September 16, 2025 would have been American Blues Superstar B.B. King's 100th birthday.
Biographic Highlights (From Wikipedia)
- Born Riley B. King in Itta Bena, Mississippi (September 16, 1925)
- Followed cousin Bukka White to Memphis, Tennessee (1946)
- Performed on Sonny Boy Williamson's radio program on KWEM in West Memphis
- Worked at WDIA radio station 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."
- First single, Mistreated Woman (1950)
Links: B.B. King, More BB King Stories, Video above courtesy of B.B. King - Released first charting single (#1 Billboard R&B) 3 O'Clock Blues (1951)
Video above courtesy of Ron Levy - First album Singin' the Blues (1956)
- Inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame (1980)
- He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1987)
- Died at age 89 (May 14, 2015)
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Links: Steve Strongman, More Steve Strongman Stories, Video above courtesy of Steve Strongman - Topic
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