B.B. King

Biography

B.B. King was a renowned American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter born Riley B. King on September 16, 1925. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing that influenced many later electric guitar blues players, earning recognition as the single most important electric guitarist of the last half of the 20th century. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, King is widely regarded as one of the most influential blues musicians in history.