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|voz = [[Tenor]]
|ocupación = [[Músico]], [[cantante]], [[compositor]]
|alias = "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honorific_nicknames_in_popular_music''El Rey del Blues]"<br />"Beale Street Blues Boy"<br />"Blues Boy"''
|estilo = ''[[Blues]]'', [[blues eléctrico]], [[R&B]], ''[[blues rock]]''
|instrumento = [[Voz (música)|Voz]], [[Guitarra]]
{{AP|Lucille (guitarra)}}
B.B. King puso el nombre de Lucille a sus guitarras. El nombre proviene de una actuación en Arkansas, en la que se produjo un incendio que obligó a desalojar el recinto a todas las personas allí presentes. B.B. King se dio cuenta de que se había dejado su guitarra y volvió a rescatarla, estando a punto de morir. Cuando le dijeron que el fuego había sido provocado por dos hombres que se peleaban por una mujer, B.B. King le puso a su guitarra el nombre de ésta, Lucille.<ref name="worldblues">[https://web.archive.org/web/20111116041531/http://www.worldblues.com/bbking/prairie/lucille.html "B.B. King: Lucille Speaks"]</ref>
== Legado ==
El legado de B. B. King en el mundo de la música blues es un trabajo que ha producido un sin fin de éxitos memorables y un estilo distintivo e inmutable, que los cantantes de música blues y rock aspirarán a emular. Como [[Michael Jackson]] en el [[Musica Pop|Pop]], [[Hank Williams]] en el [[Country]], [[Vicente Fernández]] en la [[Musica ranchera|Ranchera]], y [[Doro]] en el [[Heavy metal]], B. B. King viene representando la figura representativa y mas popular de su género, siendo un pionero fundamental, así como también una fuerza inspiradora en la historia del blues, admirable por haber manifestado su talento tanto instrumental como vocalmente, y dando a conocer el género junto con [[Eric Clapton]] en diversos países. Como muestra de que tiene un legado en el mundo artístico: el documental [[B.B. King: The Life of Riley]] estrenado en 2012, en el que participan varios interpretes de diferentes géneros musicales, muestra la influencia que tuvo su trabajo y su persona.
== Frases célebres ==
{{AP|Discografía de B. B. King}}
[[Archivo:B.B. King (1990) Crop.jpg|miniaturadeimagen|200px|B.B. King en la ceremonia de entrega de los Premios Grammy de 1990.]]
== Álbumes ==
# ''[[Singin' the Blues]]'' (1957)
# ''[[King of the Blues]]'' (1960)
# ''[[My Kind of Blues]]'' (1960)
# ''[[Live at the Regal]]'' (Live, 1965)
# ''[[Lucille (B.B. King álbum)|Lucille]]'' (1968)
# ''[[Live & Well]]'' (1969)
# ''[[Completely Well]]'' (1969)
# ''[[Indianola Mississippi Seeds]]'' (1970)
# ''[[B. B. King in London]]'' (1971)
# ''[[Live in Cook County Jail]]'' (1971)
# ''[[Guess Who (álbum de B. B. King)|Guess Who]]'' (1972)
# ''[[Lucille Talks Back]]'' (1975)
# ''[[Midnight Believer]]'' ([[1978]])
# ''[[Live "Now Appearing" at Ole Miss]]'' (1980)
# ''[[There Must Be a Better World Somewhere]]'' (1981)
# ''[[Love Me Tender (B. B. King álbum)|Love Me Tender]]'' (1982)
# ''[[Why I Sing the Blues]]'' (1983)
# ''[[B. B. King and Sons Live (B. B. King álbum)|B. B. King and Sons Live]]'' (Live, 1990)
# ''[[Live at San Quentin]]'' (1991)
# ''[[Live at The Apollo (álbum de B. B. King)|Live at the Apollo]]'' (Live, 1991)
# ''[[There is Always One More Time]]'' (1991)
