2. B.B. King
(9/16/1925 - )
B.B. King is a famous blues guitarist and vocalist.
3. “Blues Boy” King
• Born Riley B. King in the small
town of Itta Benna in the
Mississippi Delta
• He was born to a family of poor
sharecroppers
• By age 7, he had to work in the
fields
4. B.B. King
King learned the basic of guitar from
his preacher. At age 12, he purchased
his first guitar for $15.00. He started
playing on the streets and learning
from other street performers. He soon
began playing nightclubs and had a
regular spot on a radio station.
King’s most famous and beloved guitar, named
“Lucille”.
5. Civil Rights
• Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955–
1956)
• Greensboro sit-ins (1960)
•Selma to Montgomery marches (1965)
• Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Voting Rights Act of 1965
• Immigration and Nationality Services
Act of 1965
• Brown v. Board of Education, 1954
6. National Happenings
Vietnam war 1956-1975
2. Watergate burgalry 1972 and Nixon resignation 1974
3. Three mile Island 1979
4. Спутник-1,Sputnik 1 in 1957
5. Joseph Mccarthy and Mccarthyism
6. First man on the moon 1969
7. Iran Hostage crisis 1979
8. selma to mongomery marches 1965
9. fall of the berlin wall
10. The spotted owl 1990
7. Awards/Major Works
• Blues Is King (1967)
• Blues Summit (1993)
• Catfish Blues (1995)
• Classics (1996)
• Collection (1997)
• Completely Well (1998)
• Completely Well (Gold Disc) (1969)
• Completely Well (1969)
• Deuces Wild (1997)
• Do The Boogie! B.B. King's... (1988)
• The Electric B.B. King - His Best (1968)
• Everyday I Sing The Blues (1998)
• The Fabulous B.B. King (1991)
• Got My Mojo Working (1989)
• Great Moments With B.B. King (1968)
• Over 15 Grammy Awards • Guess Who (1972)
• The Presidential Medal of Arts • Live At The Apollo (1991)
• Kennedy Center Honors • Live At The Regal (1997)
• 1987, Induction into The Rock and Roll Hall • Live At The Regal (1964)
of Fame • Live In Cook County Jail (1998)
• 1980, induction into the Blues Hall of Fame • Live In Cook County Jail (1971)
• The Presidential Medal of Freedom, • Love Me Tender (1982)
awarded by President George Bush • Lucille (Gold Disc) (1968)
• #3 on Time Magazine’s Greatest Guitarists • Lucille Talks Back (1975)
of All Time • Midnight Believer (1978)
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