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B.B. King

Person · US

Lineage

Sound Signature

blueselectric bluesrhythm & bluessoul blues2008 universal fire victimsoulurban bluesblues rock

Sound Profile

Genre BreadthSample UseCollab RadiusEra SpreadInstrument Div.Geo Reach2210022

Origins

GeographyUS
Sound FamilyR&B & Soul

Related Artists

Connections

Sampled By

A Bird in the Hand
Boogiemen
A Bird in the Hand
Ice Cube
Square Dance Rap
Sir Mix‐A‐Lot
Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth With Money in My Hand
Chris O’Connor
Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth With Money in My Hand
David Vaught
Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth With Money in My Hand
Primitive Radio Gods

Release Timeline

19571958195919601961196219631965196819691970197119721973197419751977197819791980198119821983198519881990199119931994199519971998199920002001200320052008
AlbumEPSingleBar height = release weight

Discography

There Is Always One More Time
There Is Always One More Time
1991
Blues ’n’ Jazz
Blues ’n’ Jazz
1983
Six Silver Strings
Six Silver Strings
1985
Singin’ the Blues
Singin’ the Blues
1957
Makin’ Love Is Good for You
Makin’ Love Is Good for You
2000
Take It Home
Take It Home
1979
King of the Blues: 1989
King of the Blues: 1989
1988
Friends
Friends
1974
Blues on Top of Blues
Blues on Top of Blues
1968
Completely Well
Completely Well
1969
Blues in My Heart
Blues in My Heart
1963
Blues Summit
Blues Summit
1993
Love Me Tender
Love Me Tender
1982
The Blues
The Blues
1958
The Soul of B.B. King
The Soul of B.B. King
1963
B.B. King in London
B.B. King in London
1971
Blues on the Bayou
Blues on the Bayou
1998
Guess Who
Guess Who
1972
King of the Blues
King of the Blues
1960
To Know You Is to Love You
To Know You Is to Love You
1973
Reflections
Reflections
2003
Midnight Believer
Midnight Believer
1978
My Kind of Blues
My Kind of Blues
1961
Lucille
Lucille
1968
A Christmas Celebration of Hope
A Christmas Celebration of Hope
2001
Riding With the King
Riding With the King
2000
Deuces Wild
Deuces Wild
1997
More B. B. King
More B. B. King
1961
His Best – The Electric B.B. King
His Best – The Electric B.B. King
1968
King Size
King Size
1977
Heart to Heart
Heart to Heart
1994
There Must Be a Better World Somewhere
There Must Be a Better World Somewhere
1981
Compositions of Duke Ellington and Others
Compositions of Duke Ellington and Others
1960
One Kind Favor
One Kind Favor
2008
Mr. Blues
Mr. Blues
1963
Indianola Mississippi Seeds
Indianola Mississippi Seeds
1970
B.B. King Sings Spirituals
B.B. King Sings Spirituals
1959
Bad Case of Love
Bad Case of Love
2005
Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan
Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan
1999
80
80
2005
Easy Listening Blues
Easy Listening Blues
1962
L.A. Midnight
L.A. Midnight
1972