B.B. King

B.B. King

Birthday: 1925-09-16

Deathday: 2015-05-14

Place of birth: Itta Bena, Mississippi, USA

Also known as: Riley Ben King, Riley B. King, B. B. King

imdb_id: nm0454475

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.

Played in movies:

Sing Sing Thanksgiving

Score: 10.0

The Blues Under the Skin

Score: 10.0

Albert King & B.B. King: Japan Blues Carnival

Score: 10.0

Antone's: Home of the Blues

Score: 10.0

Gary Moore: Live Blues

Score: 10.0

Sounds of Memphis

Score: 10.0

A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan

Score: 10.0

The History of Rock 'n' Roll

Score: 10.0

B.B. King Live at Nick's

Score: 10.0

John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly

Score: 9.5

Live Aid

Score: 9.2

Legends of Rock 'n' Roll

Score: 9.0

B.B. King & Friends

Score: 8.5

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival

Score: 8.4

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010

Score: 8.3

B.B. King: Into the Night

Score: 8.2

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts

Score: 8.1

Born In Chicago

Score: 8.0

The Ten Commandments of Creativity

Score: 8.0

Black Woodstock

Score: 8.0

B.B. King & Joan Baez - Live At Sing Sing

Score: 8.0

Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

Score: 8.0

Live Aid

Score: 7.9

Monochrome: Black, White & Blue

Score: 7.8

When We Were Kings

Score: 7.7

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Score: 7.6

Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo

Score: 7.5

Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

Score: 7.4

Genius. A Night for Ray Charles

Score: 7.3

Lightning in a Bottle

Score: 7.3

Red, White and Blues

Score: 7.3

U2: Rattle and Hum

Score: 7.2

B.B. King | Live

Score: 7.2

B.B. King: Blues Summit

Score: 7.2

B.B. King: Live

Score: 7.2

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007

Score: 7.1

BB King Live at The Apollo

Score: 7.0

B.B. King: Live In Africa '74

Score: 7.0

Heart and Souls

Score: 6.9

B.B. King: The Life of Riley

Score: 6.9

BB King Sweet 16

Score: 6.5

In Performance BB King & The Guitar Legends

Score: 6.5

B.B. King: Live At Montreux 1993

Score: 6.4

Soul Power

Score: 6.4

Spies Like Us

Score: 6.2

B.B. King - Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2011

Score: 6.1

The Road to Memphis

Score: 6.1

Jazz Evolution

Score: 6.0

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

Score: 6.0

B.B. King - Austin City Limits 1982

Score: 6.0

B.B. King: In Concert

Score: 6.0

Blues Masters

Score: 6.0

V.A. North Sea Jazz

Score: 6.0

Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Blues Night

Score: 6.0

Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues

Score: 6.0

Give My Poor Heart Ease

Score: 6.0

Amazon Women on the Moon

Score: 5.9

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013

Score: 5.8

Johnny Winter: Pieces & Bits

Score: 5.5

B.B. King: Live By Request

Score: 5.5

Blues Brothers 2000

Score: 5.3

Blues at the BBC

Score: 5.0

B.B. King Standing Room Only

Score: 5.0

The Story Of The Blues

Score: 4.2

Medicine Ball Caravan

Score: 3.0

The Art of McCartney

Score: 2.0

Stars and Their Guitars: A History of the Electric Guitar

Score: 0.0

Wake at Generation

Score: 0.0

Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company

Score: 0.0

B.B. King - The Blues Sounds of B.B. King

Score: 0.0

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Whole Lotta Shakin'

Score: 0.0

Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O

Score: 0.0

Montreux Jazz Festival 1991

Score: 0.0

All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!

Score: 0.0

Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey

Score: 0.0

B.B. King: Live at the Woodlands

Score: 0.0

The Five Keys to Mastery

Score: 0.0

Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story

Score: 0.0

Bluesy Entertainment: Live

Score: 0.0

Guitar

Score: 0.0

Johnny Winter: Live

Score: 0.0

B.B. King: Live - Most Famous Hits

Score: 0.0

Rockin' in the USA

Score: 0.0

Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied

Score: 0.0

George Carlin: The Real George Carlin

Score: 0.0

A Night to Die For

Score: 0.0

Good Mornin’ Blues

Score: 0.0

B.B. King: On the Road

Score: 0.0

B.B. King & Raimundo Amador Live

Score: 0.0

B.B. King: The King of the blues Stuttgart - 1997

Score: 0.0

The Jazz Channel Presents B.B. King

Score: 0.0

U2: Lovetown

Score: 0.0

All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

The Grammys

Score: 8.6

Teech

Score: 8.0

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Score: 7.9

The Midnight Special

Score: 7.8

The Midnight Special

Score: 7.8

Classic Albums

Score: 7.7

Married... with Children

Score: 7.7

Christmas in Washington

Score: 7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Score: 7.5

Sanford and Son

Score: 7.4

The Kennedy Center Honors

Score: 7.4

The Blues

Score: 7.3

Touched by an Angel

Score: 7.2

New York Undercover

Score: 7.2

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Score: 7.2

Cow and Chicken

Score: 7.1

The Cosby Show

Score: 7.0

The Dick Cavett Show

Score: 6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show

Score: 6.8

Baywatch Nights

Score: 6.2

Great Performances

Score: 5.5

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Score: 5.4

The Mike Douglas Show

Score: 5.4

Booker

Score: 5.1

The Flip Wilson Show

Score: 4.8

America's Top 10

Score: 0.0

The Pearl Bailey Show

Score: 0.0

The Barbara McNair Show

Score: 0.0

A Place of Our Own

Score: 0.0

Soundstage

Score: 0.0