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Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), 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.
In 1970, he released an Elvis Presley tribute album, Albert King Does the King's Things. It was a collection of Presley's 1950s hits reworked and re-imagined in King's musical style, although critics felt the results were mixed. On June 6, 1970, King joined The Doors on stage at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, Canada.
Live at San Quentin is a 1990 live album by blues guitarist B.B. King performed at San Quentin State Prison in Marin County, ... (Riley King, Joe Josea) [4] Personnel
Waiving his pre-sentenced investigation, Bush was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 15 years. Additionally, he will have to register as a violent offender for 10 years.
Freddie King (born Fred Christian; September 3, 1934 – December 28, 1976), also billed as Freddy King, was an American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is considered one of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar" (along with Albert King and B. B. King, none of whom was a blood relative).
The son of a man who was murdered inside a Kentucky federal prison says investigators have long known who was responsible for his father’s death and questions why prosecution took so long.
B. B. King (1925–2015) was an American blues musician whose recording career spanned 1949–2008. As with other blues contemporaries, King's material was primarily released on singles until the late 1950s–early 1960s, when long playing record albums became more popular.
King’s wife, Lisa, later filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the operators of both boats. As the case progressed and a trial date, set for December of this year, drew near, Lisa began having ...