B. B. King

Riley B. King, 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.

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Who was born first?

• B. B. King and Oscar Peterson were born the same year
• B. B. King and Tom Dowd were born the same year
• B. B. King and Nat Hentoff were born the same year
• B. B. King and Mikis Theodorakis were born the same year
• B. B. King and Pierre Boulez were born the same year

Timeline

1. B. B. King (this page)September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015
2. Mikis TheodorakisJuly 29, 1925 – September 2, 2021
3. Nat HentoffJune 10, 1925 – January 7, 2017
4. Oscar PetersonAugust 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007
5. Pierre BoulezMarch 26, 1925 – January 5, 2016
6. Tom DowdOctober 20, 1925 – October 27, 2002

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