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B.B. King

Born Sept. 16, 1925
Itta Bena, Mississippi, USA
Died May 14, 2015, aged 89

Riley B. King, known as B.B. King, was an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter acclaimed for his expressive singing and fluid, complex guitar playing. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at #3 on its list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.

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32 Acting
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Acting (32)

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)

Pappy

Married... with Children (1987)

Street Singer

Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)

Malvern Gasperon

Spies Like Us (1985)

Ace Tomato Agent

The Cosby Show (1984)

Riley Jackson

Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)

B.B. King (segment "Blacks Without Soul")

Touched by an Angel (1994)

B.B. King

Sanford and Son (1972)

Baywatch Nights (1995)

B.B. King

New York Undercover (1994)

Booker (1989)

TFI Friday (1996)

B.B. King: Blues Summit (1995)

B.B. King: Live By Request (2003)

Performer

Monochrome: Black, White & Blue (2017)

Teech (1991)

Uncle Isaac

Antone's: Home of the Blues (2004)

Performer

Blues Masters (1999)

Gary Moore: Live Blues (1993)

Guitar, Vocals

Legends of Rock 'n' Roll (1989)

B.B. King

B.B. King - Austin City Limits 1982 (1982)

Musician - guitar, vocals

B.B. King Standing Room Only (2010)

B.B. King: Live at the Woodlands

BB King Live at The Apollo (2003)

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Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues (2006)

In Performance BB King & The Guitar Legends (2014)

Johnny Winter: Pieces & Bits (2001)

A Place of Our Own (1998)

B.B. King - The Blues Sounds of B.B. King (2001)

Singer

B.B. King: The King of the blues Stuttgart - 1997 (2022)

vocals guitar

Good Mornin’ Blues (1978)

Host

Rockin' in the USA (2003)

Sound (2)

Garfield Gets a Life (1991)

Vocals

Teech (1991)

Theme Song Performance

Crew (1)

Mirror of Breath (2025)

Thanks

Appearances (86)

Heart and Souls (1993)

Himself

When We Were Kings (1996)

Self

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)

Self (archive footage)

U2: Rattle and Hum (1988)

Self

Live Aid (1985)

Self

Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars (2018)

Self (archive footage)

B.B. King: The Life of Riley (2012)

Self

Great Performances (1971)

Self

The Flip Wilson Show (1970)

Self

The Blues (2003)

Self

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts (2009)

Self

Genius. A Night for Ray Charles (2004)

Self

Soul Power (2009)

Self (archive footage)

Soundbreaking (2016)

Self

B.B. King - Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2011 (2012)

Self

B.B. King: Live (2008)

Self

Classic Albums (1997)

Self

Live Aid (2004)

Self

The Kennedy Center Honors (1978)

Self

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 (2010)

Self

Lightning in a Bottle (2004)

Self

The Midnight Special (1972)

Self

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 (2013)

Self

The Road to Memphis (2003)

Self (archive footage)

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B.B. King: Live At Montreux 1993 (1993)

Self

Black Woodstock (1969)

Self

Christmas in Washington (1982)

Self

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival (2004)

Self

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 (2007)

Self

B.B. King: Into the Night (1985)

Self

John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly (2014)

Self

Red, White and Blues (2003)

Self

B.B. King & Friends (1987)

Self

Born In Chicago (2013)

Self

Medicine Ball Caravan (1971)

Self

Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo (1999)

Self

Sing Sing Thanksgiving (1974)

Self

The Ten Commandments of Creativity (2000)

Self

B.B. King Live at Nick's (2001)

Self

B.B. King | Live (2009)

Self

B.B. King: Live In Africa '74 (1998)

Self

Blues at the BBC (2009)

Self

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993)

Self

Give My Poor Heart Ease (1975)

Self

Sounds of Memphis (2002)

Self

The Blues Under the Skin (1973)

Self

The Story Of The Blues (2004)

Self

A Night to Die For (1995)

Self

A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan (1996)

Self

Albert King & B.B. King: Japan Blues Carnival (1989)

Himself

All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live! (2001)

Self

B.B. King: In Concert (2003)

Self

BB King Sweet 16 (2002)

Self

Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Blues Night (1991)

Himself

Jazz Evolution (2008)

Self - Guitar

Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied (2003)

Self

Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York (2021)

Self (archive footage)

Sing Sing Thanksgiving (1972)

Self

Soundstage (2003)

Self

Stars and Their Guitars: A History of the Electric Guitar (2008)

Self

The Art of McCartney (2014)

Self

The Five Keys to Mastery (2005)

Self

The Jazz Channel Presents B.B. King (2000)

Himself

The Pearl Bailey Show (1971)

Self

U2: Lovetown (1989)

Self

V.A. North Sea Jazz (2009)

Self

Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O (1993)

Self

All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians (1990)

Self

B.B. King & Raimundo Amador Live

Himself

B.B. King: Live - Most Famous Hits (2003)

Self

B.B. King: On the Road (2018)

Himself

Bluesy Entertainment: Live (2003)

Self

Chicago Blues Reunion: Buried Alive in the Blues (2005)

Self

George Carlin: The Real George Carlin (1973)

Self

Guitar (1991)

Self

Johnny Winter: Live (2003)

Self

Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story (2012)

Self

Monochrome: Black, White & Blue (2017)

Self (archive footage)

Montreux Jazz Festival 1991 (1991)

Self

Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company (2004)

Self

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Whole Lotta Shakin' (2009)

Self

Rolling With the Blues (2007)

Self (archive footage)

The Barbara McNair Show (1969)

Self

Untitled B.B. King Documentary

Self (archive footage)

Wake at Generation (1968)

Self

Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey (1997)

Self