B.B. King
Department: 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.
Known For
When We Were Kings
1996
All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians
1990
Blues Brothers 2000
1998
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
2009
Soul Power
2009
U2: Lovetown
1989
B.B. King: Live
2008
B.B. King Live at Nick's
2001
B.B. King Standing Room Only
2010
Live Aid
1985
Red, White and Blues
2003
B.B. King & Friends
1987
B.B. King: Live In Africa '74
1998
The Road to Memphis
2003
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
2021
B.B. King: Live At Montreux 1993
1993
A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan
1996
B.B. King: Live By Request
2003
B.B. King - Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2011
2012
Sounds of Memphis
2002
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
2018
Give My Poor Heart Ease
1975
B.B. King & Joan Baez - Live At Sing Sing
1972
The Jazz Channel Presents B.B. King
2000
Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues
2006
Blues at the BBC
2009
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Blues Night
1991
B.B. King: The King of the blues Stuttgart - 1997
2022
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
2012
B.B. King: Blues Summit
1995
B.B. King & Raimundo Amador Live
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Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
2004
Gary Moore: Live Blues
1993
V.A. North Sea Jazz
2009
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
2010
B.B. King: On the Road
2018
Johnny Winter: Pieces & Bits
2001
B.B. King | Live
2009
Good Mornin’ Blues
1978
A Night to Die For
1995
The Story Of The Blues
2004
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
2007
George Carlin: The Real George Carlin
1973
Rockin' in the USA
2003
Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied
2003
Blues Masters
1999
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
2014
Lightning in a Bottle
2004
Legends of Rock 'n' Roll
1989
B.B. King: Live - Most Famous Hits
2003
B.B. King: In Concert
2003
Johnny Winter: Live
2003
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
2004
Guitar
1991
Bluesy Entertainment: Live
2003
B.B. King - Austin City Limits 1982
1982
U2: Rattle and Hum
1988
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
2013
Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story
2012
Antone's: Home of the Blues
2004
The Five Keys to Mastery
2005
B.B. King: Live at the Woodlands
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Medicine Ball Caravan
1971
Albert King & B.B. King: Japan Blues Carnival
1989
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
1997
The Blues Under the Skin
1973
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
1993
Black Woodstock
1969
Spies Like Us
1985
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
2001
Jazz Evolution
2008
B.B. King: Into the Night
1985
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
2017
In Performance BB King & The Guitar Legends
2014
BB King Live at The Apollo
2003
Heart and Souls
1993
The Art of McCartney
2014
BB King Sweet 16
2002
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
2000
Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
1991
Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo
1999
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
1993
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Whole Lotta Shakin'
2009
Live Aid
2004
Born In Chicago
2013
B.B. King - The Blues Sounds of B.B. King
2001
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company
2004
Sing Sing Thanksgiving
1974
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987
Wake at Generation
1968
Stars and Their Guitars: A History of the Electric Guitar
2008
Rolling With the Blues
2007
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
The Cosby Show
1984
Baywatch Nights
1995
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Sanford and Son
1972
Soundstage
2003
Cow and Chicken
1997
A Place of Our Own
1998
Booker
1989
The Flip Wilson Show
1970
The Barbara McNair Show
1969
The Grammys
1959
Christmas in Washington
1982
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
The Blues
2003
Married... with Children
1987
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Teech
1991
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
The Pearl Bailey Show
1971
The Midnight Special
1972
New York Undercover
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Classic Albums
1997
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
Touched by an Angel
1994
Great Performances
1971
America's Top 10
1980
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
2017
Big World Cafe
1989
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Soundbreaking
2016