B.B. King
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 16, 1925
- Died
- May 14, 2015 (aged 89)
- Birthplace
- Itta Bena, Mississippi, USA
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
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Filmography
B.B. King & Raimundo Amador Live
Movie · as Himself
B.B. King: Live at the Woodlands
Movie
Untitled B.B. King Documentary
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
B.B. King: The King of the blues Stuttgart - 1997
Movie · as vocals guitar
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
B.B. King: On the Road
Movie · as Himself
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
Movie
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 3 eps
Soundbreaking
TV · as Self · 2 eps
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
Movie · as Self
In Performance BB King & The Guitar Legends
Movie
The Art of McCartney
Movie · as Self
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
Movie · as Self
Born In Chicago
Movie · as Self
B.B. King - Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2011
Movie · as Self
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
Movie · as Self
Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story
Movie · as Self
B.B. King Standing Room Only
Movie
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
Movie · as Self
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Movie · as Self
Soul Power
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Blues at the BBC
Movie · as Self
V.A. North Sea Jazz
Movie · as Self
B.B. King | Live
Movie · as Self
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Whole Lotta Shakin'
Movie · as Self
B.B. King: Live
Movie · as Self
Jazz Evolution
Movie · as Self - Guitar
Stars and Their Guitars: A History of the Electric Guitar
Movie · as Self
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
Movie · as Self
Rolling With the Blues
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues
Movie
The Five Keys to Mastery
Movie · as Self
Chicago Blues Reunion: Buried Alive in the Blues
Movie · as Self
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
Movie · as Self
The Story Of The Blues
Movie · as Self
Lightning in a Bottle
Movie · as Self
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
Movie · as Self
Antone's: Home of the Blues
Movie · as Performer
Live Aid
Movie · as Self
Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company
Movie · as Self
Red, White and Blues
Movie · as Self
The Road to Memphis
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
B.B. King: Live By Request
Movie · as Performer
Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied
Movie · as Self
Rockin' in the USA
Movie
B.B. King: Live - Most Famous Hits
Movie · as Self
B.B. King: In Concert
Movie · as Self
Johnny Winter: Live
Movie · as Self
Bluesy Entertainment: Live
Movie · as Self
BB King Live at The Apollo
Movie
Soundstage
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Blues
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sounds of Memphis
Movie · as Self
BB King Sweet 16
Movie · as Self
B.B. King Live at Nick's
Movie · as Self
Johnny Winter: Pieces & Bits
Movie
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
Movie · as Self
B.B. King - The Blues Sounds of B.B. King
Movie · as Singer
The Jazz Channel Presents B.B. King
Movie · as Himself
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
Movie · as Self
Blues Masters
Movie
Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo
Movie · as Self
Blues Brothers 2000
Movie · as Malvern Gasperon
B.B. King: Live In Africa '74
Movie · as Self
A Place of Our Own
TV · 1 ep
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
Movie · as Self
Classic Albums
TV · as Self · 1 ep
When We Were Kings
Movie · as Self
A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan
Movie · as Self
TFI Friday
TV · 1 ep
B.B. King: Blues Summit
Movie
A Night to Die For
Movie · as Self
Baywatch Nights
TV · as B.B. King · 1 ep
New York Undercover
TV · 1 ep
Touched by an Angel
TV · as B.B. King · 1 ep
B.B. King: Live At Montreux 1993
Movie · as Self
Gary Moore: Live Blues
Movie · as Guitar, Vocals
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Movie · as Self
Heart and Souls
Movie · as Himself
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
Movie · as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · 3 eps
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Blues Night
Movie · as Himself
Guitar
Movie · as Self
Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
Movie · as Self
Teech
TV · as Uncle Isaac · 1 ep
All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians
Movie · as Self
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
TV · as Pappy · 1 ep
U2: Lovetown
Movie · as Self
Legends of Rock 'n' Roll
Movie · as B.B. King
Albert King & B.B. King: Japan Blues Carnival
Movie · as Himself
Booker
TV · 1 ep
Big World Cafe
TV · 1 ep
U2: Rattle and Hum
Movie · as Self
B.B. King & Friends
Movie · as Self
Amazon Women on the Moon
Movie · as B.B. King (segment "Blacks Without Soul")
Married... with Children
TV · as Street Singer · 1 ep
Live Aid
Movie · as Self
Spies Like Us
Movie · as Ace Tomato Agent
B.B. King: Into the Night
Movie · as Self
The Cosby Show
TV · as Riley Jackson · 1 ep
B.B. King - Austin City Limits 1982
Movie · as Musician - guitar, vocals
Christmas in Washington
TV · as Self · 1 ep
America's Top 10
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Good Mornin’ Blues
Movie · as Host
The Kennedy Center Honors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Give My Poor Heart Ease
Movie · as Self
Sing Sing Thanksgiving
Movie · as Self
George Carlin: The Real George Carlin
Movie · as Self
The Blues Under the Skin
Movie · as Self
Sing Sing Thanksgiving
Movie · as Self
Sanford and Son
TV · 1 ep
The Midnight Special
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Medicine Ball Caravan
Movie · as Self
The Pearl Bailey Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Great Performances
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Flip Wilson Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Black Woodstock
Movie · as Self
The Barbara McNair Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Wake at Generation
Movie · as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 6 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Grammys
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep