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King Blues Club & Grill closed its doors on April 29, 2018. King. It was a radio show featuring the Mississippi Delta blues. The L5 has an onboard compressor, parametric equalization, and four inputs. "How Blue can You Get? He said he later found out that the two men were fighting over a woman named Lucille. Log In. King was born on a cotton plantation in Itta Bena, Mississippi, and later worked at a cotton gin in Indianola, Mississippi. King Museum.[112]. King: Live at his B.B. King was attracted to the Pentecostal Church of God in Christ because of its music. [38] That same year he founded his own record label, Blues Boys Kingdom, with headquarters at Beale Street in Memphis. Riley B. or. King among hundreds of artists whose recordings were reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire. music video. Video Loading. Whizz for Atoms signs for the company which also boasts The Buzzcocks, Deep Purple, Duke Ellington and Dusty Springfield . King - Lucille. About See All. Log In. [66] King recorded for the debut album of rapper and producer Big K.R.I.T., who also hails from Mississippi. He was attracted to music and the guitar in church, and began his career in juke joints and local radio. Follow @genius They had a good sound and they were durable; guys would throw them in the truck and they’d hold up. [10][44] In 2004, he was awarded the international Polar Music Prize, given to artists "in recognition of exceptional achievements in the creation and advancement of music. King (born September 16, 1925), known by the stage name B.B. [22], He worked at WDIA as a singer and disc jockey, where he was given the nickname "Beale Street Blues Boy", later shortened to "Blues Boy", and finally to B.B. [10] In 1956 alone, he appeared at 342 shows.[11]. [107] Two of his daughters alleged that King was deliberately poisoned by two associates trying to induce diabetic shock,[108] however an autopsy showed no evidence of poisoning. [13] However, King returned to Mississippi shortly afterward, where he decided to prepare himself better for the next visit, and returned to West Memphis, Arkansas, two years later in 1948. King made guest appearances in numerous popular television shows, including The Cosby Show, The Young and the Restless, General Hospital,[84] The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Sesame Street,[85] Married... with Children, Sanford and Son, and Touched by an Angel. King Coroner's Report: No Evidence of Poisoning", "B.B. bb king. Community See All. Riley B. The band initially consisted of Calvin Owens and Kenneth Sands (trumpet), Lawrence Burdin (alto saxophone), George Coleman (tenor saxophone),[30] Floyd Newman (baritone saxophone), Millard Lee (piano), George Joyner (bass) and Earl Forest and Ted Curry (drums). Nelson was inspired to write the song during one of his trips from his home in Pasadena, Texas, to his work, singing at the Esquire Ballroom in Houston. that particular day in Chicago everything came together". Written-By – Rick Darnell (3), Roy Hawkins. King, was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. King was poisoned, his daughters claim", "Coroner: No Evidence B.B. 9101 International Drive Suite 2230 Orlando, FL 32819. King became one of the most important names in R&B music in the 1950s, amassing an impressive list of hits[25] including "You Know I Love You", "Woke Up This Morning", "Please Love Me", "When My Heart Beats like a Hammer", "Whole Lotta Love", "You Upset Me Baby", "Every Day I Have the Blues", "Sneakin' Around", "Ten Long Years", "Bad Luck", "Sweet Little Angel", "On My Word of Honor", and "Please Accept My Love". [91] Though neither of his marriages produced children, and biographer Charles Sawyer wrote that doctors found his sperm count too low to conceive children,[92] King never disputed paternity of any of the 15 who claimed it, and by all accounts was generous in bankrolling college tuitions and establishing trust funds. King sheet music. Log In. Night Life Lyrics: When that ev'nin' sun goes down / Yeah, you'll find me hangin' around / Because the night life / It ain't no good life but it's my life / Yeah, yeah, yeah listen to the blues Community See All. Create New Account. [73] However, he was best known for playing variants of the Gibson ES-355. The video of the four-night production featured his regular B.B. Video Unavailable. is normally written with periods and without a space between the letters. I had Phineas Newborn on piano; his father played drums, and his brother, Calvin, played guitar with me. [53], In late October 2006, King recorded a concert album and video entitled B.B. King Hospitalized in Las Vegas", "Boldness, Branding and B.B. BB King