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B.B. King ("Blues Boy" King; egentligen Riley B. King), född 16 september 1925 i Itta Bena, Mississippi, USA, är en amerikansk gitarrist och sångare. B.B. King räknas som en av de största artisterna inom bluesen (han spelar även soul) och är känd för att tillsammans med sin gitarr Lucille (Gibson) turnera mycket och ofta. Hans mest berömda låt är "The Thrill is Gone".
B.B. King är en av de mest kända bluesgitarristerna i världen. Han började tidigt med gospel, vilket har präglat hans intensiva sångsätt. King räknas tillsammans med Muddy Waters till de mest stilbildade bluesmusikerna och har påverkat en mängd moderna rockmusiker som Eric Clapton, Dave Murray och Jimi Hendrix.
Musiktidskriften Rolling Stone rankade år 2003 B.B. King som den tredje största gitarristen genom tiderna, efter Jimi Hendrix och Duane Allman[1]. 2004 tilldelades han Polarpriset. Enligt tidskriften Living Blues har University of Mississippi utnämnt honom till hedersprofessor i "Southern Studies". B.B King har även fått 14 Grammy Award, från "Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male" (1970) till "Best Traditional Blues Album" (2006).
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Milestones of a blues legend 1956-62
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B. B. King died in February 2015 at the age of 89. He was a guitarist and singer who can be described without exaggeration as one of music's legends. Ten of his original albums make up this box and in addition there are some interesting bonus tracks for every blues fan. B. B. stands for his pseudon...
Milestones of a blues legend 1956-62 10 CD
B. B. King died in February 2015 at the age of 89. He was a guitarist and singer who can be described without exaggeration as one of music's legends.<br/>Ten of his original albums make up this box and in addition there are some interesting bonus tracks for every blues fan. <br/>B. B. stands for his pseudonym "Beale Street Blues Boy", his guitar he named Lucille and they were an unbeatable duo that sold millions of records and took every noteworthy prize in the music business.<br/><br/>In all there were 70 singles and 25 albums he recorded for the Bihari brothers on their labels RPM, Crown and Kent, and they were sold exclusively in the black quarters of American cities. Between the years 1951 and 1992 he had 75 titles in the American R&B charts. <br/>Many fans will enjoy the rare1960 Crown LP, that King made with Duke Ellington's (the legendary jazz-pianist) orchestra, as well as the scarce 1962 LP "Twist with B. B. King", both included in this box.
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Complete singles As & Bs 1949-62
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King B B: Complete singles As & Bs 1949-62 [5 CD]
Complete singles As & Bs 1949-62 5 CD
King B B: Complete singles As & Bs 1949-62 [5 CD]
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Milestones of a blues legend 1956-62
B. B. King died in February 2015 at the age of 89. He was a guitarist and singer who can be described without exaggeration as one of music's legends.Ten of his original albums make up this box and in...
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