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    BB King, whose real name was Riley B. King, was a legendary blues musician born in 1925 in Mississippi. He is considered a pioneer of the blues and is one of the most influential blues guitarists. King was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1980 and is known for iconic songs like "The Thrill is Gone", "Lucille", and "How Blue Can You Get". He named his famous Gibson ES-355 guitar "Lucille" after an incident where he ran into a burning building to save his guitar during a fight over a woman named Lucille.

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    BB King, whose real name was Riley B. King, was a legendary blues musician born in 1925 in Mississippi. He is considered a pioneer of the blues and is one of the most influential blues guitarists. King was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1980 and is known for iconic songs like "The Thrill is Gone", "Lucille", and "How Blue Can You Get". He named his famous Gibson ES-355 guitar "Lucille" after an incident where he ran into a burning building to save his guitar during a fight over a woman named Lucille.

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    BB King

    Blues Pioneer
    Biography
    Real name Riley B. King
    Born September 16 1925 in Mississippi
    86 Years old
    Father left him and his mother when he
    was 4
    Grew up singing at gospel choir
    Bought first guitar at 12
    Inducted into Blues Hall of Fame in 1980
    Popular Songs
    Blue boys tune http://www.youtube.co
    Blues man m/watch?v=4Ny5ajCn
    0xw
    The thrill is gone
    Lucille
    How blue can you
    get
    Guitar
    Most famous guitar
    “Lucille”, a Gibson ES-355
    In 1949 in the bar BB King
    was in two men fighting
    knocked over a kerosene
    barrel, lighting the bar on
    fire. BB King ran into the
    flames to retrieve his $30
    guitar. He later found out
    the two men were fighting
    over a girl named Lucille,
    so he named his guitar after
    her.
    Style
    Uses the vibrato technique often
    “Shaking the string”
     Does not usually “shred” on the guitar
    Uses slides, hammer-on’s, pull-off’s,
    vibrato, string bends
    Influences
    Has been inducted into http://www.youtube.co
    Rock and Roll/ Blues hall m/watch?v=F4OXrmx
    of fame Dp44
    Has influenced other blues
    greats such as Eric Clapton,
    Mike Bloomfield, Buddy
    Guy, and Jimi Hendrix
    Has been influenced by
    Bukka White, another blues
    player who was the first
    person to teach King blues
    Citation
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B.B._King
    http://
    guitar.about.com/od/guitaristsktoo/a/bb_k
    ing_profile.htm
    Youtube
    Google Images

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