Biography

Universally hailed as the reigning king of the blues, B.B. King is without a doubt the single most important electric guitarist of the last half-century. A contemporary blues guitar solo without at least a couple of recognizable King-inspired bent notes is all but unimaginable, and he remains a supremely confident singer capable of wringing every nuance from any lyric. Between 1951 and 1985, King notched an amazing 74 entries on Billboard's R&B charts, and he was one of the few full-fledged blues artists to score a major pop hit when his 1970 smash "The Thrill Is Gone" crossed over to mainstream success. ~ Bill Dahl

Top Tracks

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• 3 O'clock Blues

• 38th Street Blues

• Ain't Nobody Home

• Ain't Nobody's Business

• All Over Again

• B.b. Blues

• B.b. Boogie

• Backwater Blues

• Bad Luck Soul

• Better Not Look Down

• Blues At Midnight

• Blues Boys Tune

• Blues Stay Away From Me

• Boogie Chillen'

• Boogie Woogie Woman

• Buzz Me

• By Myself

• Can't You Hear Me Talking

• Catfish Blues

• Chains And Things

• Cherry Red

• Come Back Baby (aka Can't We Talk It Over)

• Confessin' The Blues

• Crying Won't Help You

• Dance With Me

• Dark Is The Night, Pt. . " The Blues Has Got Me"

• Did You Ever Love A Woman

• Don't Answer The Door

• Don't Cry No More

• Downhearted (how Blue Can You Get?)

• Driving Wheel

• Early In The Morning

• Easy Listening Blues

• Every Day I Have The Blues

• Everyday (i Have The Blues)

• Eyesight To The Blind

• Fine Lookin' Woman

• Friends

• From The Bottom

• Frosty

• Gambler's Blues

• Goin' Down Slow

• Going Home

• Gonna Keep On Loving You

• Got My Mojo Working

• Guess Who?

• Hard Workin' Woman

• Heartbreaker

• Heed My Warning

• Help The Poor

• How Blue Can You Get?

• How Long, How Long Blues

• Hummingbird

• I Am Willing To Run All The Way

• I Can't Explain

• I Can't Let You Go

• I Get So Weary

• I Got Some Help I Don't Need

• I Gotta Find My Baby

• I Just Can't Leave Your Love Alone

• I Just Wanna Make Love To You

• I Like To Live The Love

• I Need You Baby

• I Need Your Love

• If I Lost You

• If That Ain't It I Quit

• I'll Survive

• I'm Moving On

• In The Midnight Hour

• Inflation Blues

• It Takes A Young Girl

• I've Got A Right To Love My Baby

• I've Got Papers On You, Baby

• Junior's Shuffle

• Just A Little Love

• King's Special

• Let The Good Times Roll

• Let's Get Down To Business

• Little By Little

• Lonely And Blue

• Long Nights

• Low Rider

• Lucille

• Lucille Talks Back

• Medley: 3 O'clock Blues/darlin' You Know I Love You

• Medley: Stormy Monday Blues/strange Things Happen

• Messin' With The Kid

• Midnight

• Mistreated Woman

• Mother Fuyer

• My Baby's Comin' Home

• My Lucille

• My Own Fault, Darling

• Neighborhood Affair

• Never Make A Move Too Soon

• Never Make Your Move Too Soon

• Night Life

• Paying The Cost To Be The Boss

• Please Accept My Love

• Please Love Me

• Precious Lord

• Rainging In My Heart

• Recession Blues

• Respect Yourself

• Riding With The King

• Rock Me Baby

• Rock This House

• Roll, Roll, Roll

• Same Old Story (same Old Song)

• See See Rider

• See That My Grave Is Kept Clean

• Shake It Up And Go

• Shoutin' The Blues

• Shut Your Mouth

• Since I Met You Baby

• Slidin' And Glidin'

• Slow And Easy

• Slow Walk

• Sneakin' Around

• So Excited

• Someday Baby

• Stop Putting The Hurt On Me

• Stormy Monday

• Story From My Heart And Soul

• Strange Things

• String Bean

• Sweet Chariot

• Sweet Little Angel

• Sweet Sixteen

• Sweet Sixteen, Pt. 1

• Sweet Sixteen, Pts. 1 & 2

• Sweet Sixteen, Pts.1-2

• Sweet Thing

• Take It Home

• Ten Long Years

• That Evil Child

• That's The Way Love Is

• The Blues Come Over Me

• The Other Night Blues

• The Road I Travel (aka Hard Luck Blues)