# ''[[Deuces Wild (album)|Deuces Wild]]'' (1997)
# ''[[Riding with the King (B. B. King and Eric Clapton álbum)|Riding with the King]]'' (2000)
# ''[[Reflections (B. B. King álbum)|Reflections]]'' (2003)
# ''[[The Ultimate Collection (B. B. King álbum)|The Ultimate Collection]]'' (2005)
# ''[[80 (album)|B. B. King & Friends: 80]]'' (2005)
# '' B. B. King Best of B. B. King '' (2006)
# '' B. B. King Gold '' (Remastered 2006)
# '' B. B. King The Best of '' (1987)
== Temas seleccionados ==
* "Miss Martha King" (1949, Bullet)
* "Got the Blues" (1949)
* "Mistreated Woman" (1950, RPM)
* "The Other Night Blues" (1950)
* "I Am" (1950)
* "My Baby's Gone" (1950)
* "B. B. Blues" (1951)
* "She's a Mean Woman" (1951)
* "Three O'Clock Blues" (1951)
* "Fine-Looking Woman" (1952)
* "Shake It Up and Go" (1952)
* "Someday, Somewhere" (1952)
* "You Didn't Want Me" (1952)
* "Story from My Heart and Soul" (1952)
* "Woke Up This Morning With A Bellyache" (1953)
* "Please Love Me" (1953)
* "Neighborhood Affair" (1953)
* "Why Did You Leave Me" (1953)
* "Praying to the Lord" (1953)
* "Love Me Baby" (1954)
* "Everything I Do Is Wrong" (1954)
* "When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer" (1954)
* "You Upset Me Baby" (1954)
* "Sneaking Around" (1955) R&B: #14
* "Every Day I Have the Blues" (1955) R&B: #8 <sup>1</sup>
* "Ten Long Years" (1955) R&B: #9 <sup>2</sup>
* "I'm Cracking Up Over You" (1956)
* "Crying Won't Help You" (1956) R&B: #15
* "Did You Ever Love a Woman?" (1956)
* "Dark Is the Night, Pts. I & II" (1956)
* "Sweet Little Angel" (1956) R&B: #6
* "Bad Luck" (1956) R&B: #3 <sup>3</sup>
* "On My Word of Honor" (1956) R&B: #3
* "Early in the Morning" (1957)
* "How Do I Love You" (1957)
* "I Want to Get Married" (1957) R&B: #14
* "Twoubles, Twoubles, Twoubles" (1957) R&B: #13 <sup>4</sup>
* "(I'm Gonna) Quit My Baby" (1957)
* "Be Careful with a Fool" (1957) Pop: #95 <sup>5</sup>
* "The Keyblade to My Kingdom" (1957)
* "Why Do Everything Happen to Me" (1958, Kent)
* "Don't Look Now, But You Got the Blues" (1958)
* "Please Accept My Love" (1958) R&B: #9
* "You've Been an Angel" (1958) R&B: #16 <sup>6</sup>
* "The Fool" (1958)
* "A Lonely Lover's Plea" (1959)
* "Time to Say Goodbye" (1959)
* "Sugar Mama" (1959)
* "Sweet Sixteen, Pt. I" (1960) R&B: #2
* "Peace of Mind" (1961) R&B: #7 <sup>7</sup>
* "How Blue Can You Get" (1964, ABC) Pop: #97 <sup>8</sup>
* "Help the Poor" (1964, ABC) Pop: #98 <sup>8</sup>
* "The Worst Thing in My Life" (1964, Kent)
* "[[Rock Me Baby]]" (1964) Pop: #34 <sup>8</sup>
* "Never Trust a Woman" (1964) Pop: #90 <sup>8</sup>
* "Don't Answer the Door, Pt. I" (1966, ABC) R&B: #2 Pop: #72
* "I Say in the Mood" (1966, Kent) R&B: #45
* "Paying the Cost to Be the Boss" (1968, Bluesway) R&B: #10 Pop: #39
* "I'm Gonna Do What They Do to Me" (1968) R&B: #26 Pop: #74
* "The B. B. Jones" (1968) Pop: #98
* "You Put It on Me" (1968) R&B: #25 Pop: #82 <sup>9</sup>
* "The Woman I Love" (1968) R&B: #31 Pop: #94
* "Get Off My Back Woman" (1969) R&B: #32 Pop: #74 <sup>10</sup>
* "Why I Sing the Blues" (1969) R&B: #13 Pop: #61
* "Just a Little Love" (1969) R&B: #15 Pop: #76
* "I Want You So Bad" (1969) R&B: #34
* "[[The Thrill Is Gone]]" (1970) R&B: #3 Pop: #15
* "So Excited" (1970) R&B: #14 Pop: #54
