
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