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B.B. King

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Riley B. King (known as B.B. King, 1925–2015) was an American blues singer and guitarist whose career began in the 1940s and spanned into the 2010s. He is famed for his expressive playing and his guitar Lucille.

Famous for his guitar Lucille (a Gibson), signature vibrato and string-bending phrasing, extensive touring, and notable collaboration with Eric Clapton on Riding With The King.

DeBaser hosts a decent amount of reviews (14) praising B.B. King's live presence, signature guitar Lucille and lasting influence on the blues. Reviewers celebrate classic live records (Regal, San Quentin), studio highlights (Indianola Mississippi Seeds) and the Clapton collaboration Riding With The King. The coverage emphasizes live charisma, simplicity of phrasing and an enduring voice that carried him into late career tours.

For:Blues fans, guitarists, live music listeners, music historians

 Welcome to the new millennium. We do not know how many and what kind of uncertainties this new millennium and this new century will present to us; but we are here and we have no intention of giving up. We offer you this album with no pretenses, and if you seek security from your favorite music, we, B.B. King and Eric Clapton, two names a guarantee, offer it to you.

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 B.B. King, I think no one would be offended if we define him as the greatest bluesman of all time, for importance and influence if not strictly for artistic merits.

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 And this is the miracle of the Blues: there are no more rich or poor, bourgeois or proletarians... there’s just the people.

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