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B.B. King (16 Sep 1925 - 14 May 2015)

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Releases (333)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. Swing Low Sweet Chariot 1960
  2. More B. B. King Nov 1961
  3. Rock Me Baby 1964
  4. The Jungle 1967
  5. From The Beginning 1968
  6. B.B. King, 1949 - 1950 1969
  7. The Original Sweet Sixteen 1972
  8. The Best of B.B. King 1973
  9. Lucille Talks Back 1975
  10. The Rarest King 1981
  11. 16 Original Big Hits 1981
  12. Great Moments With B.B. King 1981
  13. The Memphis Masters 1982
  14. Rock Me Baby 1984
  15. The Best of the Memphis Masters 1985
  16. The Best of B.B. King, Volume One 1986
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Album

  1. Singin’ the Blues 1957
  2. The Blues 1958
  3. B.B. King Sings Spirituals 1959
  4. King of the Blues 1960
  5. My Kind of Blues 1961
  6. Blues for Me 1962
  7. Easy Listening Blues 1962
  8. Blues in My Heart 1963
  9. Mr. Blues 1963
  10. The Soul of B.B. King 1963
  11. Blues on Top of Blues 1968
  12. Lucille 1968
  13. His Best – The Electric B.B. King 1968
  14. Completely Well Dec 1969
  15. Live & Well 1969
  16. Indianola Mississippi Seeds 1970
  17. B.B. King in London 1971
  18. Better Than Ever 1971
  19. L.A. Midnight 1972
  20. To Know You Is to Love You 1973
  21. King Size 1977
  22. Midnight Believer 16 Feb 1978
  23. Take It Home 1979
  24. There Must Be a Better World Somewhere 1981
  25. Blues 1982
  26. Love Me Tender 1982
  27. Blues ’n’ Jazz 1983
  28. Six Silver Strings 1985
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Album - Live

  1. On Stage Live 1965
  2. Live at the Regal 1965
  3. Blues Is King 1967
  4. Live in Cook County Jail 1971
  5. Live in Japan 1971
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Promotion

Other - Compilation

  1. World Tour 1992
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Relationships (7)

Supporting Artists

  1. The Kings Men

Member Of

  1. The Beale Streeters
  2. Various Artists for Children's Promise
  3. The Louisiana Gator Boys
  4. B.B. King and His Orchestra

Children

  1. Shirley King
  2. Claudette King

Recordings by (1,838)

  1. 3 O'Clock Blues 3:02 (1951)
  2. That Ain't the Way to Do It 2:18 (1951)
  3. B.B. Blues 2:43 (1951)
  4. She's Dynamite 2:45 (1951)
  5. Love You Baby ?:?? (Apr 1954)
  6. The Woman I Love ?:?? (Apr 1954)
  7. You Upset Me Baby 3:02 (1957)
  8. Everyday (I Have the Blues) 2:49 (1957)
  9. Please Love Me 2:49 (1957)
  10. Bad Luck 2:54 (1957)
  11. 3 O’Clock Blues 3:02 (1957)
  12. You Know I Love You 3:05 (1957)
  13. Sweet Little Angel 3:00 (1957)
  14. Ten Long Years 2:48 (1957)
  15. Did You Ever Love a Woman 2:33 (1957)
  16. Crying Won’t Help You 2:58 (1957)
  17. Woke Up This Morning (My Baby’s Gone) 2:57 (1957)
  18. (I'm Gonna) Quit My Baby ?:?? (1957)
  19. Be Careful With a Fool ?:?? (1957)
  20. Blind Love 2:56 (1957)
  21. Ruby Lee 2:37 (1958)
  22. Don't Have to Cry aka Past Day 3:16 (1958)
  23. Boogie Woogie Woman 2:49 (1958)
  24. Early in the Morning 2:36 (1958)
  25. I Want to Get Married 3:03 (1958)
  26. That Ain’t the Way to Do It 2:19 (1958)
  27. Troubles, Troubles, Troubles 2:58 (1958)
  28. Don’t You Want a Man Like Me 2:39 (1958)
  29. You Know I Go for You 2:39 (1958)
  30. What Can I Do aka Just Sing the Blues 2:49 (1958)
  31. Why Do Things Happen to Me 2:46 (1958)
  32. When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer 2:54 (1958)
  33. Precious Lord 3:23 (1959)
  34. Save a Seat for Me 3:03 (1959)
  35. Ole Time Religion 2:27 (1959)
  36. Sweet Chariot 2:08 (1959)
  37. Servant’s Prayer 3:05 (1959)
  38. Jesus Gave Me Water 3:04 (1959)
  39. I Never Heard a Man 2:36 (1959)
  40. Army of the Lord 3:06 (1959)
  41. I Am Willing To Run All The Way 3:39 (1959)
  42. I’m Working on the Building 2:48 (1959)
  43. I’ve Got a Right to Love My Baby 3:13 (1960)
  44. I’ll Survive 2:39 (1960)
  45. If I Lost You 2:40 (1960)
  46. I’m King 2:20 (1960)
  47. Partin’ Time 3:00 (1960)
  48. What Way to Go 3:06 (1960)
  49. Long Nights (The Feeling They Call the Blues) 3:30 (1960)
  50. Feel Like a Million 3:30 (1960)
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On Recordings (50)

