BMG releases B.B. King's live performance of 'The Thrill Is Gone' from the 1990 Montreux Jazz Festival. Stream now!

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. He was the one to influence the greats, from O.G. Chicago blues phenoms such as Buddy Guy, ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, the British ...

The blues guitarist assembled all-stars from Slash to Susan Tedeschi for his B.B. King's Blues Summit 100 album ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BB King would have turned 100 today, and to mark the occasion, Joe Bonamassa has announced an all-star album celebrating the life ...

Wendell Pierce might be singing the blues soon, because he's NOT been tapped to play B.B. King in an upcoming film as he's proclaimed ... according to King's estate anyway. Pierce -- known for his ...

Discussions about early rock ‘n’ roll and blues music often center around the likes of Chuck Berry and Ray Charles, respectively, despite B.B. King being an integral player in either genre. This ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Pam Windsor lives in Nashville, Tennessee and writes about music. It’s been a little over a decade since the death of B.B. King, ...

Memphis, Tennessee is pulling out all the stops for what would have been the 100th birthday of Riley B. King—better known as B.B. King—the King of the Blues. The two-day celebration that blends live ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Google honored music legend B.B. King on his birthday with a custom ...