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B.B. King had his breakthrough blues guitar moment with The Thrill Is Gone – but it was Jerry Jemmott’s bass that made it groove
B.B. King was already a 20-year veteran bluesman when he began to seep into mainstream America's consciousness during the late '60s, via the praise of rock guitarists like Eric Clapton and Mike ...
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The Life-Threatening Story About How B.B. King Named His Guitar
Blues legend B.B. King has named every guitar he played Lucille since one fateful night in the winter of 1949 in an Arkansas dance hall.
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'Transforming struggle into strength': B.B. King and Medgar Evers given centennial celebration
SPEAKING OF BIRTHDAYS, THIS YEAR MARKS THE CENTENNIAL BIRTHDAYS OF TWO MISSISSIPPI ICONS. BLUES LEGEND B.B. KING AND CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER MEDGAR EVERS. >> TODAY, THE STATE IS KICKING OFF A YEAR OF ...