B.B. King's Blues Club Schedule

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Riley B.King (born September 16, 1925), known by the stage name B.B.King, is an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter acclaimed for his expressive singing and guitar playing.Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at #3 on its list of the "100 greatest guitarists of all time." The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time, Rolling Stone magazine According to Edward M.Komara, King "introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending and shimmering vibrato that would influence virtually every electric blues guitarist that followed."Komara, Edward M.Encyclopedia of the Blues, Routledge, 2006, p.

When questioned as to why he was embarking on another tour after already completing his farewell stint, King jokingly remarked that he had never actually said the farewell tour would be his last.BBC Newsnight interview, April 30th 2009In July King went back to Europe, playing twice (July 2 and 3) in the 40th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival and also in Zà¼rich at the Blues at Sunset on July 14.

It was his first live performance recording in 14 years.On July 28, 2007, King played at Eric Clapton's second Crossroads Guitar Festival with 20 other guitarists to raise money for the Crossroads Centre for addictive disorders.

The same year he founded his own record label, Blues Boys Kingdom, with headquarters at Beale Street in Memphis.

385.King was born in Itta Bena, Mississippi, a small town near Indianola, Mississippi.

The Grammy for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk was last given in 1986; the Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Album was first given in 1983.