B. B. KING - THE ONLY KING
Unfortunately these days if you're to say 'BB' to someone. they think you're referring the iPhone inferior, Blackberry. BB is more than this - B. B. is the king of blues.
He has created one of the world's most identifiable guitar styles, not only within the jazz blues genre, but within music as a whole.
King has received several accolades including ranking number six in Rolling Stone magazine's '100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time', ranking number 17 in Gibson's 'Top 50 Guitarists of All Time' and was even inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
B.B., real name Riley, has received an amazing 17 Grammy awards, even scoring the big one; the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
The man is 87 years old and is still going strong with his last solo album, 'One Kind Favor', being released in 2008 receiving incredible reviews and winning a Grammy award.
B.B. King is a talented musician and should be remembered through time as a musical innovator.
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