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Rock & Roll Hall of FamerCategory: PerformerInducted: 1987Inducted by: StingNominated: 1986 1987First Eligible: 1986 Ceremony | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kennedy Center Honors: 1995Songwriters Hall of Fame: 1990 (Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award)Inducted into Rock Hall Revisited in 1990 (ranked #65) .
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6 comments so far (post your own)Hailed as "The King of the Blues or "The Ambassador of the Blues", the great B.B. King is no doubt the most important electric blues guitarist in the last half of the 20th century. His bent notes and picking style have had an impact on later bluesmen like Robert Cray with his gitty and confident voice and capable of wringing a slight difference from any lyric provided a good match for his passionate playing. Posted by Andrew on Sunday, 02/17/2013 @ 22:48pm |
I don't know where to put suggestions for pages on FRL, but I figured this would be an appropriate place to do so, since I'm proposing a page for a fellow bluesman. Posted by Zach on Monday, 08/5/2013 @ 23:26pm |
FRL- Please add Three O' Clock Blues (1952) to the list of essential songs for B.B. King as it was inducted this month. Posted by Tom H. on Tuesday, 10/28/2014 @ 15:26pm |
RIP Mr King Posted by Happy on Friday, 05/15/2015 @ 02:02am |
Today is a really sad day in music; RIP B.B. King, one of the all-time great bluesmen. Posted by Nick on Friday, 05/15/2015 @ 07:52am |
Surprisingly short Essential Songs list compared to others. His version of Hummingbird is one of my favourites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fERk1AVu2CM Posted by GB on Sunday, 01/19/2020 @ 08:57am |
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