B.B. has been one of the most influential figures in all of music for over six decades. Along with his famous guitar, Lucille, King has revolutionized and reinvigorated blues music and brought inspiration to musicians and fans of every style. His lifetime of musicianship was honored in 1987 when he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at number three on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.
Over the course of his career, King has been the recipient of multiple awards and recognitions. In 1970, he claimed the Grammy for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for his seminal recording, “The Thrill Is Gone.” Since then, he has won several more Grammy awards for his recordings “There Must Be a Better World Somewhere,” “Blues ‘n Jazz,” and “My Guitar Sings the Blues,” among others.
B.B. has mixed traditional blues, jazz, swing, and mainstream pop into a unique sound. His singing is richly melodic, both vocally and in the “singing” that comes from his guitar. In B.B’s words, “When I sing, I play in my mind; the minute I stop singing orally, I start to sing by playing Lucille”.
“I’m trying to get people to see that we are our brother’s keeper, I still work on it. Red, white, black, brown, yellow, rich, poor, we all have the blues”.
“I’m me,” B.B. told Time Magazine in 1969, “blues is what I do best. If Frank Sinatra can be the best in his field, Nat King Cole in his, Bach and Beethoven in theirs, why can’t I be great, and known for it, in blues?”
Despite the many years of performing, King is as vibrant as ever, and his guitar skills are still unrivaled. All of his time on the road has also endowed King with a lifetime of stories and lessons, some of which he shares with the audience throughout his set.
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