B.B. King
16. september 1925 (100 aastat), Itta Bena, Mississippi, USA
Riley B. King, known as B.B. King, was an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter acclaimed for his expressive singing and fluid, complex guitar playing. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at #3 on its list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.
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7.5 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
7.5 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
7.7 Tuvikesed
1987
5.8 The Mike Douglas Show
1961
6.1 Great Performances
1971
7.0 The Cosby Show
1984
7.3 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
6.8 The Dick Cavett Show
1968
7.2 Touched by an Angel
1994
5.4 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
7.9 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
6.8 The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Filmograafia
- 2022B.B. King: The King of the blues Stuttgart - 1997 (vocals guitar)
- 2021Nueva York : une histoire musicale du New York latino (Self (archive footage))
- 2018B.B. King: On the Road (Himself)
- 2018Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars (Self (archive footage))
- 2014John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly (Self)
- 2013Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 (Self)
- 2012B.B. King: The Life of Riley (Self)
- 2012Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story (Self)
- 2012B.B. King - Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2011 (Self)
- 2010B.B. King Standing Room Only
- 2010Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 (Self)
- 2009The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts (Self)
- 2009V.A. North Sea Jazz (Self)
- 2009Soul Power (Self (archive footage))
- 2009Blues at the BBC (Self)
- 2009B.B. King | Live (Self)
- 2008B.B. King: Live (Self)
- 2007Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 (Self)
- 2006Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues
- 2005The Five Keys to Mastery (Self)
- 2004Genius. A Night for Ray Charles (Self)
- 2004The Story Of The Blues (Self)
- 2004Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival (Self)
- 2004Lightning in a Bottle (Self)
- 2004Antone's: Home of the Blues (Performer)
- 2003Rockin' in the USA
- 2003B.B. King: Live - Most Famous Hits (Self)
- 2003Johnny Winter: Live (Self)
- 2003Red, White and Blues (Self)
- 2003B.B. King: In Concert (Self)
- 2003Bluesy Entertainment: Live (Self)
- 2003B.B. King: Live By Request (Performer)
- 2003The Road to Memphis (Self (archive footage))
- 2003Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied (Self)
- 2002Sounds of Memphis (Self)
- 2001Johnny Winter: Pieces & Bits
- 2001B.B. King Live at Nick's (Self)
- 2000The Jazz Channel Presents B.B. King (Himself)
- 1999Blues Masters
- 1998B.B. King: Live In Africa '74 (Self)
- 1998Blues Brothers 2000 (Malvern Gasperon)
- 1996When We Were Kings (Self)
- 1996A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan (Self)
- 1995B.B. King: Blues Summit
- 1995A Night to Die For (Self)
- 1993B.B. King: Live At Montreux 1993 (Self)
- 1993Gary Moore: Live Blues (Guitar, Vocals)
- 1991Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Blues Night (Himself)
- 1991Guitar (Self)
- 1990All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians (Self)
- 1989U2: Lovetown (Self)
- 1989Legends of Rock 'n' Roll (B.B. King)
- 1988U2: Rattle and Hum (Self)
- 1987B.B. King & Friends (Self)
- 1985Live Aid (Self)
- 1982B.B. King - Austin City Limits 1982 (Musician - guitar, vocals)
- 1978Good Mornin’ Blues (Host)
- 1975Give My Poor Heart Ease (Self)
- 1973George Carlin: The Real George Carlin (Self)
- 1972Sing Sing Thanksgiving (Self)
- -B.B. King & Raimundo Amador Live (Himself)
- -B.B. King: Live at the Woodlands
- 2026John Shearer: American Moments (Self (archive image))
- 2021Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (Self (archive footage))
- 2017Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
- 2017Monochrome: Black, White & Blue (Self (archive footage))
- 2016Soundbreaking (Self)
- 2014The Art of McCartney (Self)
- 2014In Performance BB King & The Guitar Legends
- 2013Born In Chicago (Self)
- 2009Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Whole Lotta Shakin' (Self)
- 2008Stars and Their Guitars: A History of the Electric Guitar (Self)
- 2008Jazz Evolution (Self - Guitar)
- 2007Rolling With the Blues (Self (archive footage))
- 2004Live Aid (Self)
- 2004Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company (Self)
- 2003The Blues (Self)
- 2003Soundstage (Self)
- 2003BB King Live at The Apollo
- 2002BB King Sweet 16 (Self)
- 2001All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live! (Self)
- 2001B.B. King - The Blues Sounds of B.B. King (Singer)
- 2000The Ten Commandments of Creativity (Self)
- 1999Pavarotti & Friends for Guatemala and Kosovo (Self)
- 1998A Place of Our Own
- 1997Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey (Self)
- 1997Classic Albums (Self)
- 1996TFI Friday
- 1995Baywatch Nights (B.B. King)
- 1994Touched by an Angel (B.B. King)
- 1994New York Undercover
- 1993Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (Self)
- 1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien (Self - Musical Guest)
- 1993Heart and Souls (Himself)
- 1993Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O (Self)
- 1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- 1991Teech (Uncle Isaac)
- 1991Montreux Jazz Festival 1991 (Self)
- 1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (Pappy)
- 1989Booker
- 1989Big World Cafe
- 1989Albert King & B.B. King: Japan Blues Carnival (Himself)
- 1987Amazon Women on the Moon (B.B. King (segment "Blacks Without Soul"))
- 1987Tuvikesed (Street Singer)
- 1985Spies Like Us (Ace Tomato Agent)
- 1985B.B. King: Into the Night (Self)
- 1984The Cosby Show (Riley Jackson)
- 1982Christmas in Washington (Self)
- 1980America's Top 10 (Self)
- 1978The Kennedy Center Honors (Self)
- 1974Sing Sing Thanksgiving (Self)
- 1973Le blues entre les dents (Self)
- 1972The Midnight Special (Self)
- 1972Sanford and Son
- 1971Medicine Ball Caravan (Self)
- 1971Great Performances (Self)
- 1971The Pearl Bailey Show (Self)
- 1970The Flip Wilson Show (Self)
- 1969The Barbara McNair Show (Self)
- 1969Black Woodstock (Self)
- 1968The Dick Cavett Show (Self - Guest)
- 1968Wake at Generation (Self)
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (Self - Musical Guest)
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (Self)
- 1961The Mike Douglas Show (Self)
- 1959The Grammys (Self)
- 1948The Ed Sullivan Show (Self)