B.B. King
September 16, 1925(89 at death)|Died May 14, 2015
Itta Bena, Mississippi, USA|Acting
Biography
Riley B. King, known as B.B. King, was an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter acclaimed for his expressive singing and fluid, complex guitar playing. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at #3 on its list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.
Movies (87)
B.B. King: The King of the blues Stuttgart - 1997
2022
8.0
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
2021
7.6
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
B.B. King: On the Road
2018
7.3
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
2018
7.8
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
2017
2.0
The Art of McCartney
2014
9.5
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
2014
6.5
In Performance BB King & The Guitar Legends
2014
5.8
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
2013
8.0
Born In Chicago
2013
6.9
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
2012
Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story
2012
6.5
B.B. King - Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2011
2012
5.0
B.B. King Standing Room Only
2010
8.3
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
2010
7.9
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
2009
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Whole Lotta Shakin'
2009
6.4
Soul Power
2009
7.5
Blues at the BBC
2009
7.2
B.B. King | Live
2009
7.2
B.B. King: Live
2008
Stars and Their Guitars: A History of the Electric Guitar
2008
6.0
Jazz Evolution
2008
7.1
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
2007
Rolling With the Blues
2007
6.0
Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues
2006
9.2
Live Aid
2004
7.4
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
2004
4.2
The Story Of The Blues
2004
8.4
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
2004
7.6
Lightning in a Bottle
2004
10.0
Antone's: Home of the Blues
2004
B.B. King: Live - Most Famous Hits
2003
Johnny Winter: Live
2003
7.5
Red, White and Blues
2003
6.0
B.B. King: In Concert
2003
Bluesy Entertainment: Live
2003
6.0
B.B. King: Live By Request
2003
6.1
The Road to Memphis
2003
7.0
BB King Live at The Apollo
2003
10.0
Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied
2003
9.5
Sounds of Memphis
2002
6.5
BB King Sweet 16
2002
5.5
Johnny Winter: Pieces & Bits
2001
7.0
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
2001
B.B. King - The Blues Sounds of B.B. King
2001
10.0
B.B. King Live at Nick's
2001
10.0
The Jazz Channel Presents B.B. King
2000
8.3
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
2000
8.0
Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo
1999
6.5
Blues Masters
1999
8.0
B.B. King: Live In Africa '74
1998
5.3
Blues Brothers 2000
1998
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
1997
7.6
When We Were Kings
1996
10.0
A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan
1996
7.7
B.B. King: Blues Summit
1995
7.0
A Night to Die For
1995
7.5
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
1993
6.4
B.B. King: Live At Montreux 1993
1993
7.0
Heart and Souls
1993
8.0
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
1993
10.0
Gary Moore: Live Blues
1993
6.0
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Blues Night
1991
Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
1991
Guitar
1991
All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians
1990
10.0
U2: Lovetown
1989
9.0
Legends of Rock 'n' Roll
1989
10.0
Albert King & B.B. King: Japan Blues Carnival
1989
7.2
U2: Rattle and Hum
1988
5.9
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987
8.5
B.B. King & Friends
1987
6.2
Spies Like Us
1985
7.9
Live Aid
1985
8.2
B.B. King: Into the Night
1985
6.0
B.B. King - Austin City Limits 1982
1982
6.5
Give My Poor Heart Ease
1975
9.5
Sing Sing Thanksgiving
1974
10.0
The Blues Under the Skin
1973
George Carlin: The Real George Carlin
1973
8.0
Sing Sing Thanksgiving
1972
7.3
Medicine Ball Caravan
1971
8.0
Black Woodstock
1969
Wake at Generation
1968
7.0
B.B. King: Live at the Woodlands
TV Shows (26)
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
2017
7.8
Soundbreaking
2016
7.4
The Blues
2003
Soundstage
2003
7.7
Classic Albums
1997
6.3
Baywatch Nights
1995
7.2
Touched by an Angel
1994
7.3
New York Undercover
1994
7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
8.3
Teech
1991
7.9
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
5.3
Booker
1989
7.7
Married... with Children
1987
7.0
The Cosby Show
1984
7.4
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
8.1
The Midnight Special
1972
7.5
Sanford and Son
1972
6.1
Great Performances
1971
4.7
The Flip Wilson Show
1970
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
8.6
The Grammys
1959
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948