B.B. King
Birthday
1925/09/16
Day of death
2015/05/14 (89 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Itta Bena, Mississippi, USA
Also know as
Riley Ben King, Riley B. King, B. B. King
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.
Acting
(1996) When We Were Kings
as Self
(1990) All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians
as Self
(1998) Blues Brothers 2000
as Malvern Gasperon
(2009) The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
as Self
(2009) Soul Power
as Self (archive footage)
(1989) U2: Lovetown
as Self
(2008) B.B. King: Live
as Self
(2001) B.B. King Live at Nick's
as Self
(2010) B.B. King Standing Room Only
as ---
(1985) Live Aid
as Self
(2003) Red, White and Blues
as Self
(1987) B.B. King & Friends
as Self
(1998) B.B. King: Live In Africa '74
as Self
(1995) The History of Rock 'n' Roll
as Self
(2003) The Road to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
(2021) Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
as Self (archive footage)
(1993) B.B. King: Live At Montreux 1993
as Self
(1996) A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan
as Self
(2011) B.B. King: Glastonbury Festival 2011
as ---
(2003) B.B. King: Live By Request
as Performer
(2012) B.B. King - Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2011
as Self
(2002) Sounds of Memphis
as Self
(2018) Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
as Self
(1975) Give My Poor Heart Ease
as Self
(1972) B.B. King & Joan Baez - Live At Sing Sing
as Self
(2000) The Jazz Channel Presents B.B. King
as Himself
(2006) Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues
as ---
(2009) Blues at the BBC
as Self
(1991) Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Blues Night
as Himself
(2022) B.B. King: The King of the blues Stuttgart - 1997
as vocals guitar
(2012) B.B. King: The Life of Riley
as Self
(1995) B.B. King: Blues Summit
as ---
B.B. King & Raimundo Amador Live
as Himself
(2004) Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
as Self
(1993) Gary Moore: Live Blues
as Guitar, Vocals
(2009) V.A. North Sea Jazz
as Self
(2010) Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
as Self
B.B. King: On the Road
as Himself
(2001) Johnny Winter: Pieces & Bits
as ---
(2009) B.B. King | Live
as Self
(1978) Good Mornin’ Blues
as Host
(1995) A Night to Die For
as Self
(2004) The Story Of The Blues
as Self
(2007) Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
as Self
(1973) George Carlin: The Real George Carlin
as Self
(2003) Rockin' in the USA
as ---
(2003) Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied
as ---
(1999) Blues Masters
as ---
(2014) John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
as Self
(2004) Lightning in a Bottle
as Self
(1989) Legends of Rock 'n' Roll
as B.B. King
(2003) B.B. King: Live - Most Famous Hits
as Self
(2003) B.B. King: In Concert
as Self
(2003) Johnny Winter: Live
as Self
(2004) Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004
as Self
(1991) Guitar
as Self
(2003) Bluesy Entertainment: Live
as Self
(1982) B.B. King - Austin City Limits 1982
as Musician - guitar, vocals
(1988) U2: Rattle and Hum
as Self
(2013) Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
as Self
(2012) Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story
as Self
(2004) Antone's: Home of the Blues
as Performer
(2005) The Five Keys to Mastery
as Self
B.B. King: Live at the Woodlands
as ---
(1971) Medicine Ball Caravan
as Self
(1989) Albert King & B.B. King: Japan Blues Carnival
as Himself
(1997) Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
as Self
(1973) The Blues Under the Skin
as Bluesman
(1993) Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
as Self
(1969) Black Woodstock
as ---
(1985) Spies Like Us
as Ace Tomato Agent
(2001) All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
as Self
(2008) Jazz Evolution
as Self - Guitar
(1985) B.B. King: Into the Night
as Self
(2017) Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
as ---
(2014) In Performance BB King & The Guitar Legends
as ---
(2003) BB King Live at The Apollo
as ---
(1993) Heart and Souls
as Himself
(2014) The Art of McCartney
as Self
(2002) BB King Sweet 16
as Self
(2000) The Ten Commandments of Creativity
as Self
(1991) Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
as ---
(1999) Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo
as Self
(1993) Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
as Self
(2009) Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Whole Lotta Shakin'
as Self
(2004) Live Aid
as Self
(2013) Born In Chicago
as Self
(2001) B.B. King - The Blues Sounds of B.B. King
as Singer
(2021) Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self (archive footage)
(2004) Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company
as Self
(1974) Sing Sing Thanksgiving
as Self
(1987) Amazon Women on the Moon
as B.B. King (segment "Blacks Without Soul")
(1968) Wake at Generation
as Self
(2018) The Bubble
as Self (Live at Nick's)
(1990) The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Pappy
(1984) The Cosby Show
as Riley Jackson
(1995) Baywatch Nights
as B.B. King
(1992) The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as ---
(1972) Sanford and Son
as ---
(2003) Soundstage
as Self
(1997) Cow and Chicken
as ---
(1998) A Place of Our Own
as ---
(1989) Booker
as ---
(1970) The Flip Wilson Show
as Self
(1969) The Barbara McNair Show
as Self
(1959) The Grammy Awards
as Self
(1982) Christmas in Washington
as Self
(1978) The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
(2003) The Blues
as Self
(1972) The Midnight Special
as Host
(1987) Married... with Children
as Street Singer
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1991) Teech
as Uncle Isaac
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1971) The Pearl Bailey Show
as Self
(1972) The Midnight Special
as Self
(1994) New York Undercover
as ---
(1993) Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Musical Guest
(1997) Classic Albums
as Self
(1968) The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
(1994) Touched by an Angel
as B.B. King
(1971) Great Performances
as Self