B.B. King American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter

B.B. King is a 89 years old American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter from Berclair. B.B. King was born on September 16, 1925 (died on May 14, 2015, he was 89 years old) in Berclair as Riley Ben King. His nickname was King B.B..

About

Is B.B. King still alive?

No, he died on 05/14/2015, 9 years ago. He was 89 years old when he died. Cause of death: diabetes mellitus. He died in Las Vegas

Works

B.B. King Albums (95)

There are 95 albums of B.B. King.

His last album King Of The Boogie released 7 years 1 month ago. When King Of The Boogie released, he was 92 years old. This album contains 100 tracks

His first album Singin' The Blues released 67 years ago, he was 31 years old when this album released. There were 12 songs in this album.

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Popular B.B. King Songs

1. The Thrill Is Gone (Deuces Wild, released 27 years ago)
2. The Thrill Is Gone (Completely Well, released 54 years ago)
3. Riding With The King (Complete Clapton, released 17 years ago)
4. Chains And Things (Indianola Mississippi Seeds, released 54 years ago)
5. Ten Long Years (Riding With The King, released 24 years ago)
6. We Are The World - Live (Spirito Italiano, released 4 years ago)
7. Why I Sing The Blues (Live And Well, released 55 years ago)
8. To Know You Is To Love You (To Know You Is To Love You, released 51 years ago)
9. When My Heart Beats Like A Hammer (Riding With The King, released 24 years ago)
10. Hummingbird (Rhythm & Soul, released 4 years ago)

B.B. King Movies (61)

There are 61 movies of B.B. King.

His first feature film was Blues Brothers 2000 (1998, as Malvern Gasperon). He was 72 when he starred in this movie. Since 1998, he has appeared in 61 feature films. The last one is Monochrome: Black, White & Blue. .

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B.B. King movie characters

The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:

Character/Job	Movie	Age
Malvern Gasperon	Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)	72
Himself	Heart and Souls (1993)	67
	Live Aid (1985)	59
Himself	Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)	62
Ace Tomato Agent	Spies Like Us (1985)	60
Himself	When We Were Kings (1996)	71
Himself	Genius. A Night for Ray Charles (2004)	79
Himself	The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts (2009)	84
Himself	B.B. King - Live (2009)	84
Himself	Soul Power (2008)	82
	Lightning in a Bottle (2004)	78
	John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly (2014)	88
	Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 (2010)	84
	B.B. King: The Life of Riley (2012)	88
	Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004 (2004)	78
Himself	B.B. King - Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2012)	86
Himself	Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 (2007)	81
Himself	The Art of McCartney (2014)	89
Himself	B.B. King: Into the Night (1985)	59
Himself	B.B. King: Live (2008)	83
	Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story (2012)	86
Blues Guitar	Montreux Jazz Festival 1991 (1991)	65
B.B. King	Legends of Rock 'n' Roll (1989)	63
	We Have Come for Your Daughters (1971)	46
Himself	All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live! (2001)	75
Bluesman	Blues Under the Skin (1973)	47
Himself	Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Blues Night (1991)	66
	B.B. King: Live In Africa '74 (1998)	72
	In Performance BB King & The Guitar Legends (2014)	88
	Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues (2006)	81
Guitar	Jazz Evolution (2008)	82
Himself	A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan (1996)	70
	Blues Masters (1999)	73
	B.B. King & Joan Baez - Live At Sing Sing (1972)	46
Himself	Albert King & B.B. King: Japan Blues Carnival (1989)	63
Himself	B.B. King & Raimundo Amador Live	0
	Black Woodstock (1969)	43
Musician - guitar, vocals	B.B. King - Austin City Limits 1982 (1982)	56
Himself	B.B. King & Friends (1987)	61
	Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993)	68
	B.B. King: Blues Summit (1995)	0
	Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey (1997)	72
Himself	The Ten Commandments of Creativity (2000)	74
Himself	The Jazz Channel Presents B.B. King (2000)	75
Self	B.B. King Live at Nick's (2001)	75
Himself	Classic Albums: Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (2001)	75
	Johnny Winter: Pieces & Bits (2001)	76
Himself	BB King Sweet 16 (2002)	76
	Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied (2003)	77
	BB King Live at The Apollo (2003)	77
Performer	B.B. King: Live By Request (2003)	77
Himself	Red, White and Blues (2003)	78
	Rockin' in the USA (2003)	78
Performer	Antone's: Home of the Blues (2004)	78
Himself	The Story Of The Blues (2004)	78
Himself	The Five Keys to Mastery (2005)	79
Himself	Blues at the BBC (2009)	0
Himself	B.B. King: Live At Montreux 1993 (2009)	83
Himself	V.A. North Sea Jazz (2009)	83
	B.B. King: Glastonbury Festival 2011 (2011)	85
	Monochrome: Black, White & Blue (2017)	0

B.B. King TV Shows (18)

His first TV Show was The Ed Sullivan Show (1948).

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B.B. King zodiac sign was virgo.

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