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.
Awards & recognition
- Americana Music Association President's Award · 2015
- Presidential Medal of Freedom · 2006
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres · 1994
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award · 1987
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame · 1987
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- Blues Hall of Fame
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Kennedy Center Honors
- Library of Congress Living Legend
- Maple Blues Awards
- National Medal of Arts
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Filmography35 titles
The Blues Under the Skin
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
Born In Chicago
Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo
Black Woodstock
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music
Classic Albums
B.B. King: Blues Summit
Married... with Children
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Lightning in a Bottle
When We Were Kings
Sanford and Son
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
New York Undercover
B.B. King | Live
Touched by an Angel
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
Heart and Souls
The Cosby Show
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
The Dick Cavett Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
Soul Power
Spies Like Us
Great Performances
Blues Brothers 2000
Booker
Flip
The Art of McCartney
B.B. King: On the Road