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Biography of B. B. King
Name: B. B. King
Birth Date: September 16, 1925
Death Date: N/A
Place of Birth: Itta Bena, Mississippi, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: singer, instrumental musician, songwriter
B. B. King
B. B. King (born 1925) is one of the most successful artists in the history of the blues. Today his ability as a blues guitarist is remains unparalleled."B. B. King is widely recognized as the greatest living blues guitarist," Dimitri Ehrlich of Interview asserted. "This title derives not only from his mastery of the guitar but from the generosity of spirit he brings to the blues." Musician magazine named King "the common man's blues titan since the `50s" as well as one of the top 100 guitarists of all time. Such praise is not uncommon for King; his biting lead guitar, passionate vocals, and genteel presence have epitomized the blues for many listeners since his arrival on the music scene more than four decades ago. In addition, he has helped to popularize the blues with rock audiences, playing over the years with such rock artists as Jimi Hendrix and U2. Blues-rock …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…introduced by Leo Fender1957: Motown founded by entrepreneur Berry Gordy1964: Civil Rights Act abolished segregation throughout the southern U.S.1969: Woodstock Music and Art Festival held in upstate New York1974: Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's home run record1989: Berlin Wall was dismantled Further Reading Contemporary Musicians, volume 1, edited by Michael L. LaBlanc, Gale, 1989.Rock Movers and Shakers, edited by Dafydd Rees and Luke Crampton, Billboard Books, 1991.Billboard, August 24, 1991, p. 38.Down Beat, p. 10, September, 1994; pp. 21-22, January, 1996.Ebony, November 1969, p. 55; February 1992, pp. 36-50.Interview, March 1991, p. 22.Jet, November 11, 1991, pp. 36-39.Musician, February 1993, p. 52.New York Times Magazine, October 27, 1968, p. 36.Additional information for this profile was taken from a transcript from the television program Street Stories, first broadcast on August 6, 1993, and from materials accompanying the recordings B. B. King: King of the Blues, 1992, and B. B. King's Blues Summit, 1993. Additional information for this profile was also taken from a transcript from the television programStreet Stories.
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