It is the Birthday of B.B. King

Today is the birthday of B.B. King. He was born Riley B. King on September 16 in 1925. That makes him 87 years old. He is one of the senior bluesmen alive today.

And if you are wondering, yes sir Mr. King has still got it.

He still thrills me. I hope and pray that he has a wonderful day.



I could go on and on about him, becuase I truly do love him, his music and have seen him live many times. So I'm going to keep this one short, by saying "Happy Birthday Mr. King."

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B.B. King Movie - The Life of Riley

This looks like it could be good!



For more information read this Cannes 2012: Morgan Freeman-Narrated "BB King: The Life Of Riley" Sold To UK's G2 For Fall Release.

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Free B.B. King Song Download

Get yourself a free download of 'Have Faith' from 1975's deleted 'Lucille Talks Back'. B.B. King: Get a new free track by B.B. King! Simply Sign up, Follow, or Facebook share B.B. King.

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BB King Worldwide 05 Tour Tee Shirt

BB King - Stage Worldwide 05 Tour T-Shirt

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Blues Quote: B.B. King

"I've said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I never noticed."~ B. B. King

Blues Books: Blues All Around Me

Amazon.com Review
His real name is Riley B. King, but the B.B. stands, as any aficionado knows, for Blues Boy, a nickname he was given in the late 1940s when he was a disk jockey in Memphis, Tenn. Of course, he's best known as the King of the Blues to millions of fans throughout the world.

At 70, B.B. King is still singing the blues and this is his story, from his childhood growing up in the Mississippi Delta, to the purchase of his first guitar at age 12, from his first real break after his appearance on Sonny Boy Williamson's King Biscuit Time radio show, to his ascent to international acclaim as America's ambassador of the blues.

And She Could Be Jiving Too...

I really love this line from a BB King CD that I own, it seems to be him making a sound check or something, but it hits the blues right on the head;

Nobody loves me but my mother,

and she could be jiving too....

Raw Video: White House Blues Party

From YouTube: Mick Jagger, B.B. King, Buddy Guy and more belted out the blues for President Obama in an East Room concert celebrating the rich history of the blues and its impact on American music. (Feb 21)

B.B. King Got My Mojo Working

Blues Books: The B.B. King Treasures

Book Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Bulfinch (September 8, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821257242
• ISBN-13: 978-0821257241
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 1.3 x 11.2 inches

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

While true blues lovers may scoff at the opulence of such a coffee-table volume, they may change their minds when they discover the treat this work has tucked under its front cover: an hour-long audio CD of conversations with the "Chairman of the Board" of blues, B.B. King (b. 1925). The book itself is a stylishly packaged retelling of King's life from Mississippi sharecropping cabin dweller to White House honoree, with King's reminiscences intercut with comments from his friends. In addition to pages of gorgeously reproduced photos, eight parchment sleeves hold facsimiles of King memorabilia: first, his sharecropping account from 1940, and then mostly tickets, programs and posters for his shows. Still, the real "treasure" is the CD: 16 tracks of King talking about how and why he makes music, sometimes accompanied by riffs on Lucille (his guitar), plus two previously unreleased recordings. King gives a bluesman's take on race relations in the 20th century: how white radio stations started playing black music and how British stars (the Beatles, the Stones, Clapton, etc.) revived the careers of black bluesmen and then how white "folkies" picked up on the music, too. This will be a tasty gift for any blues fan. 116 illus. (Sept. 16)Correction: The agent for Robert Oxnam's A Fractured Mind (Reviews, Aug. 8) is Wendy Strothman.

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From Booklist

The King of the Blues turns 80 on September 16: cause for celebration, indeed. Already, on February 15, 2005, Mississippi honored its world-famous son in a ceremony at the state capitol. Now comes this spectacular oral-history-cum-scrapbook that should draw browsers as if it were the cure for the common cold. It is certainly good for what ails you, what with its scads of great photos and blues-biz paraphernalia (posters, record labels, etc.) reproductions, its immaculately proofread text, its high production values (heavy stock, visually textured pages in several colors, clean layout), and its--libraries, beware!--removable bonus attractions (CD of interview outtakes and previously unreleased old recordings, eight translucent envelopes containing excellent reproductions of such memorabilia as a portrait-postcard a teenage King sent a girlfriend, backstage passes, business cards, booking sheets, concert handouts, etc.). On top of all that, it's an interesting read, especially about King's early life and pre-stardom career. If there are a few tangential errors (blues organist Mark Naftalin's father was mayor of Minneapolis, not Milwaukee), who cares? Ray Olson
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B. B. King - Happy Birthday Blues

This song "B.B. King - Happy Birthday Blues" was left for me by my online friends.

My online friends Lawrence & Toni who run the Martial Arts website Tan Dao Martial Arts. They run their site in the spirit of the journey. Warrior, Scholar, Monk. And they ask the question, "Are you an Evolving Martial Artist?"

I have heard most of B.B. King's music, but this song is a new one for me. Thanks to my friends for turning me on to it, and I just wanted to share it with those who read my blog.

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to Kelvin today - have a good day my friend!

Eric Clapton and B.B. King Everday I Have the Blues

B. B. King The Thrill is Gone

B.B King "Live In Detroit" poster

Here is a wonderful old poster from B. B. Kings 1975 "Live In Detroit" concert.

It would make a great gift for any blues fan.






B.B. King - Live...

Dennis Loren

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BB King & Heavy D - Keep It Coming

Here is hoping that Heavy D has a peaceful journey. May he rest in peace.

Rock Me Baby - B.B., Eric, Buddy and Jim

Miss Martha King - B.B. King

Same Old Story BB King

B.B. King - How Blue Can You Get