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.

Aliases (3)

Statements (64)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	blues guitarist → human → recording artist → singer → songwriter →
activeYearsEnd	2010s →
activeYearsStart	1940s →
alsoKnownAs	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, 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 →

Referenced by (70)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Completely Well ("B.B. King") → Live at the Regal ("B.B. King") → Paying the Cost to Be the Boss ("B.B. King") → Riding with the King ("B.B. King") → Rock Me Baby ("B.B. King") → The Thrill Is Gone ("B.B. King") → The Thrill Is Gone ("B.B. King") →	performer
ABC Records ("B.B. King") → Bobby Bland ("B.B. King") → Buddy Guy ("B.B. King") → Eric Clapton ("B.B. King") → Gary Moore ("BB King") → John Mayer ("B.B. King") →	associatedAct
ABC Records ("B.B. King") → Kent Records ("B.B. King") → MCA Records ("B.B. King") → RPM Records ("B.B. King") → Sun Records ("B.B. King") →	notableArtist
Completely Well ("B.B. King") → Live at the Regal ("B.B. King") → Paying the Cost to Be the Boss ("B.B. King") → Riding with the King ("B.B. King") →	artist
Paying the Cost to Be the Boss ("B.B. King") → Rock Me Baby ("B.B. King") → Sweet Little Angel ("B.B. King") → The Thrill Is Gone ("B.B. King") →	associatedWithArtist
Every Day I Have the Blues ("B.B. King") → Rock Me Baby ("B.B. King") → Sweet Little Angel ("B.B. King") → The Thrill Is Gone ("B.B. King") →	popularizedBy
Eric Clapton ("B.B. King") → Gary Moore ("BB King") → Stevie Ray Vaughan ("B.B. King") →	influencedBy
Kent Records ("B.B. King") → Lucille ("B.B. King") →	associatedWith
Indianola, Mississippi ("B.B. King") → Itta Bena, Mississippi ("B.B. King") →	hasNotablePerson
Paying the Cost to Be the Boss ("B.B. King") → Sweet Little Angel ("B.B. King") →	hasPerformer
B. B. King ("B.B. King") →	alsoKnownAs
The King of the Blues ("B.B. King") →	appliedTo
Every Day I Have the Blues ("B.B. King") →	associatedArtist
706 Union Avenue ("B.B. King") →	associatedWithPerson
B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center ("B.B. King") →	burialSiteOf
B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center ("B.B. King") →	dedicatedTo
Sam Phillips ("B.B. King") →	discovered
Rattle and Hum ("B.B. King") →	featuresArtist
Completely Well ("B.B. King") →	featuresVocalist
Indianola, Mississippi ("B.B. King") →	finalRestingPlaceOf
The Thrill Is Gone ("B.B. King") →	guitarist
King →	hasNotableBearer
Rock Me Baby ("B.B. King") →	hasNotableLivePerformancesBy
Rock Me Baby ("B.B. King") →	hasSignatureStatusFor
Django Reinhardt ("B.B. King") →	influenced
Rock Me Baby ("B.B. King & Friends") →	isCoveredBy
The Thrill Is Gone ("B.B. King") →	livePerformanceStapleFor
B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center ("B.B. King") →	namedAfter
Lucille ("B.B. King") →	namedBy
Memphis Recording Service ("B.B. King") →	notableArtistRecorded
Blues Hall of Fame ("B.B. King") →	notableInductee
Sweet Little Angel ("B.B. King") →	notablePerformer
Every Day I Have the Blues ("B.B. King") →	notableVersionBy
Riding with the King ("B.B. King") →	notableWorkOf
Sweet Little Angel ("B.B. King") →	partOfRepertoireOf
Lucille ("B.B. King") →	primaryPlayer
Sam Phillips ("B.B. King") →	recorded
Sun Studio ("B.B. King") →	recordedArtist
The Thrill Is Gone ("B.B. King") →	recordedBy
The King of the Blues ("B.B. King") →	refersTo
The Thrill Is Gone ("B.B. King") →	vocalist