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B.B. King

B.B. King

ActingSeptember 16, 1925(died age 89)Itta Bena, Mississippi, USA

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Riley B. King, known as B.B. King, was an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter acclaimed for his expressive singing and fluid, complex guitar playing. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at #3 on its list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.

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Filmography (123)

B.B. King: The King of the blues Stuttgart - 1997

2022·vocals guitar

Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

2021·Self (archive footage)

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

2021·Self (archive footage)

Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

2018·Self (archive footage)

Other Credits (2)

Garfield Gets a Life

1991·Theme Song Performance

B.B. King: On the Road

2018·Himself

Monochrome: Black, White & Blue

Monochrome: Black, White & Blue

John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly

In Performance BB King & The Guitar Legends

The Art of McCartney

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013

Born In Chicago

B.B. King - Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2011

B.B. King: The Life of Riley

Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story

B.B. King Standing Room Only

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts

2009·Self (archive footage)

Blues at the BBC

V.A. North Sea Jazz

B.B. King | Live

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Whole Lotta Shakin'

B.B. King: Live

2008·Self - Guitar

Stars and Their Guitars: A History of the Electric Guitar

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007

Rolling With the Blues

2007·Self (archive footage)

Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues

The Five Keys to Mastery

Genius. A Night for Ray Charles

The Story Of The Blues

Lightning in a Bottle

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival

Antone's: Home of the Blues

2004·Performer

Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company

Red, White and Blues

The Road to Memphis

2003·Self (archive footage)

B.B. King: Live By Request

2003·Performer

Rockin' in the USA

Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied

B.B. King: Live - Most Famous Hits

B.B. King: In Concert

Johnny Winter: Live

Bluesy Entertainment: Live

BB King Live at The Apollo

Sounds of Memphis

BB King Sweet 16

B.B. King Live at Nick's

Johnny Winter: Pieces & Bits

All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!

B.B. King - The Blues Sounds of B.B. King

The Jazz Channel Presents B.B. King

The Ten Commandments of Creativity

Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo

Blues Brothers 2000

1998·Malvern Gasperon

B.B. King: Live In Africa '74

A Place of Our Own

Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey

Cow and Chicken

When We Were Kings

A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan

B.B. King: Blues Summit

A Night to Die For

Baywatch Nights

1995·B.B. King

New York Undercover

Touched by an Angel

1994·B.B. King

B.B. King: Live At Montreux 1993

Gary Moore: Live Blues

1993·Guitar, Vocals

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

Heart and Souls

Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993·Self - Musical Guest

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Blues Night

Montreux Jazz Festival 1991

1991·Uncle Isaac

All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Legends of Rock 'n' Roll

1989·B.B. King

Albert King & B.B. King: Japan Blues Carnival

U2: Rattle and Hum

B.B. King & Friends

Amazon Women on the Moon

1987·B.B. King (segment "Blacks Without Soul")

Married... with Children

1987·Street Singer

1985·Ace Tomato Agent

B.B. King: Into the Night

1984·Riley Jackson

B.B. King - Austin City Limits 1982

1982·Musician - guitar, vocals

Christmas in Washington

America's Top 10

Good Mornin’ Blues

The Kennedy Center Honors

Give My Poor Heart Ease

Sing Sing Thanksgiving

George Carlin: The Real George Carlin

The Blues Under the Skin

Sing Sing Thanksgiving

Sanford and Son

The Midnight Special

Medicine Ball Caravan

The Pearl Bailey Show

Great Performances

The Flip Wilson Show

Black Woodstock

The Barbara McNair Show

Wake at Generation

The Dick Cavett Show

1968·Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962·Self - Musical Guest

The Mike Douglas Show

The Ed Sullivan Show