NAME OF SINGER | DESCRIPTION |
B.B KING | known 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 SITE | DESCRIPTION | CITY | STATE |
Birthplace | BERCLAIR MARKER | BERCLAIR | Mississippi |
B.B KING MUSEUM | BB KING INTERPREPTIVE CENTER | INDIANNOLA | Mississippi |
BB KING BLUES CLUB | B.B KING BARBEQUE RESTURANT | MEMPHIS | Mississippi |
WORKED | SUN STUDIO | MEMPHIS | MISSISSPPI |
MUSEUM | BLUES HALL OF FAME | MEMPHIS | MISSISSPPI |
MUSEUM | ROCK N SOUL MUSEUM | MEMPHIS | MISSISSPPI |
MUSEUM | MEMPHIS MUSIC HALL OF FAME | MEMPHIS | MISSISSPPI |
DEATHPLACE | HOUSE | LAS VEGAS | NEVADA |
BURIAL | BB KING INTERPREPTIVE CENTER | INDIANOLA | MISSISSPPI |
FUNERAL | BELL GROVE MISSIONARY CHURCH | INDIANOLA | MISSISSPPI |
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