Artist
B.B. King
B.B. King is a blues artist from Mississippi, USA formed in 1948. 86 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Blues · Mississippi, USA · Best blues albums
- 86
- Releases
- 1956–2019
- Active years
- 1948
- Formed
Artist
B.B. King is a blues artist from Mississippi, USA formed in 1948. 86 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Blues · Mississippi, USA · Best blues albums
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Deuces Wild
1997
Completely Well
1969
Lucille
1968
One Kind Favor
2008
Live
2008
Live at the Apollo
1991
Blues 'n' Jazz
1983
Guess Who
1972
In London
1971
To Know You Is to Love You
1973
Mr. Blues
1963
There Must Be a Better World Somewhere
1981
King Size
1977
Love Me Tender
1991
Blues on Top of Blues
1968
Why I Sing the Blues
1992
King of the Blues
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The Anthology
2019
Gold
2019
Definitive Greatest Hits
2018
B.B. King & Friends - 80
2014
Best Of B.B. King & Bobby Bland
2013
Live / Fillmore East - New York, NY June 19, 1971
2012
Ladies and Gentleman... Mr. B.B. King
2012
Friends
2012
The Life Of Riley (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2012
Confessin' The Blues
2012
Live at Montreux
2009
Live in Africa
2009
Live at the BBC
2008
B.B. King (of Blues)
2008
I Like To Live The Love
2007
Lucille Talks Back
2007
80
2005
The Ultimate Collection
2005
A Night of Blistering Blues
2005
Original Greatest Hits
2005
Reflections
2003
A Christmas Celebration of Hope
2001
My Kind of Blues
2000
Makin' Love Is Good for You
2000
Riding With the King
2000
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of B.B. King
1999
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of B.B. King
1999
Live in Japan
1999
How Blue Can You Get
1999
Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan
1999
Greatest Hits (Reissue)
1998
King Biscuit
1998
Blues on the Bayou
1998
How Blue Can You Get? (Classic Live Performances 1964 - 1994)
1996
Kansas City 1972
1995
Lucille & Friends
1995
B. B. King Wails
1994
Heart To Heart
1994
The Blues Collection 2: King of the Blues
1993
Blues Summit
1993
Live at Newport
1993
When Love Comes to Town
1992
There Is Always One More Time
1992
Spotlight on Lucille
1992
Everyday I Have The Blues
1991
Live at San Quentin
1990
Ain't Nobody Home!: The Very Best of B.B. King
1989
Blues
1987
Introducing B.B. King
1987
Six Silver Strings
1985
Live "Now Appearing" at Ole Miss
1980
Take It Home
1979
Midnight Believer
1978
The Best of B.B. King
1973
L.A. Midnight
1972
Live in Cook County Jail
1971
Fillmore East, NYC June 19, 1971 (Early Show)
1971
Fillmore East, NYC June 19, 1971 (Late Show)
1971
Indianola Mississippi Seeds
1970
Live & Well
1969
His Best - The Electric B.B. King
1968
Blues Is King
1967
Live at the Regal
1965
Blues in My Heart
1963
Easy Listening Blues
1962
Blues for Me
1962
Swing Low Sweet Chariot
1960
The Blues
1958
Singin' the Blues
1956
Riley B. King (born September 16, 1925), known by the stage name B.B. King, is an African-American blues songwriter, vocalist 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, because of this he is often nicknamed 'The King of Blues'. He 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 precis…