He was 89 years old. And as musician Lenny Kravitz wrote on X/Twitter following the news, “BB, anyone could play a thousand ...

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 ...

It’s safe to say that B.B. King was a Gibson man through and through. Aside from his brief dalliance with a Fender Esquire in ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- As BB King is being mourned by fans around the world, one of his former band members remembers him as more than a great musician. "If you were a musician and you listened to ...

Learn how one Ossining filmmaker uncovered the true story of B.B. King’s 1972 concert at Sing Sing Correctional Facility. When 43 deaths at the 1971 Attica Prison Rebellion stunned a nation, most ...

*Blues virtuoso Joe Bonamassa is making sure B.B. King’s 100th birthday receives a proper musical tribute. As Soul Tracks reports, “B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100” brings together an extraordinary ...

A month ago, on February 16th, a group of some of the greatest living blues musicians gathered at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York, to celebrate the music of the late, great B.B. King.

B.B. King Blues Club and Grill opened in 2000 on 42nd St in NYC, right around the time Times Square was starting to become a little less run-down, nestled on a block that had The Lion King, Madame ...

It's been five years since B.B. King went silent. The blues legend died on May 14, 2015, in Las Vegas. He was 89. For nearly 70 years, the Mississippi native – accompanied by his beloved guitar ...

BB King would have turned 100 today, and to mark the occasion, Joe Bonamassa has announced an all-star album celebrating the life and legacy of the King of the Blues. Produced by Bonamassa with Josh ...

From ZZ Top to Jimmy Page to Susan Tedeschi, B.B. King has been a significant influence on rock and blues artists who came after him. Yet, when we think of the most ubiquitous musicians of either ...

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 ...