Arranged

  1. Country Girl 4:24 B.B. King (1968)

Instruments

  1. Please Love Me 2:49 B.B. King (1957) guitar
  2. You Upset Me Baby 3:02 B.B. King (1957) guitar
  3. Everyday (I Have the Blues) 2:49 B.B. King (1957) guitar
  4. I Need You Baby 3:28 B.B. King (1963) guitar
  5. Your Letter 3:33 B.B. King (1963) guitar
  6. You’re Gonna Miss Me 2:49 B.B. King (1963) guitar
  7. So Many Days 3:20 B.B. King (1963) guitar
  8. Got ’Em Bad 2:59 B.B. King (1963) guitar
  9. Troubles Don’t Last 3:29 B.B. King (1963) guitar
  10. I Can’t Explain 3:33 B.B. King (1963) guitar
  11. The Wrong Road 3:02 B.B. King (1963) guitar
  12. Down Hearted 3:14 B.B. King (1963) guitar
  13. Strange Things 3:25 B.B. King (1963) guitar
  14. How Blue Can You Get 2:40 B.B. King (Feb 1964) guitar
  15. Woke Up This Mornin’ 1:44 B.B. King (1965) guitar
  16. How Blue Can You Get? 3:34 B.B. King (1965) guitar
  17. Worry, Worry 6:23 B.B. King (1965) guitar
  18. It’s My Own Fault 3:09 B.B. King (1965) guitar
  19. Country Girl 4:24 B.B. King (1968) guitar
  20. I’m With You 2:31 B.B. King (1968) guitar
  21. You Move Me So 2:03 B.B. King (1968) guitar
  22. No Money, No Luck 3:48 B.B. King (1968) guitar

Vocals

  1. Woke Up This Morning (My Baby She Was Gone) ?:?? B.B. King and His Orchestra (Feb 1953)
  2. Don’t Have to Cry ?:?? B.B. King and His Orchestra (Feb 1953)
  3. Love You Baby ?:?? B.B. King (Apr 1954)
  4. The Woman I Love ?:?? B.B. King (Apr 1954)
  5. Everyday (I Have the Blues) 2:49 B.B. King (1957)
  6. You Upset Me Baby 3:02 B.B. King (1957)
  7. Please Love Me 2:49 B.B. King (1957)
  8. Your Letter 3:33 B.B. King (1963)
  9. Down Hearted 3:14 B.B. King (1963)
  10. Strange Things 3:25 B.B. King (1963)
  11. You’re Gonna Miss Me 2:49 B.B. King (1963)
  12. Got ’Em Bad 2:59 B.B. King (1963)
  13. Troubles Don’t Last 3:29 B.B. King (1963)
  14. I Can’t Explain 3:33 B.B. King (1963)
  15. The Wrong Road 3:02 B.B. King (1963)
  16. I Need You Baby 3:28 B.B. King (1963)
  17. So Many Days 3:20 B.B. King (1963)
  18. How Blue Can You Get 2:40 B.B. King (Feb 1964)
  19. Please Accept My Love 2:55 B.B. King (Feb 1964)
  20. It’s My Own Fault 3:09 B.B. King (1965)
  21. How Blue Can You Get? 3:34 B.B. King (1965)
  22. Woke Up This Mornin’ 1:44 B.B. King (1965)
  23. Worry, Worry 6:23 B.B. King (1965)
  24. No Money, No Luck 3:48 B.B. King (1968)
  25. Paying the Cost to Be the Boss 2:35 B.B. King (1968)
  26. You Move Me So 2:03 B.B. King (1968)
  27. Country Girl 4:24 B.B. King (1968)

Credited as (315)

