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B.B. King

Acting
Known For

89 Years Old

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.

Born

Itta Bena, Mississippi, USA on 16th September 1925

Died

14th May 2015

All Credits

The Dick Cavett Show Image
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Married... with Children Image
Married... with Children
Street Singer
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Image
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Image
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Great Performances Image
Great Performances
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Image
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Musical Guest
Touched by an Angel Image
Touched by an Angel
B.B. King
The Mike Douglas Show Image
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Cow and Chicken Image
Cow and Chicken
The Cosby Show Image
The Cosby Show
Riley Jackson
The Kennedy Center Honors Image
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
The Flip Wilson Show Image
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Image
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Pappy
No Image
The Barbara McNair Show
Self
New York Undercover Image
New York Undercover
The Ed Sullivan Show Image
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Booker Image
Booker
Baywatch Nights Image
Baywatch Nights
B.B. King
Soundstage Image
Soundstage
Self
The Blues Image
The Blues
Self
No Image
Christmas in Washington
Self
Sanford and Son Image
Sanford and Son
Classic Albums Image
Classic Albums
Self
The Midnight Special Image
The Midnight Special
Self
The Midnight Special Image
The Midnight Special
Host
America's Top 10 Image
America's Top 10
himself
No Image
A Place of Our Own
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Image
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Self (archive footage)
Heart and Souls Image
Heart and Souls
Himself
The Grammys Image
The Grammys
Self
Spies Like Us Image
Spies Like Us
Ace Tomato Agent
Blues Brothers 2000 Image
Blues Brothers 2000
Malvern Gasperon
Amazon Women on the Moon Image
Amazon Women on the Moon
B.B. King (segment "Blacks Without Soul")
Live Aid Image
Live Aid
Self
No Image
The Pearl Bailey Show
Self
Teech Image
Teech
Uncle Isaac
U2: Rattle and Hum Image
U2: Rattle and Hum
Self
B.B. King - Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2011 Image
B.B. King - Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2011
Self
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars Image
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
Self
When We Were Kings Image
When We Were Kings
Self
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles Image
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
Self
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 Image
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
Self
Live Aid Image
Live Aid
Self
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 Image
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
Self
The Ten Commandments of Creativity Image
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
Self
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival Image
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
Self
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 Image
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
Self
Lightning in a Bottle Image
Lightning in a Bottle
Self
Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo Image
Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo
Self
Born In Chicago Image
Born In Chicago
Self
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts Image
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Self
The Blues Under the Skin Image
The Blues Under the Skin
Bluesman
Soul Power Image
Soul Power
Self (archive footage)
B.B. King: The Life of Riley Image
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
Self
The History of Rock 'n' Roll Image
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
Self
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O Image
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
Self
The Art of McCartney Image
The Art of McCartney
Self
Legends of Rock 'n' Roll Image
Legends of Rock 'n' Roll
B.B. King
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly Image
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
Self
B.B. King: Live In Africa '74 Image
B.B. King: Live In Africa '74
Self
Medicine Ball Caravan Image
Medicine Ball Caravan
Self
B.B. King: Into the Night Image
B.B. King: Into the Night
Self
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music Image
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Self
The Story Of The Blues Image
The Story Of The Blues
Self
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York Image
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
Self (archive footage)
B.B. King: On the Road Image
B.B. King: On the Road
Himself
A Night to Die For Image
A Night to Die For
Self
A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan Image
A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan
Self
Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied Image
Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied
No Image
V.A. North Sea Jazz
Self
Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues Image
Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues
Blues at the BBC Image
Blues at the BBC
Self
Black Woodstock Image
Black Woodstock
B.B. King Standing Room Only Image
B.B. King Standing Room Only
Albert King & B.B. King: Japan Blues Carnival Image
Albert King & B.B. King: Japan Blues Carnival
Himself
In Performance BB King & The Guitar Legends Image
In Performance BB King & The Guitar Legends
No Image
Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company
Self
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Whole Lotta Shakin' Image
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Whole Lotta Shakin'
Self
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue Image
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live! Image
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
Self
B.B. King: Live Image
B.B. King: Live
Self
Guitar Image
Guitar
Self
B.B. King: Live At Montreux 1993 Image
B.B. King: Live At Montreux 1993
Self
Jazz Evolution Image
Jazz Evolution
Self - Guitar
B.B. King & Joan Baez - Live At Sing Sing Image
B.B. King & Joan Baez - Live At Sing Sing
Self
Stars and Their Guitars: A History of the Electric Guitar Image
Stars and Their Guitars: A History of the Electric Guitar
Self
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey Image
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
Self
George Carlin: The Real George Carlin Image
George Carlin: The Real George Carlin
Self
Sing Sing Thanksgiving Image
Sing Sing Thanksgiving
Self
No Image
The Five Keys to Mastery
Self
U2: Lovetown Image
U2: Lovetown
Self
Bluesy Entertainment: Live Image
Bluesy Entertainment: Live
Self
Wake at Generation Image
Wake at Generation
Self
The Jazz Channel Presents B.B. King Image
The Jazz Channel Presents B.B. King
Himself
Gary Moore: Live Blues Image
Gary Moore: Live Blues
Guitar, Vocals
Sounds of Memphis Image
Sounds of Memphis
Self
The Road to Memphis Image
The Road to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians Image
All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians
Self
Red, White and Blues Image
Red, White and Blues
Self
B.B. King | Live Image
B.B. King | Live
Self
Johnny Winter: Live Image
Johnny Winter: Live
Self
B.B. King: Live - Most Famous Hits Image
B.B. King: Live - Most Famous Hits
Self
Montreux Jazz Festival 1991 Image
Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
BB King Sweet 16 Image
BB King Sweet 16
Self
Antone's: Home of the Blues Image
Antone's: Home of the Blues
Performer
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Blues Night Image
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Blues Night
Himself
Johnny Winter: Pieces & Bits Image
Johnny Winter: Pieces & Bits
Blues Masters Image
Blues Masters
B.B. King & Friends Image
B.B. King & Friends
Self
B.B. King: Live By Request Image
B.B. King: Live By Request
Performer
B.B. King: Live at the Woodlands Image
B.B. King: Live at the Woodlands
Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story Image
Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story
Self
B.B. King: In Concert Image
B.B. King: In Concert
Self
B.B. King - Austin City Limits 1982 Image
B.B. King - Austin City Limits 1982
Musician - guitar, vocals
B.B. King: Blues Summit Image
B.B. King: Blues Summit
B.B. King Live at Nick's Image
B.B. King Live at Nick's
Self
No Image
Good Mornin’ Blues
Host
No Image
Rockin' in the USA
Give My Poor Heart Ease Image
Give My Poor Heart Ease
Self
B.B. King: The King of the blues Stuttgart - 1997 Image
B.B. King: The King of the blues Stuttgart - 1997
vocals guitar
B.B. King - The Blues Sounds of B.B. King Image
B.B. King - The Blues Sounds of B.B. King
Singer
No Image
B.B. King & Raimundo Amador Live
Himself
BB King Live at The Apollo Image
BB King Live at The Apollo