⓘ
Kent Records ⓘ
MCA Records ⓘ
RPM Records ⓘ
residence Memphis, Tennessee, United States ⓘ
style expressive string bending ⓘ
vibrato-rich lead guitar ⓘ
touringActivity performed extensively worldwide ⓘ

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