A striking ad from the early ’70s celebrates “the man and the woman” – B.B. King is the man, of course, and “Lucille, the ...
When Jemmott was drafted for the 1969 Live & Well sessions, he found himself in awe of the King, joining a band that would ...
He was born in Berclair, Mississippi, with the name Riley B. King, a last name that would — though he wouldn't know it as a small child — point to the great things he would do. Riley was born on a ...
From ZZ Top to Jimmy Page to Susan Tedeschi, B.B. King has been a significant influence on rock and blues artists who came after him. Yet, when we think of the most ubiquitous musicians of either ...
B.B. King, the King of the Blues, would have turned 100 on Sept. 16. Most Americans know his name, his primacy among blues legends, and the singular identity of his beloved hollow-body Gibson guitar ...
Marking B.B. King’s centenary, musicians including Jerry Jemmott and Billy Gibbons have shared vivid memories of working with or learning from the blues legend. Their accounts highlight King’s ...