  1. B.B. King
  2. B.B. King & Eric Clapton
  3. Gary Moore & B.B. King
  4. Jimmie Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Dr. John & Art Neville
  5. Diane Schuur & B.B. King
  6. B.B. King & Zucchero
  7. Bobby Bland & B.B. King
  8. U2 & B.B. King
  9. Ray Charles & B.B. King
  10. Jimi Hendrix & B.B. King
  11. James Brown, Bo Diddley, Ray Charles, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino & B.B. King
  12. Billie Holiday & B.B. King
  13. Dionne Warwick & B.B. King
  14. Gloria Estefan & B.B. King
  15. Van Morrison with B.B. King
  16. B.B. King & John Lee Hooker
  17. Ray Charles with B.B. King
  18. Steve Cropper feat. B.B. King & Shemekia Copeland
  19. B.B. King, Big Mama Thornton & Muddy Waters
  20. B.B. King & Carole King
  21. B.B. King feat. John Lee Hooker
  22. B.B. King feat. U2
  23. B.B. King feat. Robert Cray
  24. B.B. King feat. Stevie Wonder
  25. B.B. King feat. Grover Washington, Jr.
  26. B.B. King feat. Vernon Reid
  27. B.B. King feat. Diane Schuur
  28. B.B. King feat. Mick Fleetwood & Stevie Nicks
  29. B.B. King feat. Gary Moore
  30. B.B. King feat. Branford Marsalis
  31. B.B. King feat. The Crusaders
  32. B.B. King feat. Albert Collins
  33. B.B. King feat. Leon Russell & Joe Walsh
  34. B.B. King feat. Gary Wright, Mac Rebennack & Ringo Starr
  35. B.B. King feat. Bobby Bland
  36. B.B. King feat. Dr. John
  37. B.B. King feat. Bonnie Raitt
  38. B.B. King feat. Gladys Knight
  39. B.B. King feat. Ruth Brown
  40. B.B. King feat. Joe Louis Walker
  41. B.B. King feat. Katie Webster
  42. B.B. King feat. Buddy Guy
  43. B.B. King feat. Koko Taylor
  44. B.B. King feat. Etta James
  45. B.B. King feat. Lowell Fulson
  46. B.B. King feat. Irma Thomas
  47. The Manhattan Transfer with Ruth Brown and B.B. King
  48. B.B. King & Bobby Bland
  49. Lee Atwater and B.B. King
  50. Larry Carlton & B.B. King
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Works (294)

Wrote

  1. Days of Old
  2. When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer
  3. Ten Long Years
  4. Neighborhood Affair
  5. Can’t You Hear Me Talking to You?
  6. Midnight
  7. (I Believe) I’ve Been Blue Too Long
  8. Lucille’s Granny
  9. Love
  10. Thank You for Loving the Blues
  11. Everybody Lies a Little
  12. I Know the Price
  13. Lucille Talks Back (Copulation)
  14. When I'm Wrong
  15. Someday
  16. Your Fool
  17. Waitin' on You
  18. Your Lovin’ Turned Me On
  19. Tonight I’m Gonna Make You a Star
  20. The Beginning of the End
  21. Broken Heart
  22. Sell My Monkey
  23. I Can’t Let You Go
  24. Night Long
  25. Don't Touch
  26. Slow Walk
  27. Hully Gully Twist
  28. Rambler
  29. Groovin’ Twist
  30. Do What I Say
  31. Rockin’ Twist
  32. Oh Baby
  33. Be Careful Baby
  34. Gonna Keep on Loving You
  35. Good to Be Back Home
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Composed

  1. Ask Me No Questions
  2. Be Careful With a Fool
  3. So Excited
  4. No Good
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Lyrics

  1. Ask Me No Questions
  2. Recession Blues
  3. Don't Keep Me Waiting
  4. Tickel Britches
  5. Don't Break Your Promise
  6. Paying the Cost to Be the Boss
  7. Woke Up This Mornin’
  8. Think It Over
  9. Blues for Me
  10. I’ve Got a Mind to Give Up Living
  11. Worried Dream
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Events (7)

Main Performer At

  1. B.B. King at Cafe Royale
  2. 2014 Big Blues Bender
  3. The 1987 Induction Ceremony
  4. John Hammond / B.B. King / Lucky Peterson
  5. 36th Annual GRAMMY Awards
  6. OpenAir St. Gallen 1996 time

Support Act At

  1. U2 at Point Depot

Links (30)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.bbking.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://www.45cat.com/artist/bb-king
  2. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13895993b
  3. https://imvdb.com/n/b.b.-king
  4. https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/bb-king/
  5. https://d-nb.info/gnd/118864122
  6. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/b_b-king
  7. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82006577
  8. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82006577
  9. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6qz3ssz

Lyrics Page

  1. https://genius.com/artists/Bb-king

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/B.B.+King

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/14318

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/4004561
  2. https://www.discogs.com/artist/2102436
  3. https://www.discogs.com/artist/37729

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000059156

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0454475/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/37102303

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188969

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/11810

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5xLSa7l4IV1gsQfhAMvl0U
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/3614

Streaming Page

  1. https://tidal.com/artist/5307

Biographies

  1. http://www.rockabilly.nl/references/messages/b_b_king.htm

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:B.B._King_in_2009.jpg

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/dcb03ce3-67a5-4eb3-b2d1-2a12d93a38f3

Social Networking

  1. https://www.facebook.com/bbking

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/bbking

Youtube Channels

  1. https://www.youtube.com/@BBKingVEVO