* "Hummingbird" (1970) R&B: #25 Pop: #48
* "Worried Life" (1970) R&B: #48
* "Ask Me No Questions" (1970, ABC) R&B: #18 Pop: #40
* "Chains and Things" (1970) R&B: #6 Pop: #45
* "Help the Poor" (1971, re-grabación) R&B: #36 Pop: #90
* "Ghetto Woman" (1971) R&B: #18 Pop: #40
* "The Evil Child" (1971) R&B: #34 Pop: #97
* "Sweet Sixteen" (1972, re-grabación) R&B: #37 Pop: #93
* "I Got Some Help I Don't Need" (1972) R&B: #28 Pop: #92
* "Ain't Nobody Home" (1972) R&B: #28 Pop: #46
* "Guess Who" (1972) R&B: #21 Pop: #62
* "To Know You Is to Love You" (1973) R&B: #12 Pop: #38
* "I Like to Live the Love" (1974) R&B: #6 Pop: #28
* "Who Are You" (1974) R&B: #27 Pop: #78
* "Philadelphia" (1974) R&B: #19 Pop: #64
* "Friends" (1975) R&B: #34 <sup>11</sup>
* "Let the Good Times Roll" (1976) R&B: #20
* "Slow and Easy" (1977) R&B: #88
* "Never Make a Move Too Soon" (1978) R&B: #19
* "I Just Can't Leave Your Love Alone" (1978) R&B: #90
* "Better Not Look Down" (1979) R&B: #30
* "There Must Be a Better World Somewhere" (1981) R&B: #91
* "Into the Night" (1985) R&B: #15
* "Big Boss Man" (1985) R&B: #62
* "[[When Love Comes to Town]]" (1988, con [[U2]]) Rock: #2 Pop: #68 <sup>12</sup>
* "I'm moving on" (1991)
* "The Blues Come Over Me" (1992) R&B: #63
* "Riding with the King" (2000, con [[Eric Clapton]]) Rock: #26
'''Notas:'''
# "Everyday I Have the Blues" fue el lado-b de "Sneaking Around."
# "Ten Long fue el lado-b de "What Can I Do (Just Sing the Blues)."
# "Bad Luck" fue el lado-b de "Sweet Little Angel."
# "Troubles, Troubles, Troubles" fue el lado-b de "I Want to Get Married."
# "Be Careful with a Fool" fue el lado-b de "(I'm Gonna) Quit My Baby."
# "You've Been an Angel" fue el lado-b de "Please Accept My Love."
# "Peace of Mind" fue el lado-b de "Someday Baby."
# [[Billboard]] no publicó la lista de éxitos de R&B entre noviembre de 1963 y enero de 1965.
# "You Put It On Me" fue el lado-b de "The B. B. Jones."
# "Get Off My Back Woman" fue el lado-b de "I Want You So Bad."
# "Friends" fue el lado-b de "My Song."
# "When Love Comes to Town" fue el primer sencillo de B. B. King en entrar a la lista de éxitos [[Mainstream Rock Tracks]] de Billboard.
== Grabaciones aún no categorizadas ==
# ''[[Blues Summit]]''; 1993
# ''[[How Blue Can You Get? Live Performances]]''; 1996
# ''[[Deuces Wild (B. B. King album)|Deuces Wild]]''; 1997
# ''[[Take it Home]]''; 1998
# ''[[His Best - The Electric B. B. King]]''; 1998
# ''[[Completely Well]]''; 1998
# ''[[Greatest Hits (B. B. King)|Greatest Hits]]''; 1998
# ''[[Blues on the Bayou]]''; 1998
# ''[[Millennium Collection - 20th Century Masters]]''; 1999
# ''[[His Definitive Greatest Hits]]''; app. 1999
# ''[[Live in Japan (B. B. King album)|Live in Japan]]''; 1999
# ''[[Let the Good Times Roll]]''; 1999
# ''[[Makin' Love is Good for You]]''; 2000
# ''[[Anthology (B. B. King album)|Anthology]]''; 2000
# ''[[Live at San Quentin (Remastered)]]''; 2001
# ''[[Here & There - The Uncollected B. B. King]]''; 2001
# ''[[A Christmas Collection of Hope]]''; 2001
# ''[[Blues is King]]''; 2002
# ''[[Christmas Collection - 20th Century Masters]]''; 2003
# ''[[Reflections (B. B. King album)|Reflections]]''; 2003
== Videografía ==
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