B.B. King
Born September 16, 1925 (Age: 100)
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Itta Bena, Mississippi, USA
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.
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.
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Filmography
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 95
Sounds of Memphis
2002
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as Self
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Age: 76
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
2000
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as Self
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Age: 74
Blues Brothers 2000
1998
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as Malvern Gasperon
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Age: 72
When We Were Kings
1996
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as Self
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Age: 71
Heart and Souls
1993
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as Himself
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Age: 67
Guitar
1991
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as Self
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Age: 65
All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians
1990
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as Self
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Age: 64
U2: Rattle and Hum
1988
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as Self
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Age: 63
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987
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as B.B. King (segment "Blacks Without Soul")
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Age: 62
Spies Like Us
1985
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as Ace Tomato Agent
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Age: 60
Live Aid
1985
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as Self
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Age: 59
No Image
Good Mornin’ Blues
1978
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as Host
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Age: 52
Sing Sing Thanksgiving
1974
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as Self
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Age: 48
Black Woodstock
1969
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as Self
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Age: 43
Wake at Generation
1968
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as Self
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Age: 42