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B.B. King

Acting

Born: 1925-09-16
Died: 2015-05-14
From: Itta Bena, Mississippi, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.4

Also Known As

Riley Ben KingRiley B. KingB. 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.

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Awards & Nominations12 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Americana Music Association President's Award

2015
🏆 Won

Presidential Medal of Freedom

2006
🏆 Won

Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres

1994
🏆 Won

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

1987
🏆 Won

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

1987
🏆 Won

Kennedy Center Honors

🏆 Won

Library of Congress Living Legend

🏆 Won

Blues Hall of Fame

🏆 Won

National Medal of Arts

🏆 Won

Maple Blues Awards

🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

🏆 Won

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Acting112 titles

U2: Lovetown
10.0
Movie

U2: Lovetown

1989Drama
B.B. King Live at Nick's
10.0
Movie

B.B. King Live at Nick's

2001Drama
A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan
10.0
Movie

A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan

1996Drama
The Jazz Channel Presents B.B. King
10.0
Movie

The Jazz Channel Presents B.B. King

2000Drama
Gary Moore: Live Blues
10.0
Movie

Gary Moore: Live Blues

1993Drama
Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied
10.0
Movie

Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied

2003Documentary
Antone's: Home of the Blues
10.0
Movie

Antone's: Home of the Blues

2004Drama
Albert King & B.B. King: Japan Blues Carnival
10.0
Movie

Albert King & B.B. King: Japan Blues Carnival

1989Drama
The Blues Under the Skin
10.0
Movie

The Blues Under the Skin

1973Drama
Sounds of Memphis
9.5
Movie

Sounds of Memphis

2002Drama
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
9.5
Movie

John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly

2014Documentary
Sing Sing Thanksgiving
9.5
Movie

Sing Sing Thanksgiving

1974Drama
Live Aid
9.2
Movie

Live Aid

2004Drama
Legends of Rock 'n' Roll
9.0
Movie

Legends of Rock 'n' Roll

1989Drama
The Grammys
8.6
Series

The Grammys

1959 - ...Documentary
B.B. King & Friends
8.5
Movie

B.B. King & Friends

1987Drama
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
8.4
Movie

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival

2004Drama
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
8.3
Movie

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010

2010Drama
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
8.3
Movie

The Ten Commandments of Creativity

2000Documentary
Teech
8.3
Series

Teech

1991Comedy
B.B. King: Into the Night
8.2
Movie

B.B. King: Into the Night

1985Documentary
The Midnight Special
8.1
Series

The Midnight Special

1972 - ...Drama
B.B. King: Live In Africa '74
8.0
Movie

B.B. King: Live In Africa '74

1998Documentary
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
8.0
Movie

Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

2021Documentary
Sing Sing Thanksgiving
8.0
Movie

Sing Sing Thanksgiving

1972Drama
Black Woodstock
8.0
Movie

Black Woodstock

1969Drama
Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo
8.0
Movie

Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo

1999Drama
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
8.0
Movie

Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O

1993Drama
Born In Chicago
8.0
Movie

Born In Chicago

2013Documentary
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
7.9
Movie

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts

2009Drama
Live Aid
7.9
Movie

Live Aid

1985Drama
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
7.9
Series

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

1990-1996Comedy
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
7.8
Movie

Monochrome: Black, White & Blue

2017Documentary
Soundbreaking
7.8
Series

Soundbreaking

2016Documentary
B.B. King: Blues Summit
7.7
Movie

B.B. King: Blues Summit

1995Drama
Married... with Children
7.7
Series

Married... with Children

1987-1997Comedy
Classic Albums
7.7
Series

Classic Albums

1997-2021Documentary
When We Were Kings
7.6
Movie

When We Were Kings

1996Documentary
Lightning in a Bottle
7.6
Movie

Lightning in a Bottle

2004Drama
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
7.6
Movie

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

2021Drama
Red, White and Blues
7.5
Movie

Red, White and Blues

2003Documentary
Blues at the BBC
7.5
Movie

Blues at the BBC

2009Drama
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
7.5
Movie

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

1993Documentary
Sanford and Son
7.5
Series

Sanford and Son

1972-1977Comedy
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5
Series

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962-1992Documentary
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
7.4
Movie

Genius. A Night for Ray Charles

2004Drama
The Kennedy Center Honors
7.4
Series

The Kennedy Center Honors

1978 - ...Drama
The Blues
7.4
Series

The Blues

2003Documentary
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
7.3
Movie

Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

2018Documentary
Medicine Ball Caravan
7.3
Movie

Medicine Ball Caravan

1971Documentary
New York Undercover
7.3
Series

New York Undercover

1994-1999Drama
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.3
Series

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993-2009Comedy
B.B. King: Live
7.2
Movie

B.B. King: Live

2008Drama
B.B. King | Live
7.2
Movie

B.B. King | Live

2009Drama
U2: Rattle and Hum
7.2
Movie

U2: Rattle and Hum

1988Drama
Touched by an Angel
7.2
Series

Touched by an Angel

1994-2003Sci-Fi
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
7.1
Movie

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007

2007Drama
A Night to Die For
7.0
Movie

A Night to Die For

1995Drama
B.B. King: Live at the Woodlands
7.0
Movie

B.B. King: Live at the Woodlands

2024Drama
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
7.0
Movie

All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!

