B. B. King

Born

September 16, 1925

Died

May 14, 2015 (aged 89)

Known as

guitarist, singer, singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, record producer

Riley B. King, known professionally as B. B. King, was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, shimmering vibrato, and staccato picking that influenced many later electric guitar blues players. AllMusic recognized King as "the single most important electric guitarist of the last half of the 20th century".

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