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Things You Did Not Know About
B.B.King :
B.B. King (born
Riley B. King;
September 16, 1925) is an
American blues musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at
No. 6 on its
2011 list of the
100 greatest guitarists of all time (previously ranked
No. 3 in the
2003 edition of the same list), and he was ranked No. 17 in
Gibson's "Top 50 Guitarists of All
Time". According to
Edward M. Komara,
King "introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending and shimmering vibrato that would influence virtually every electric blues guitarist that followed." King was inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in
1987. King was also inducted into 2014 class of the
R&B; Music Hall of Fame. He is considered one of the most influential blues musicians of all time, earning the nickname "
The King of Blues", and one of the "
Three Kings of the Blues
Guitar" (along with
Albert King and
Freddie King). King is also known for performing tirelessly throughout his musical career, appearing at 250–
300 concerts per year until his seventies. In
1956 it was noted that he appeared at
342 shows. King continued to appear at
100 shows a year through the end of his career.
Over the years, King has developed one of the world's most identifiable guitar styles. He borrowed from
Blind Lemon Jefferson,
T-Bone Walker and others, integrating his precise and complex vocal-like string bends and his left hand vibrato, both of which have become indispensable components of rock guitarists' vocabulary. His economy and phrasing has been a model for thousands of players. King has mixed blues, jazz, swing, mainstream pop and jump into a unique sound. In
King's words, "When I sing, I play in my mind; the minute I stop singing orally, I start to sing by playing
Lucille."