2001Drama
BB King Live at The Apollo
7.0
Movie

BB King Live at The Apollo

2003Drama
Heart and Souls
7.0
Movie

Heart and Souls

1993Sci-Fi
The Cosby Show
7.0
Series

The Cosby Show

1984-1992Comedy
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
6.9
Movie

B.B. King: The Life of Riley

2012Documentary
The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
Series

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948-1971Comedy
The Dick Cavett Show
6.8
Series

The Dick Cavett Show

1968-1995Documentary
B.B. King - Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2011
6.5
Movie

B.B. King - Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2011

2012Drama
Give My Poor Heart Ease
6.5
Movie

Give My Poor Heart Ease

1975Documentary
Blues Masters
6.5
Movie

Blues Masters

1999Documentary
In Performance BB King & The Guitar Legends
6.5
Movie

In Performance BB King & The Guitar Legends

2014Drama
BB King Sweet 16
6.5
Movie

BB King Sweet 16

2002Drama
Soul Power
6.4
Movie

Soul Power

2009Documentary
B.B. King: Live At Montreux 1993
6.4
Movie

B.B. King: Live At Montreux 1993

1993Drama
Baywatch Nights
6.3
Series

Baywatch Nights

1995-1997Drama
Spies Like Us
6.2
Movie

Spies Like Us

1985Comedy
The Road to Memphis
6.1
Movie

The Road to Memphis

2003Documentary
Great Performances
6.1
Series

Great Performances

1971 - ...Comedy
B.B. King: Live By Request
6.0
Movie

B.B. King: Live By Request

2003Drama
Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues
6.0
Movie

Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues

2006Drama
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Blues Night
6.0
Movie

Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Blues Night

1991Drama
B.B. King: In Concert
6.0
Movie

B.B. King: In Concert

2003Drama
B.B. King - Austin City Limits 1982
6.0
Movie

B.B. King - Austin City Limits 1982

1982Drama
Jazz Evolution
6.0
Movie

Jazz Evolution

2008Drama
Amazon Women on the Moon
5.9
Movie

Amazon Women on the Moon

1987Comedy
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
5.8
Movie

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013

2013Drama
The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
Series

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 - ...Comedy
Johnny Winter: Pieces & Bits
5.5
Movie

Johnny Winter: Pieces & Bits

2001Drama
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
5.4
Series

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992-2013Documentary
Blues Brothers 2000
5.3
Movie

Blues Brothers 2000

1998Action
Booker
5.3
Series

Booker

1989-1990Drama
B.B. King Standing Room Only
5.0
Movie

B.B. King Standing Room Only

2010Drama
The Flip Wilson Show
4.7
Series

The Flip Wilson Show

1970-1974Comedy
The Story Of The Blues
4.2
Movie

The Story Of The Blues

2004Drama
The Art of McCartney
2.0
Movie

The Art of McCartney

2014Documentary
All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians
0
Movie

All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians

1990Documentary
B.B. King: The King of the blues Stuttgart - 1997
0
Movie

B.B. King: The King of the blues Stuttgart - 1997

2022Drama
B.B. King: On the Road
0
Movie

B.B. King: On the Road

2018Drama
George Carlin: The Real George Carlin
0
Movie

George Carlin: The Real George Carlin

1973Comedy
B.B. King: Live - Most Famous Hits
0
Movie

B.B. King: Live - Most Famous Hits

2003Drama
Johnny Winter: Live
0
Movie

Johnny Winter: Live

2003Drama
Guitar
0
Movie

Guitar

1991Drama
Bluesy Entertainment: Live
0
Movie

Bluesy Entertainment: Live

2003Drama
Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story
0
Movie

Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story

2012Drama
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
0
Movie

Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey

1997Drama
Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
0
Movie

Montreux Jazz Festival 1991

1991Drama
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Whole Lotta Shakin'
0
Movie

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Whole Lotta Shakin'

2009Drama
B.B. King - The Blues Sounds of B.B. King
0
Movie

B.B. King - The Blues Sounds of B.B. King

2001Drama
Wake at Generation
0
Movie

Wake at Generation

1968Drama
Stars and Their Guitars: A History of the Electric Guitar
0
Movie

Stars and Their Guitars: A History of the Electric Guitar

2008Documentary
Rolling With the Blues
0
Movie

Rolling With the Blues

2007Drama
Soundstage
0
Series

Soundstage

2003 - ...Drama
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
0
Series

Monochrome: Black, White & Blue

2017Drama

Sound2 titles

Teech
8.3
Series

Teech

1991Comedy
Garfield Gets a Life
6.5
Cartoon

Garfield Gets a Life

1991Animation