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B.B. King
Acting
16 Sept 1925
† 14 May 2015
Itta Bena, Mississippi, USA
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.
Also Known As
Riley Ben King, Riley B. King, B. B. King
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B.B. King's Movies
53%
Blues Brothers 2000
06 Feb 1998
62%
Spies Like Us
06 Dec 1985
69%
Heart and Souls
13 Aug 1993
76%
When We Were Kings
25 Oct 1996
76%
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
02 Jul 2021
59%
Amazon Women on the Moon
18 Sept 1987
72%
U2: Rattle and Hum
03 Nov 1988
79%
Live Aid
13 Jul 1985
73%
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
30 Mar 2018
69%
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
15 Oct 2012
79%
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
29 Nov 2009
64%
Soul Power
10 Jun 2009
73%
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
07 Oct 2004
72%
B.B. King: Live
24 Nov 2008
65%
B.B. King - Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2011
20 Mar 2012
92%
Live Aid
16 Nov 2004
83%
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
26 Jun 2010
61%
The Road to Memphis
05 May 2003
73%
Lightning in a Bottle
12 Feb 2004
58%
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
19 Nov 2013
B.B. King's TV Shows
79%
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
10 Sept 1990
77%
Married... with Children
05 Apr 1987
71%
Cow and Chicken
16 Sept 1997
70%
The Cosby Show
20 Sept 1984
72%
Touched by an Angel
21 Sept 1994
72%
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
13 Sept 1993
54%
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
25 May 1992
75%
Sanford and Son
14 Jan 1972
75%
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
01 Oct 1962
75%
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
01 Oct 1962
86%
The Grammys
29 Nov 1959
62%
Baywatch Nights
30 Sept 1995
71%
New York Undercover
08 Sept 1994
51%
Booker
24 Sept 1989
68%
The Ed Sullivan Show
20 Jun 1948
58%
Great Performances
28 Jan 1971
68%
The Dick Cavett Show
06 Jun 1968
46%
The Flip Wilson Show
17 Sept 1970
73%
The Blues
28 Sept 2003
78%
Soundbreaking
14 Nov 2016