B.B. King

Riley B. King † (September 16, 1925 - c. May 14, 2015 [aged 89]), better known online as B.B. King, was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer. 
==History==
Riley B. King was born on September 16, 1925, on a cotton plantation of Berclair named Bear Creek in Leflore County. He is the son of sharecroppers Albert and Nora Ella King. https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=173997 When King was four years old, his mother left his father for another man, so he was raised by his maternal grandmother, Elnora Farr, in Kilmichael, Mississippi. http://www.jazzandbluesmasters.com/bbking.htm As a teen, he moved to Indianola, which he referred to as his hometown and he later worked at a cotton gin. King served in the U.S. Army during World War II but was released after being ruled as "essential to the war economy" based on his experience as a tractor driver. https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-trending/bb-king-was-booted-out-of-the-army-for-being-a-tractor-driver/https://www.nps.gov/locations/lowermsdeltaregion/b-b-king.htm 
King sang in the gospel choir at Elkhorn Baptist Church in Kilmichael. King was attracted to the Pentecostal Church of God in Christ because of its music. The local minister performed with a Sears Roebuck Silvertone guitar during services and taught King his first three chords. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/05/15/how-the-church-gave-b-b-king-the-blues/ 
In 1943, King left Kilmichael to work as a tractor driver and play guitar with the Famous St. John's Gospel Singers of Inverness, Mississippi, performing at area churches and on WGRM in Greenwood. http://www.visionaryproject.org/kingbb/ 
In 1946, King followed Bukka White to Memphis, Tennessee. White took him in for the next ten months. King returned shortly afterward to Mississippi, where he better prepared himself for the next visit. Two years later, he returned to West Memphis, Arkansas in 1948. He performed on Sonny Boy Williamson's radio program on KWEM in West Memphis. King's appearances led to steady engagements at the Sixteenth Avenue Grill in West Memphis and later to a ten-minute spot on the Memphis radio station WDIA. http://www.kwemradio.com/BBking.html 
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." https://digital.library.unt.edu/search/?fq=str_title_serial%3A%22The+Pop+Chronicles+%28John+Gilliland+Collection%29%22&sort=date_a&start=3 It was there that he first met T-Bone Walker. https://www.amazon.com/Stormy-Monday-T-Bone-Walker-Story/dp/0306804131 pg. 164
==Death==
On May 14, 2015, at the age of 89, he died in his sleep from vascular dementia caused by a series of small strokes as a consequence of his type 2 diabetes. http://time.com/3881679/bb-king-stroke/ Two of his daughters alleged that King was deliberately poisoned by two associates trying to induce diabetic shock. http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/26/entertainment/bb-king-death-allegation/ Although, his autopsy showed no evidence of such. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/b-b-king-coroners-report-no-evidence-of-poisoning-20150714 
===Legacy===
A funeral procession went down Beale Street, with a brass band marching in front of the hearse while playing "When the Saints Go Marching In". Thousands lined the streets to pay their last respects. His body was then driven down Route 61 to his hometown of Indianola, Mississippi. http://time.com/3902436/bb-king-funeral/ He was buried at the B.B. King Museum. http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/29171363/beale-street-says-goodbye-to-bb-king
==Discography==
===Albums===
*Singin' the Blues (1957)
*The Blues (1958)
*B.B. King Wails (1959)
*King of the Blues (1960)
*Sings Spirituals (1960)
*The Great B.B. King (1960)
*My Kind of Blues (1961)
*Blues for Me (1961)
*Blues in My Heart (1962)
*Easy Listening Blues (1962)
*B.B. King (1963)
*Mr. Blues (1963)
*Confessin' the Blues (1966)
*Blues on Top of Blues (1968)
*Lucille (1968)
*Live & Well (1969)
*Completely Well (1969)
*Indianola Mississippi Seeds (1970)
*B.B. King in London (1971)
*L.A. Midnight (1972)
*Guess Who (1972)
*To Who You Is to Love You (1973)
*Lucille Talks Back (1975)
*King Size (1977)
*Midnight Believer (1978)
*Take It Home (1979)
*There Must Be a Better World Somewhere (1981)
*Love Me Tender (1982)
*Blues 'N' Jazz (1983)
*Six Silver Strings (1985)
*King of the Blues: 1989 (1988)
*There is Always One More Time (1991)
*Blues Summit (1993)
*Lucille & Friends (1995)
*Deuces Wild (1997)
*Blues on the Bayou (1998)
*Let the Good Times Roll (1999)
*Makin' Love Is Good for You (2000)
*Riding with the King (2000)
*A Christmas Celebration of Hope (2001)
*Reflections (2003)
*B.B. King & Friends: 80 (2005)
*One Kind Favor (2008)
===Live Albums===
*Live at the Regal (1965)
*Live! B.B. King on Stage (1965)
*Blues Is King (1967)
*Live & Well (Side A) (1969)
*Live in Cook County Jail (1971)
*B.B. King and Bobby Bland Together for the First Time...Live (1974)
*Bobby Bland and B.B. King Together Again...Live (1976)
*Now Appearing at Ole Miss (1980)
*The Crusaders with B.B. King - Royal Jam (1982)
*Live in London (1982)
*Live at San Quentin (1990)
*Live at the Apollo (1991)
*How Blue Can You Get? Classic Live Performances 1964-1994 (1996)
*Live in Japan (1999)
*B.B. King Live (2007)
*Live at the BBC (2008)
===Compilation Albums===
*Twist With B.B. King (1962)
*Rock Me Baby...14 Great Hits (1964)
*The Jungle (1967)
*From The Beginning (1968)
*His Best - The Electric B. B. King (1968)
*The Best of B.B. King (1973)
*Great Moments With B.B. King (1981)
*Why I Sing the Blues (1983)
*Ambassador of The Blues (1986)
*You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now (1987)
*King of the Blues (1992)
*The Very Best Of B.B. King (1994)
*Greatest Hits (1998)
*His Definitive Greatest Hits (1999)
*The RPM Hits 1951-1957 (1999)
*The Best of the Kent Singles (2000)
*The Modern Recordings 1950-1951 (2002)
*The Vintage Years (2002)
*The Ultimate Collection (2005)
*The Best of the Early Years (2007)
*Ladies and Gentlemen...Mr. B.B. King (2012)
==References==
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