King, B. B., 1925-2015

Variant names
Dates:
Birth 1925-09-16
Death 2015-05-14
Birth 19250916
Death 20150514
Birth 1925-09-16
Americans
English,

Biographical notes:

B.B. King was born Riley B. King Sept. 16, 1925 in Itta Bena, MS. He got the nickname "Beale Street Blues Boy", later shortened to "Blues Boy", and finally to B.B. while working as a disc jokey. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, King was a part of the blues scene on Beale Street and by the 1950s he became one of the most important names in R&B music. He died May 14, 2015 in Las Vegas, NV.

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Subjects:

  • Blues (Music)

Occupations:

  • Singers
  • Blues Guitarist
  • Guitarists

Places:

  • MS, US
  • MS, US
  • Las Vegas (Nev.) (as recorded)
  • Itta Bena (Miss.) (as recorded)
  • MS, US
  • 00, US
  • NV, US

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