B.B KING

NAME OF SINGERDESCRIPTION
B.B KINGknown professionally as B.B. King, was an American blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, shimmering vibrato and staccato picking that influenced many later blues electric guitar players. All Music recognized King as “the single most important electric guitarist of the last half of the 20th century
NAME OF SITEDESCRIPTIONCITYSTATE
BirthplaceBERCLAIR MARKERBERCLAIRMississippi
B.B KING MUSEUMBB KING INTERPREPTIVE CENTERINDIANNOLAMississippi
BB KING BLUES CLUBB.B KING BARBEQUE RESTURANTMEMPHISMississippi
WORKEDSUN STUDIOMEMPHISMISSISSPPI
MUSEUMBLUES HALL OF FAMEMEMPHISMISSISSPPI
MUSEUMROCK N SOUL MUSEUMMEMPHISMISSISSPPI
MUSEUMMEMPHIS MUSIC HALL OF FAMEMEMPHISMISSISSPPI
DEATHPLACEHOUSELAS VEGASNEVADA
BURIALBB KING INTERPREPTIVE CENTERINDIANOLAMISSISSPPI
FUNERALBELL GROVE MISSIONARY CHURCHINDIANOLAMISSISSPPI

Birthplace in Berclair Near Ittabena, MS

He grew up in Kilmichael, MS, with his grandmother

After moving to West Memphis, AR, he moved to Memphis, TN where he became famous. He recorded songs for Sun Studios.

HIS ARTIFACTS IN BB KING BLUES CLUB, MEMPHIS

HIS ARTIFACTS IN ROCK AND SOUL, MUSEUM, MEMPHIS

HIS ARTIFACTS IN BLUES HALL OF FAME, MEMPHIS

HIS ARTIFACTS IN MUSIC HALL OF FAME IN MEMPHIS