The Blues? It's the mother of American music. That's what i… - B. B. King

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The Blues? It's the mother of American music. That's what is is - the source.

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Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as B. B. King, was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, shimmering vibrato, and staccato picking that influenced many later electric guitar blues players.

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Birth Name: Riley Ben King

Alternative Names: Riley B. King • BB King • B.B. King

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It angers me how scholars associate the blues strictly with tragedy.

I could see the blues was about survival.

As a little kid, blues meant hope, excitement, pure emotion. Blues were about feelings. They seem to bring out the feelings of the artist and they brought out my feelings as a kid. They made me wanna move, or sing, or pick up Reverend's guitar and figure out how to make those wonderful sounds.

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