B.B. King

Acting

B.B. King

Born September 16, 1925Itta Bena, Mississippi, USA125 credits

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

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

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

Movie

2022

Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
8.0

Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

Movie

2021

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

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

Movie

2021

B.B. King: On the Road

B.B. King: On the Road

Movie

2018

Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
7.3

Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

Movie

2018

Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
7.8

Monochrome: Black, White & Blue

Movie

2017

Filmography

B.B. King: The King of the blues Stuttgart - 1997
2022B.B. King: The King of the blues Stuttgart - 1997as vocals guitarMovie
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
2021Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New Yorkas Self (archive footage)Movie
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)as Self (archive footage)Movie
B.B. King: On the Road
2018B.B. King: On the Roadas HimselfMovie
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
2018Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Barsas Self (archive footage)Movie
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
2017Monochrome: Black, White & BlueMovie
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
2017Monochrome: Black, White & Blueas SelfTV
Soundbreaking
2016Soundbreakingas SelfTV
The Art of McCartney
2014The Art of McCartneyas SelfMovie
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
2014John Mayer: Someday I'll Flyas SelfMovie
In Performance BB King & The Guitar Legends
2014In Performance BB King & The Guitar LegendsMovie
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
2013Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013as SelfMovie
Born In Chicago
2013Born In Chicagoas SelfMovie
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
2012B.B. King: The Life of Rileyas SelfMovie
Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story
2012Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Storyas SelfMovie
B.B. King - Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2011
2012B.B. King - Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2011as SelfMovie
B.B. King Standing Room Only
2010B.B. King Standing Room OnlyMovie
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
2010Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010as SelfMovie
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
2009The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concertsas SelfMovie
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Whole Lotta Shakin'
2009Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Whole Lotta Shakin'as SelfMovie
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2009V.A. North Sea Jazzas SelfMovie
Soul Power
2009Soul Poweras Self (archive footage)Movie
Blues at the BBC
2009Blues at the BBCas SelfMovie
B.B. King | Live
2009B.B. King | Liveas SelfMovie
B.B. King: Live
2008B.B. King: Liveas SelfMovie
Stars and Their Guitars: A History of the Electric Guitar
2008Stars and Their Guitars: A History of the Electric Guitaras SelfMovie
Jazz Evolution
2008Jazz Evolutionas Self - GuitarMovie
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
2007Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007as SelfMovie
Rolling With the Blues
2007Rolling With the Bluesas Self (archive footage)Movie
Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues
2006Buddy Guy Can't Quit The BluesMovie
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2005The Five Keys to Masteryas SelfMovie
Live Aid
2004Live Aidas SelfMovie
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
2004Genius. A Night for Ray Charlesas SelfMovie
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2004Ray Charles: Genius Loves Companyas SelfMovie
The Story Of The Blues
2004The Story Of The Bluesas SelfMovie
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
2004Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festivalas SelfMovie
Lightning in a Bottle
2004Lightning in a Bottleas SelfMovie
Antone's: Home of the Blues
2004Antone's: Home of the Bluesas PerformerMovie
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2003Rockin' in the USAMovie
B.B. King: Live - Most Famous Hits
2003B.B. King: Live - Most Famous Hitsas SelfMovie
Johnny Winter: Live
2003Johnny Winter: Liveas SelfMovie
Red, White and Blues
2003Red, White and Bluesas SelfMovie
The Blues
2003The Bluesas SelfTV
B.B. King: In Concert
2003B.B. King: In Concertas SelfMovie
Bluesy Entertainment: Live
2003Bluesy Entertainment: Liveas SelfMovie
B.B. King: Live By Request
2003B.B. King: Live By Requestas PerformerMovie
Soundstage
2003Soundstageas SelfTV
The Road to Memphis
2003The Road to Memphisas Self (archive footage)Movie
BB King Live at The Apollo
2003BB King Live at The ApolloMovie
Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied
