Blues Highlights - by B.B. King

Riley B. King

B.B. King

"King of the Blues"

 

September 16, 1925 - May 14, 2015

One of the most influential blues musicians of all time

Point of interest - In 1956, B.B. King performed in 200 shows.  Impressive stamina for one year alone.

B.B. King's career spans from 1949 to 2014.  Read more on Wikipedia.

B.B. King's discography - which lists 43 albums - dates from 1957 to 2008.

Grammy Awards - 6 nominations, 15 wins

Grammy Wins -

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance (1970) ... Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording (1982) ... Best Traditional Blues Recording (1984, 1986, 1991) ... Best Traditional Blues Album (1992, 1994) ... Best Rock Instrumental Performance (1997) ... Best Traditional Blues Album (2000) ... Best Traditional Blues Album (2001) ... Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals (2001) ... Best Traditional Blues Album (2003) ... Best Pop Instrumental Performance (2003) ... Best Traditional Blues Album (2006) ... Best Traditional Blues Album (2009)

Country Music Association - 1 nomination

NAACP Image Awards - 1 nomination

Honorary Doctorate of Humanities, Tougaloo College (1973)

Honorary Doctor of Music, Yale University (1977)

Inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame (1980)

Honorary Doctor of Music, Berklee College of Music (1985)

Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1987)

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1987)

National Medal of Arts (1990)

National Heritage Fellowship, NEA (1991)

Kennedy Center Honors (1995)

Grammy Hall of Fame Award ("The Thrill is Gone," 1995)

Living Legend Medal, Library of Congress (2000)

Polar Music Prize, Royal Swedish Academy of Music (2004)

Golden Plate Award, American Academy of Achievement (2004)

Presidential Medal of Freedom, by George W. Bush (2006)

Honorary Doctorate in Music, Brown University (2007)

No. 3 on Time magazine's 10 Best Electric Guitarists (2009)

MMP Music Award & MMP Hall of Fame, Mississippi Music Project (2018)

8th Greatest Guitarist of All Time, Rolling Stone (2023)

(Wikipedia)