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b.b. king rules B.B. King rocks! he's an awesome guitar player!!

B.B. King has a song "Lucille" which actually tells his story of his guitar which is pretty cool, with some really nice riffs in it.

"Riley B. King aka B. B. King " what does the three B mean?

Contents 1 This article is sorely lacking any early information 2 I have read some of the stuff in the "early years" section on another page 3 I think there's something wrong with some of the dates... 4 Confusion on birth location/location moved to 5 Last live concert outside US? 6 Did someone just make this up? 7 Django Reinhardt as an influence 8 Grammy Award Albums 9 The Lucilles 10 Sings or plays, not both 11 Article Cleanup Co-Ordination Point 11.1 Discussion 12 Birthplace

[edit] This article is sorely lacking any early information

His life, where he was born, where he grew up...

[edit] I have read some of the stuff in the "early years" section on another page

i suspect plagiarism on the kerosene barrel and such fight stuff in the "early years" section i need to make sure but i am doing a project on BB King and i swear i just read that part in another article and it seems like the EXACT wording of that other article.

I've read this years ago and I don't think it was from Wikipidia. Also, B.B. stands for Blues Boy.

I believe B.B. King stands for Blues Boy King and what I know is yes king started as a radio man and he used to do a corny add on radio for a drink. I've heard king telling the twist Arkansas story many times honestly I dont know if its right or wrong.

whether its or not . B.B. is the king!

[edit] I think there's something wrong with some of the dates...

I'm reading some stuff from the official B.B. King site, and it seems there's some date-skewing going on. It says that he went on the radio BEFORE the dance hall fire in Twist, Arkansas. I don't know what to believe.

[edit] Confusion on birth location/location moved to

The top of this article says that B.B. King was born in Indianola, Mississippi, and it also says that he moved to Indianola in 1943. It gives no indication that he lived anywhere else in between these two time periods. Would someone, who knows more about him than I do, please clarify? Kitambi 23:35, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Last live concert outside US?

The article reads that his last live concert outside the US took place in July, 2006. I went to see him live just last night in Helsinki, Finland, on the 31st of August. -LadyDee

[edit] Did someone just make this up?

Now this entry says BBKing grew up in Chicago. That's totally wrong. B.B.King is from Mississippi, and that's where he grew up. He went to Memphis when he got a little older. B.B. King was born on a plantation and picked cotton in his youth.

The last fact in the "Trivia" section says that he claims to have had sex before the age of 10, and talks about fathering several children with different mothers. Wikipedia has graffiti every once in a while, so I'm just wondering who got this and where they got it from.

[edit] Django Reinhardt as an influence

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/reference/articles/bb_king.html

This ref should have been added to the main article has a citation. I have copied it into the section where it mentions BB King's influences. Anger22 23:59, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

Question:

Is there a duet version of "how blue can you get?" I have heard a version where bb king sings part of the song, and then another singer sings? Who is that other singer?

[edit] Grammy Award Albums

I notice in the 'Honors and Awards' section, that there are two albums for which King won a Grammy (ie. My Guitar Sings the Blues and Blues 'N' Jazz) which are not mentioned at all in the 'Discography' section. Surely if the discography is incomplete it should say so, alternatively can someone (with more knowledge than I) quickly fill in the gaps. Thank you,

Derek R Bullamore 11:09, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Lucilles

"but they are usually Gibson ES-355s custom made to King's required specifications." Nowadays they're always his custom/signature model, which is based upon his original favourite the 355, but to say 'usually' is completely wrong. In the early days King was neither well known nor rich enough to have custom made guitars. He bought them off the peg, bog standard just like everyone else, which was why he sometimes had to use something else. --Deke42 01:29, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sings or plays, not both

I read years ago that BBK cannot sing and play at the same time, nor does he ever play rhythm. This has always been borne out by his performances on televsion, so I shall put it in. Rothorpe 19:05, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Article Cleanup Co-Ordination Point

[edit] Birthplace

This biography, and even the one on the official B.B. King website, list his birthplace as Itta Bena, Mississippi. The "album art" for Indianola Mississippi Seeds, however, shows a copy of King's birth certificate with "Official Registration at Indianola, Mississippi." This may not be an actual descrepancy. The two towns are just over 20 miles appart, and Indianola is the seat of Sunflower County. Anyone know the details? -MrFizyx 19:09, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

I found this interesting, could be a good source:

"Even though he was born on a plantation between Itta Bena and Berclair, two small towns geographically closer to Greenwood, King has always considered Indianola his hometown, even calling his album of 1970 Indianola Mississippi Seeds." - Sebastian Danchin, Blues Boy: The Life and Music of B.B. King, University Press of Mississippi, 1998, p. 1 (ISBN 1578060176)

-MrFizyx 21:20, 17 March 2007 (UTC)