Overview
Known for
Acting
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Birthday
Sep 16, 1925 (99 years old)
Death date
May 14, 2015
B.B. King
Known For
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
When the film West Side Story was released in 1961,...
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended...
In Performance BB King & The Guitar Legends
Recorded live in 1991 this television broadcast features BB 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.
Acting
2022
B.B. King: The King of the blues Stuttgart - 1997
2021
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
2021
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2018
B.B. King: On the Road
2018
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
2017
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
2014
The Art of McCartney
2014
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
2014
In Performance BB King & The Guitar Legends
2013
Born In Chicago
2010
B.B. King Standing Room Only
2009
V.A. North Sea Jazz
2008
Stars and Their Guitars: A History of the Electric Guitar
2006
Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues
2005
The Five Keys to Mastery
2004
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
2004
Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company
2003
Rockin' in the USA
2003
The Road to Memphis
2003
BB King Live at The Apollo
2003
Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied
2002
Sounds of Memphis
2002
BB King Sweet 16
2001
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
2001
B.B. King - The Blues Sounds of B.B. King
2000
The Jazz Channel Presents B.B. King
2000
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
1999
Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo
1998
Blues Brothers 2000
1998
A Place of Our Own
1997
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
1995
B.B. King: Blues Summit
1995
A Night to Die For
1995
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
1993
Heart and Souls
1993
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
1993
Gary Moore: Live Blues
1991
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Blues Night
1991
Guitar
1990
All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians
1989
U2: Lovetown
1989
Legends of Rock 'n' Roll
1989
Albert King & B.B. King: Japan Blues Carnival
1988
U2: Rattle and Hum
1987
B.B. King & Friends
1985
B.B. King: Into the Night