B.B . King purchased his first guitar for over $ 14,000 .
It seems that at the age of 12 he purchased his first guitar for $ 14.00 , although another source indicates he was given his first guitar by Bukka White , his mother 's first cousin ( King 's grandmother and White 's mother were sisters ) .In November 1941 `` King Biscuit Time '' first aired , broadcasting on KFFA in Helena , Arkansas .
B.B. King