performs "I Need You So" at Guitar Center's King of the Blues 2006. video. Onzie Horne was a trained musician elicited as an arranger to assist King with his compositions. Nightlife/Please Send Me Someone to Love Lyrics. live. [105][109], On May 27, 2015, King's body was flown to Memphis. Log In. Community. King Was Poisoned Before Death", "B.B. [97], King's favorite singer was Frank Sinatra. After Attica . As a result, he stopped flying around the age of 70. B.B. [75], King used a Lab Series L5 2×12" combo amplifier and had been using this amplifier for a long time. [91], King was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 1990. King Defined the Electric Blues on His Own Terms", "Appreciation: B.B. with song key, BPM, capo transposer, play along with guitar, piano, ukulele & mandolin. [89], King was married twice, to Martha Lee Denton, November 1946 to 1952, and to Sue Carol Hall, 1958 to 1966. Jenny Moody Senior reporter. Not Now. Other popular L5 users are Allan Holdsworth and Ty Tabor of King's X. See more of BB King on Facebook. King said, "Once I'd heard him for the first time, I knew I'd have to have [an electric guitar] myself. BB King’s All-Star Band. Not Now. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center", "28 July 2007 – Crossroads Guitar Festival", "Stars Join Forces to Salute (and Support) a Rock Legend", "B.B. He performed on Sonny Boy Williamson's radio program on KWEM in West Memphis, where he began to develop an audience. Community Outreach. Groove to the Beale Street beat, featuring an eight-piece band with two vocalists backed by rhythm and horn sections. King Blues Clubs in Nashville and Memphis. When that evenin', evenin' sun goes down You'll find me somewhere hangin' around The night life, ain't no good life People but it's my life Yeah, just listen to the blues, people Amongst the tributes celebrating the life of BB King - who died on May 14th, 2015 aged 89 - it was rarely pointed out that this giant of blues guitar gave his most sublime performances behind bars. [111][112] The funeral took place at the Bell Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Indianola, on May 30. He evacuated along with the rest of the crowd but went back to retrieve his guitar. There, among other projects, he was a producer for artists such as Millard Lee and Levi Seabury. [62], In 2011, King played at the Glastonbury Music Festival,[63] and in the Royal Albert Hall in London, where he recorded a concert video. King among others in 2012", "B.B. . [39], In 2006, King went on a "farewell" world tour, although he remained active afterward. He sat on the organization's Honorary Board of Directors. The minister taught King his first three chords. King died at the age of 89 in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 14, 2015. You were redirected here from the unofficial Page: B.B. Written-By – Joe Sample, Will Jennings. King Blues Band and captured his show as he performed it nightly around the world. Released in 2008, they documented his first live performances in over a decade. King Buried in Indianola, Mississippi", "Music And Tears At BB King Memphis Procession", "Beale Street says goodbye to B.B. [50], In June 2006, King was present at a memorial of his first radio broadcast at the Three Deuces Building in Greenwood, Mississippi, where an official marker of the Mississippi Blues Trail was erected. See more of BB King on Facebook. King - Songs, Reviews, Credits", "B.B. [77] Two more clubs opened, at Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut in January 2002,[78] and in Nashville in 2003. [74] In 1980, Gibson Guitar Corporation launched the B.B. King released on November 4, 1997. "Beale Street was where it all started for me," King said. They had tubes, and they’d get real hot, but they just had a sound that is hard to put into words. Click to play Tap to … What's On. [100] In addition to prison reform, King also wanted to utilize prison performances as a way to preserve music and songs in a similar way that Alan Lomax did. Create New Account. BB King and John Mayer at Guitar Center's King of the Blues 2006. video. [93] He lived with diabetes for over 20 years, and was a high-profile spokesman in the fight against the disease. The Newborn family were the house band at the famous Plantation Inn in West Memphis. BB King “The Life Of Riley” is the much-lauded feature documentary film on the extraordinary life of Blues legend B.B. By his own admission, King could not play chords well and always relied on improvisation. or. [CDATA[ King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center, in Indianola, for people to view his open casket. B.B. King — WMC Action News 5 - Memphis, Tennessee", "BB King's funeral draws hundreds as Obama says country 'has lost a legend' | US news", "Community news from The Centre Daily Times in State College, PA", "Singin' the Blues - B.B. [110] He was laid in repose at the B.B. Another opened in the New Orleans French Quarter in 2016.