all of them hits in their time, are a taste of the breadth of his art. (Also see King's five greatest live performances and our definitive 1998 profile, On the Bus With B.B. King.) ...

Aside from his legendary live shows, King notched numerous hits on the Billboard charts. We've rounded up his 10 biggest Billboard Hot 100 hits. By Billboard Staff B.B.King — the long-reigning ...

King made this Roy Hawkins tune a bona fide hit, earning a Grammy Award for best male R&B vocal performance in 1970. It ranks No. 185 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.

Below, we explore ten of B.B. King’s most significant songs, breaking down what makes them masterpieces and why they remain relevant in 2025. Why You Must Listen: Arguably B.B. King’s most ...

King is a nine time Grammy Award winning musician who started his career in 1947. (Picture: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images) Today’s Google Doodle celebrates ‘The King of Blues’ on what would ...

"Back in the '50s, the songs he recorded were some of his best ... and U2 shared the stage with their longtime inspiration, B.B. King. In the band’s 1988 concert film, "Rattle and Hum ...

But on this song from B.B. King, which is named after his guitar Lucille, he showcases subtle sounds, note-bending, timing, and beautiful riffs that don’t need to be turned up to 11 to hit their ...

And right as the realization hits, the guitar solo comes in, and the whole world falls away. No one has ever played electric guitar quite like B.B. King—what he lacked in technical chops he made ...

So the best thing for you to do is go there and be B.B. King. Sing '3 O'Clock Blues'; sing the songs that you sing the way you sing them. All these other people can do all of those other things ...

Born Riley B. King in 1925 in Mississippi ... In 1969, King released "The Thrill is Gone," one of his biggest hits for the album "Completely Well." The single hit number 3 on the 1970 Billboard ...