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B.B. King Tour Dates

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Altoona, IA The Meadows at Prairie Meadows Fri May 24 / 13 Find Tickets
Newkirk, OK First Council Casino Sat May 25 / 13 Find Tickets
Dubuque, IA Diamond Jo Casino Tue May 28 / 13 Find Tickets
Effingham, IL Effingham Performance Center Wed May 29 / 13 Find Tickets
Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theatre Fri May 31 / 13 Find Tickets
Appleton, WI Fox Cities Performing Arts Center Sat Jun 01 / 13 Find Tickets
Grand Rapids, MI Frederik Meijer Gardens Mon Jun 03 / 13 Find Tickets
Wabash, IN Honeywell Center Tue Jun 04 / 13 Find Tickets
Evansville, IN Victory Theatre Wed Jun 05 / 13 Find Tickets
Akron, OH Akron Civic Theatre Fri Jun 07 / 13 Find Tickets
Salamanca, NY Seneca Allegany Casino and Hotel Sat Jun 08 / 13 Find Tickets
Windsor The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor Sun Jun 09 / 13 Find Tickets
Windsor The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor Thu Jun 13 / 13 Find Tickets
Ottawa LeBreton Flats Park Thu Jul 04 / 13 Find Tickets
Biloxi, MS IP Casino Resort and Spa Thu Jul 04 / 13 Find Tickets
Asheville, NC Grove Park Inn Sat Jul 06 / 13 Find Tickets
Paso Robles, CA Vina Robles Amphitheatre Sat Jul 06 / 13 Find Tickets
North Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues Myrtle Beach Sun Jul 07 / 13 Find Tickets
Hampton, NH Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom Thu Jul 11 / 13 Find Tickets
Newport, RI Newport Yachting Center Fri Jul 12 / 13 Find Tickets
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B.B. King Biography

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Riley B. King (born September 16, 1925), known by the stage name B.B. King, is an American blues musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist. ''Rolling Stone'' magazine ranked him at No. 6 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time (previously ranked No. 3 in the 2003 edition of the same list), and he was ranked No. 17 in Gibson's "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". 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." King was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. He is considered one of the most influential blues musicians of all time, earning the nickname "The King of Blues", and one of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar" (along with Albert King and Freddie King). B.B. King is also known for performing tirelessly throughout his musical career appearing at 250-300 concerts per year until his seventies. In 1956 it was noted that he appeared at 342 shows, and still at the age of 87 King appears at 100 shows a year. Over the years, King has developed one of the world's most identifiable guitar styles. He borrowed from Blind Lemon Jefferson, T-Bone Walker and others, integrating his precise and complex vocal-like string bends and his left hand vibrato, both of which have become indispensable components of rock guitarists' vocabulary. His economy and phrasing has been a model for thousands of players, from Eric Clapton and George Harrison to Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck. King has mixed blues, jazz, swing, mainstream pop and jump into a unique sound. In King's words, "When I sing, I play in my mind; the minute I stop singing orally, I start to sing by playing Lucille."

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Ladies and Gentleman... Mr. B.B. King Other 2012-09-25 itunes amazon
Live at the Royal Albert Hall Live 2012-03-19 itunes amazon
Stay Around a Little Longer Single 2010-10-05 itunes amazon
Live at the BBC Live 2009 itunes amazon
The Jungle Compilation 2008-01-28 itunes amazon
Anthology Compilation 2008 itunes amazon
Colour Collection Compilation 2007-10-15 itunes amazon
Why I Sing the Blues (Past Perfect) Compilation 2007-06-05 itunes amazon
Mr. Blues Compilation 2006-11-14 itunes amazon
B.B. King unknown 2006 itunes amazon
Original Greatest Hits Compilation 2005-09-13 itunes amazon
A Night of Blistering Blues Live 2005-09-02 itunes amazon
The Ultimate Collection Compilation 2005-03-15 itunes amazon
Blues Boy Compilation 2005-03-08 itunes amazon
Golden Legends: B.B. King Live Live 2005 itunes amazon
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