B. B. King (1925–2015)
Autor(a) de Blues All Around Me: The Autobiography of B.B. King
About the Author
Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 - May 14, 2015), known by his stage name B.B. King, was an American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. King was born on a cotton plantation in Mississippi. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at No. 6 on its 2011 list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time mostrar mais (previously ranked No. 3 in the 2003 edition of the same list). He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 and is considered one of the most influential blues musicians of all time, earning the nickname "The King of the Blues". King was also known for performing tirelessly throughout his musical career, appearing at more than 200 concerts per year on average into his 70s. In 1990, King was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President George H.W. Bush. In 2006, he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George W. Bush. King died in his home on May 14, 2015. He was 89 years old. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Obras por B. B. King
The B. B. King Treasures: Photos, Mementos & Music from B. B. King's Collection (2005) 54 exemplares
Singin' The Blues 6 exemplares
The Best of B. B. King, Vol. 1 4 exemplares
Paying the Cost to Be the Boss 4 exemplares
His Best:The Electric B.B. King [sound recording] 4 exemplares
Sweet 16 3 exemplares
Live At Montreux 1993 3 exemplares
B.B. King: Blues Summit 3 exemplares
Do The Boogie! : B. B. King's Early '50s Classics 3 exemplares
...b.b. king (disk 041) 3 exemplares
My Kind of Blues 3 exemplares
B. B. King & Friends 3 exemplares
The Thrill Is Gone 3 exemplares
The timeless collection (CD1) (Introduction) 2 exemplares
Lucille Talks Back 2 exemplares
The Jazz Channel Presents B.B. King (BET on Jazz) 2 exemplares
Lucille 2 exemplares
B.B. King "Now Appearing" At Ole Miss 2 exemplares
Sweet Little Angel 2 exemplares
Compositions Of Duke Ellington And Others 1 exemplar
King's Shuffle 1 exemplar
Birth of a King 1 exemplar
Song - Christmas Celebration 1 exemplar
Early Blue Boy Years 1 exemplar
El camino del blues / Vol. 1 LA Midnight 1 exemplar
American Jazz & Blues History Vol. 3 1 exemplar
Rock Me Baby 1 exemplar
CHRISTMAS IN BLUES 1 exemplar
A Night in Cannes 1 exemplar
Ladies and Gentlemen...Mr. B.B. King 1 exemplar
I Shall Be Released [video recording] 1 exemplar
King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents in Concert 1 exemplar
Why I Sing the Blues 1 exemplar
Classics 1952-1953 1 exemplar
Classics 1949-1952 1 exemplar
Essence of 1 exemplar
King of the Blues United - US-7730 1 exemplar
B.B. King and The Best of The Blues 1 exemplar
Sem título 1 exemplar
Universal Masters Collection 1 exemplar
Got My Mojo Working 1 exemplar
Christmas Celebration of Hope 1 exemplar
The 'King' Of The Blues (Vinyl) 1 exemplar
Golden legends Live 1 exemplar
Blues N Jazz / Electric B. B. King 1 exemplar
Live at the Regal 1 exemplar
Live At The Regal/ Live In Cook County Jail 1 exemplar
Grandes Mitos. B.B. King. 1 exemplar
B.B. King: Gold Collection 1 exemplar
Take a Swing With Me 1 exemplar
Boogie Lightning 1 exemplar
High Profile 1 exemplar
Forever Gold 1 exemplar
10/1/88 1 exemplar
2/4/90 1 exemplar
25 Best Blues Classics 1 exemplar
Blues for Me 1 exemplar
Live in Kansas City 1 exemplar
16 Greatest Hits 1 exemplar
The Memphis Masters 1 exemplar
The Four Kings of Blues Guitar 1 exemplar
Blues D'Azur 1 exemplar
Merry Christmas Baby (single) 1 exemplar
BLACKBERRY King: Bkues Master 1 1 exemplar
The World of B.B. King: Lonely Nights 1 exemplar
The Blues 1 exemplar
Play Me The Blues... 1 exemplar
blues, varied 1 exemplar
Blues guitar: A method 1 exemplar
King of the Blues Guitar 1 exemplar
The Thrill Of The Blues 1 exemplar
Kansas City 1972 1 exemplar
Introducing B.B. King 1 exemplar
B.B. King and friends 1 exemplar
Jungle 1 exemplar
Greatest Hits Live 1 exemplar
B. B. Boogie 1 exemplar
Love Me Tender 1 exemplar
To Know You Is to Love You 1 exemplar
Jazz & Blues 1 exemplar
Here & There: The Uncollected Bb King 1 exemplar
from the beginning LP 1 exemplar
B.B. King – Blues 'N' Jazz 1 exemplar
Blues master complete 1 exemplar
The Blues Biography 1 exemplar
Better Than Ever 1 exemplar
Associated Works
Jazz Live (Gold Encore Series) — Performer — 1 exemplar
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome canónico
- King, B. B.
- Nome legal
- King, Riley
- Data de nascimento
- 1925-09-16
- Data de falecimento
- 2015-05-14
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Itta Bena, Mississippi, USA
- Local de falecimento
- Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
- Ocupações
- musician
- Relações
- White, Bukka (cousin)
- Prémios e menções honrosas
- National Medal of Arts (1990)
Kennedy Center Honors (1995)
Polar Music Prize (2004)
Fatal error: Call to undefined function isLitsy() in /var/www/html/inc_magicDB.php on line 425- Il apparaît à l’évidence, pour tous les amateurs de blues; que B.B. King, comme son nom l’indique, est véritablement le roi du blues. Né dans le Mississippi en 1925, il se produit localement durant la fin des années 40, s’établissant à Memphis où il est disc-jockey. Contrairement à la plupart des artistes de cette région qui s’installèrent à Chicago ou à Detroit, en urbanisant le style primitif du Mississippi comme Muddy Waters ou John Lee Hooker, B.B. King acquiert sa popularité dans le Sud et enregistre dès 1949 sur la côte ouest des Etats-Unis. Dans l’idiome du blues pur, son jeu de guitare apparaît comme révolutionnaire et aura, peu ou prou, une influence sur tous les artistes de blues et de rock music, sans distinction de pays: Il est d'ailleurs frappant de remarquer que tous les jeunes artistes du blues de Chicago, à partir de Buddy Guy et Otis Rush jusqu’à Jimmy Johnson et Luther Allison, ont développé leur style à partir de celui de B.B. King, alors que ce dernier ne fut jamais catalogué comme un bluesman de cette région. Son jeu est hypermélodieux, incisif, parlant, technique, son phrasé coulant et limpide et sa voix forte et bien timbrée (il pratiqua beaucoup les gospels songs). B.B: King, qui a parcouru les Etats-Unis et le monde entier en long, en large et en travers, est l’artiste de blues de loin le plus populaire, aussi bien pour la population noire que dans le show-biz américain. (Guide Akaï du disque 1983 : Disques Jazz, Blues, Pop, Rock, p. 271)
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- Obras
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- Membros
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- Popularidade
- #29,751
- Avaliação
- 3.9
- Críticas
- 16
- ISBN
- 47
- Línguas
- 3
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2 Precious Lord
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3 Servants Prayer
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4 Jesus Gave Me Water
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5 I'm Willing To Turn All The Way Around
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6 Save Me A Seat 3:04
7 I Never Heard A Man 2:34
8 Army Of The Lord 2:57
9 I'm Working On A Building
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