Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

123

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-09-16

Deathday

2015-05-14 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

Itta Bena, Mississippi, USA

Also Known As

Riley Ben King
Riley B. King
B. B. King

B.B. King

Biography

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.

Known For

7.9%

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Sep 10, 1990

7.7%

Married... with Children

Apr 5, 1987

5.3%

Blues Brothers 2000

Feb 5, 1998

6.2%

Spies Like Us

Dec 6, 1985

7.1%

Cow and Chicken

Sep 16, 1997

7.0%

The Cosby Show

Sep 20, 1984

6.9%

Heart and Souls

Aug 13, 1993

7.7%

When We Were Kings

Oct 25, 1996

7.6%

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

Jul 2, 2021

7.2%

Touched by an Angel

Sep 21, 1994

5.9%

Amazon Women on the Moon

Sep 18, 1987

7.1%

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Sep 13, 1993

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Acting

—		B.B. King & Raimundo Amador Live as Himself
—		B.B. King: On the Road as Himself
—		B.B. King: Live at the Woodlands

2022

B.B. King: The King of the blues Stuttgart - 1997 as vocals guitar

2021		Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York as Self (archive footage)
2021		Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) as Self (archive footage)

2018

Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars as Self

2017

Monochrome: Black, White & Blue

2014		The Art of McCartney as Self
2014		John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly as Self
2014		In Performance BB King & The Guitar Legends

2013		Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 as Self
2013		Born In Chicago as Self

2012		B.B. King: The Life of Riley as Self
2012		Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story as Self
2012		B.B. King - Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2011 as Self

2011

B.B. King: Glastonbury Festival 2011

2010		B.B. King Standing Room Only
2010		Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 as Self

2009		The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts as Self
2009		Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Whole Lotta Shakin' as Self
2009		V.A. North Sea Jazz as Self
2009		Soul Power as Self (archive footage)
2009		Blues at the BBC as Self
2009		B.B. King \| Live as Self

2008		B.B. King: Live as Self
2008		Stars and Their Guitars: A History of the Electric Guitar as Self
2008		Jazz Evolution as Self - Guitar

2007

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 as Self

2006

Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues

2005

The Five Keys to Mastery as Self

2004		Live Aid as Self
2004		Genius. A Night for Ray Charles as Self
2004		Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company as Self
2004		The Story Of The Blues as Self
2004		Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival as Self
2004		Lightning in a Bottle as Self
2004		Antone's: Home of the Blues as Performer

2003		Rockin' in the USA
2003		B.B. King: Live - Most Famous Hits as Self
2003		Johnny Winter: Live as Self
2003		Red, White and Blues as Self
2003		The Blues as Self
2003		B.B. King: In Concert as Self
2003		Bluesy Entertainment: Live as Self
2003		B.B. King: Live By Request as Performer
2003		Soundstage as Self
2003		The Road to Memphis as Self (archive footage)
2003		BB King Live at The Apollo
2003		Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied

2002		Sounds of Memphis as Self
2002		BB King Sweet 16 as Self

2001		Johnny Winter: Pieces & Bits
2001		All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live! as Self
2001		B.B. King - The Blues Sounds of B.B. King as Singer
2001		B.B. King Live at Nick's as Self

2000		The Jazz Channel Presents B.B. King as Himself
2000		The Ten Commandments of Creativity as Self

1999		Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo as Self
1999		Blues Masters

1998		B.B. King: Live In Africa '74 as Self
1998		Blues Brothers 2000 as Malvern Gasperon
1998		A Place of Our Own

1997		Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey as Self
1997		Cow and Chicken
1997		Classic Albums as Self

1996		When We Were Kings as Self
1996		A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan as Self

1995		Baywatch Nights as B.B. King
1995		B.B. King: Blues Summit
1995		A Night to Die For as Self
1995		The History of Rock 'n' Roll as Self

1994		Touched by an Angel as B.B. King
1994		New York Undercover

1993		Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music as Self
1993		B.B. King: Live At Montreux 1993 as Self
1993		Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Musical Guest
1993		Heart and Souls as Himself
1993		Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O as Self
1993		Gary Moore: Live Blues as Guitar, Vocals

1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1991		Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Blues Night as Himself
1991		Teech as Uncle Isaac
1991		Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
1991		Guitar as Self

1990		The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Pappy
1990		All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians as Self

1989		U2: Lovetown as Self
1989		Booker
1989		Legends of Rock 'n' Roll as B.B. King
1989		Albert King & B.B. King: Japan Blues Carnival as Himself

1988

U2: Rattle and Hum as Self

1987		Amazon Women on the Moon as B.B. King (segment "Blacks Without Soul")
1987		B.B. King & Friends as Self
1987		Married... with Children as Street Singer

1985		Spies Like Us as Ace Tomato Agent
1985		Live Aid as Self
1985		B.B. King: Into the Night as Self

1984

The Cosby Show as Riley Jackson

1982		Christmas in Washington as Self
1982		B.B. King - Austin City Limits 1982 as Musician - guitar, vocals

1978		The Kennedy Center Honors as Self
1978		Good Mornin’ Blues as Host

1975

Give My Poor Heart Ease as Self

1974

Sing Sing Thanksgiving as Self

1973		The Blues Under the Skin as Bluesman
1973		George Carlin: The Real George Carlin as Self

1972		The Midnight Special as Host
1972		The Midnight Special as Self
1972		Sanford and Son
1972		B.B. King & Joan Baez - Live At Sing Sing as Self

1971		Medicine Ball Caravan as Self
1971		Great Performances as Self
1971		The Pearl Bailey Show as Self

1970

The Flip Wilson Show as Self

1969		The Barbara McNair Show as Self
1969		Black Woodstock

1968		The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
1968		Wake at Generation as Self

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self

1961

The Mike Douglas Show as Self

1959

The Grammys as Self

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show as Self

Sound

1991

Teech as Theme Song Performance