And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die. Fellow travelers who took King up on that theory included Clapton, the British-born blues-rocker who collaborated with him on Riding With ...

B.B. King’s name, face, music and heavenly finger vibrato were known far and wide long before the 20th century came to a close. But for the first half of his life, King toiled in near obscurity.

1. The Thrill Is Gone (1969) Why You Must Listen: Arguably B.B. King’s most famous song, “The Thrill Is Gone” is a haunting ballad of love lost.

O n July 21, Netflix debuted Sunday Best, a documentary about The Ed Sullivan Show —the longest-running variety show in U.S.

She shared fond memories of King and Evers, referring to King as "Uncle B.B." She reflected on the impact the two men made on the world together. "They became brothers. They shared strategies, they ...

Ahead of his centenary, the Stax Museum of American Soul Music will celebrate King with a new photo exhibit. The museum will launch “B.B. King in Memphis” with a free opening reception on July 24.

7:30–9 p.m. – B.B. King Centennial tribute, featuring Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, D.K. Harrell and Jonathan Ellison with the B.B. King Centennial Band, co-presented with the B.B. King ...