B.B. King is a singular blues guitarist. He is instantly recognizable in a genre of music that has for hundreds of years relied on generally the same chord structure and patterns. Why? Because B.B.

LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, February 6, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — From protégé to torchbearer, Joe Bonamassa honors his hero B.B. King with today’s release ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When B.B. King passed away in 2015 at the age of 89, he left behind a challenge. “Do what you can to keep the blues alive,” he ...

This September, Memphis will sing the blues in the most joyful way possible: by celebrating the 100th birthday of B.B. King. Born September 16, 1925, his music transcended genres, inspiring ...

The pinnacle album B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100, now fully released, was curated by Joe Bonamassa and took almost a full year to record. The 32-track project with 40 plus guest artists functions more ...

Born from the spirituals, work songs, and field hollers of African American communities in the Deep South, blues music gave ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sept. 16, 2025, will be a milestone in the history of Memphis and American music, as it marks what would have been B.B. King’s ...

As I drive my rented Dodge Hornet south on Highway 61 across the flat Mississippi Delta, the region’s famous native son B.B. King croons “Why I Sing the Blues” on the radio. Music that sprung from ...