• The Thrill Is Gone

• The Victim

• The Woman I Love

• There I've Said It Again

• There Must Be A Better World Somewhere

• Things Are Not The Same

• Three O'clock Blues

• Time To Say Goodbye

• Tired Of Your Jive

• To Know You Is To Love You

• Tomorrow Is Another Day

• Tomorrow Night

• Treat Me Right

• Walkin' And Cryin'

• Watch Yourself

• We Can't Make It

• We're Gonna Make It

• When It All Comes Down (i'll Still Be Around)

• When Love Comes To Town

• When My Heart Beats Like A Hammer

• Whole Lotta' Love

• Why Does Everything Happen To Me

• Woke Up This Morning

• Woke Up This Morning (my Baby's Gone)

• Woman I Love

• Wrong Road

• You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now

• You Don't Know Nothin' About Love

• You Put It On Me

• You Upset Me Baby

• You Upset Me, Baby

• Your Letter

• You're Gonna Miss Me

• You're Still My Woman

Discography

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• One Kind Favor

  Geffen

  2008

• Live

  Geffen

  2008

• 80

  Geffen

  2005

• Reflections

  MCA

  2003

• Riding with the King

  Reprise

  2000

• Makin' Love Is Good for You

  MCA

  2000

• Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan

  MCA

  1999

• Blues on the Bayou

  MCA

  1998

• King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents B.B. King

  King Biscuit Entertainment

  1998

• Deuces Wild

  MCA

  1997

• Paying the Cost to Be the Boss

  Laserlight

  1997

• The Masters of the Blues [Delta]

  Delta Distribution

  1997

• Lucille & Friends

  Spectrum Music

  1995

• Live in Kansas City

  Charly Records

  1994

• B.B. King/Mayfield/Flack

  Castle Music Ltd.

  1994

• Blues Summit

  MCA

  1993

• There Is Always One More Time

  MCA

  1992

• Live at San Quentin

  MCA

  1991

• Live at the Apollo

  GRP

  1990

• One Nighter Blues

  Ace

  1987

• Six Silver Strings

  MCA

  1985

• Blues 'n' Jazz

  MCA

  1983

• Love Me Tender

  MCA

  1982

• There Must Be a Better World Somewhere

  MCA

  1981

• Live "Now Appearing" at Ole Miss

  MCA

  1980

• Rarest B.B. King

  Blues Boy

  1980

• Take It Home

  MCA

  1979

• Midnight Believer

  MCA

  1978

• King Size

  ABC Music

  1977

• Together Again...Live

  MCA

  1976

• Together for the First Time...Live

  MCA

  1974

• Friends

  Beat Goes On

  1974

• Together for the First Time

  Dunhill Compact Classics

  1974

• Guess Who

  MCA

  1972

• L.A. Midnight

  1972

• In London

  Beat Goes On

  1971

• Live in Cook County Jail

  MCA

  1971

• Live in Japan

  MCA

  1971

• Indianola Mississippi Seeds

  MCA

  1970

• The Incredible Soul of B.B. King

  1970

• Live & Well

  Beat Goes On

  1969

• Completely Well

  MCA

  1969

• Blues on Top of Blues

  Beat Goes On

  1968

• Lucille

  MCA

  1968

• Blues Is King [MCA]

  MCA / Universal Special Products

  1967

• Turn on to B.B. King

  1966

• The Original Sweet Sixteen

  1966

• Let Me Love You

  P-Vine Records

  1965

• Boss of the Blues

  P-Vine Records

  1965

• Live at the Regal

  MCA

  1965

• Confessin' the Blues

  ABC Music

  1965

• Live! B. B. King on Stage

  1965

• Mr. Blues [ABC]

  ABC Music

  1963

• A Heart Full of Blues

  P-Vine Records

  1962

• Easy Listening Blues

  Pony Canyon Records

  1962

• Twist with B.B. King

  1962

• Blues for Me

  1962

• My Kind of Blues

  EMI-Capitol Special Markets

  1961

• Singin' the Blues [Crown]

  Crown

  1956