[83]. [65], On February 21, 2012, King was among the performers of "In Performance at the White House: Red, White and Blues," during which President Barack Obama sang part of "Sweet Home Chicago". Log In. It was made by Norlin Industries for Gibson in the 1970s and 1980s. 'Had' to have one, short of stealing! and, at King's direct request, no f-holes to further reduce feedback. [6], King was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, and is one of the most influential blues musicians of all time, earning the nickname "The King of the Blues", and is considered one of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar" (along with Albert King and Freddie King, none of whom are blood related). We are committed to re-opening in New York City and we are currently looking for a new location. [31], King's recording contract was followed by tours across the United States, with performances in major theatres in cities such as Washington, D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles, Detroit, and St. Louis, as well as numerous gigs in small clubs and juke joints of the southern United States. Management is currently in the process of finding a new location in New York City. In the September edition 1995 of Vintage Guitar magazine, early photos show him playing a Gibson ES-5 through a Fender tweed amp. You were redirected here from the unofficial Page: B.B. In 2005, Gibson made a special run of 80 Gibson Lucilles, referred to as the "80th Birthday Lucille", the first prototype of which was given as a birthday gift to King, and which he used thereafter. [99], In September 1970, King recorded Live in Cook County Jail, during a time in which issues of race[100] and class in the prison system were prominent in politics. and me: Remembering King of Blues though the years", "PBS Encourages Kids to Read Between the Lions", "Blues Legend B.B. Written By Theory, Culture & Society. Autopsy results showed no evidence of poisoning. Follow @genius on Twitter for updates Les Back. King, Planetary Humanism and the Blues Behind Bars. King, Planetary Humanism and the Blues Behind Bars (Part Two) Think-Pieces. "You and Me with B.B. Facebook is showing … King listened to it while on break at a plantation. It’s what I’m using tonight. [7][8][9] King performed tirelessly throughout his musical career, appearing on average at more than 200 concerts per year into his 70s. [27], According to King and Joe Bihari, Ike Turner introduced King to the Bihari brothers while he was a talent scout at Modern Records. From funky and fast to soulful and smooth, enjoy dancing and try specialty cocktails like the Lucille and Rock Me Baby. Please enable Cookies and reload the page. Trolley Stops. King: The Life of Riley, a feature documentary about King narrated by Morgan Freeman and directed by Jon Brewer, was released on October 15, 2012. Create New Account. Riley B. King. "My very first recordings [in 1949] were[sic] for a company out of Nashville called Bullet, the Bullet Record Transcription company," King recalled. [39], From the late 1960s, new manager Sid Seidenberg pushed King into a different type of venue as blues-rock performers like Eric Clapton (once a member of The Yardbirds, as well as Cream), and Paul Butterfield were popularizing an appreciation of blues music among white audiences. King worked closely with Director Jon Brewer for 2 years to create this powerful film. His body was then driven down Route 61 to his hometown of Indianola, Mississippi. [14] In 1962, King signed to ABC-Paramount Records, which was later absorbed into MCA Records (which itself was later absorbed into Geffen Records). blues. [82] [60] In June 2010, King performed at the Crossroads Guitar Festival with Robert Cray, Jimmie Vaughan, and Eric Clapton. Community Outreach. [50][94], King was an FAA certified private pilot and learned to fly in 1963 at what was then Chicago Hammond Airport in Lansing, Illinois. In November 1964, King recorded the Live at the Regal album at the Regal Theater. [35] In December 1997, he performed in the Vatican's fifth annual Christmas concert and presented his trademark guitar "Lucille" to Pope John Paul II. [59], King performed at the Mawazine festival in Rabat, Morocco, on May 27, 2010. Released in 2008, they documented his first live performances in over a decade. [49] The tour was partly supported by Northern Irish guitarist, Gary Moore, with whom King had previously toured and recorded. [23][24][25] It was there that he first met T-Bone Walker.