2003Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfiedas SelfMovie
Sounds of Memphis
2002Sounds of Memphisas SelfMovie
BB King Sweet 16
2002BB King Sweet 16as SelfMovie
Johnny Winter: Pieces & Bits
2001Johnny Winter: Pieces & BitsMovie
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
2001All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!as SelfMovie
B.B. King - The Blues Sounds of B.B. King
2001B.B. King - The Blues Sounds of B.B. Kingas SingerMovie
B.B. King Live at Nick's
2001B.B. King Live at Nick'sas SelfMovie
The Jazz Channel Presents B.B. King
2000The Jazz Channel Presents B.B. Kingas HimselfMovie
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
2000The Ten Commandments of Creativityas SelfMovie
Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo
1999Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovoas SelfMovie
Blues Masters
1999Blues MastersMovie
B.B. King: Live In Africa '74
1998B.B. King: Live In Africa '74as SelfMovie
Blues Brothers 2000
1998Blues Brothers 2000as Malvern GasperonMovie
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1998A Place of Our OwnTV
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
1997Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odysseyas SelfMovie
Cow and Chicken
1997Cow and ChickenTV
Classic Albums
1997Classic Albumsas SelfTV
When We Were Kings
1996When We Were Kingsas SelfMovie
A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan
1996A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughanas SelfMovie
Baywatch Nights
1995Baywatch Nightsas B.B. KingTV
B.B. King: Blues Summit
1995B.B. King: Blues SummitMovie
A Night to Die For
1995A Night to Die Foras SelfMovie
Touched by an Angel
1994Touched by an Angelas B.B. KingTV
New York Undercover
1994New York UndercoverTV
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
1993Bluesland: A Portrait in American Musicas SelfMovie
B.B. King: Live At Montreux 1993
1993B.B. King: Live At Montreux 1993as SelfMovie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - Musical GuestTV
Heart and Souls
1993Heart and Soulsas HimselfMovie
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
1993Willie Nelson: The Big Six-Oas SelfMovie
Gary Moore: Live Blues
1993Gary Moore: Live Bluesas Guitar, VocalsMovie
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoTV
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Blues Night
1991Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Blues Nightas HimselfMovie
Teech
1991Teechas Uncle IsaacTV
Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
1991Montreux Jazz Festival 1991as SelfMovie
Guitar
1991Guitaras SelfMovie
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-Airas PappyTV
All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians
1990All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musiciansas SelfMovie
U2: Lovetown
1989U2: Lovetownas SelfMovie
Booker
1989BookerTV
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1989Big World CafeTV
Legends of Rock 'n' Roll
1989Legends of Rock 'n' Rollas B.B. KingMovie
Albert King & B.B. King: Japan Blues Carnival
1989Albert King & B.B. King: Japan Blues Carnivalas HimselfMovie
U2: Rattle and Hum
1988U2: Rattle and Humas SelfMovie
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987Amazon Women on the Moonas B.B. King (segment "Blacks Without Soul")Movie
B.B. King & Friends
1987B.B. King & Friendsas SelfMovie
Married... with Children
1987Married... with Childrenas Street SingerTV
Spies Like Us
1985Spies Like Usas Ace Tomato AgentMovie
Live Aid
1985Live Aidas SelfMovie
B.B. King: Into the Night
1985B.B. King: Into the Nightas SelfMovie
The Cosby Show
1984The Cosby Showas Riley JacksonTV
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1982Christmas in Washingtonas SelfTV
B.B. King - Austin City Limits 1982
1982B.B. King - Austin City Limits 1982as Musician - guitar, vocalsMovie
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1980America's Top 10as SelfTV
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978The Kennedy Center Honorsas SelfTV
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1978Good Mornin’ Bluesas HostMovie
Give My Poor Heart Ease
1975Give My Poor Heart Easeas SelfMovie
Sing Sing Thanksgiving
1974Sing Sing Thanksgivingas SelfMovie
The Blues Under the Skin
1973The Blues Under the Skinas BluesmanMovie
George Carlin: The Real George Carlin
1973George Carlin: The Real George Carlinas SelfMovie
The Midnight Special
1972The Midnight Specialas SelfTV
Sanford and Son
1972Sanford and SonTV
Sing Sing Thanksgiving
1972Sing Sing Thanksgivingas SelfMovie
Medicine Ball Caravan
1971Medicine Ball Caravanas SelfMovie
Great Performances
1971Great Performancesas SelfTV
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1971The Pearl Bailey Showas SelfTV
The Flip Wilson Show
1970The Flip Wilson Showas SelfTV
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1969The Barbara McNair Showas SelfTV
Black Woodstock
1969Black Woodstockas SelfMovie
The Dick Cavett Show
1968The Dick Cavett Showas Self - GuestTV
Wake at Generation
1968Wake at Generationas SelfMovie
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV
The Mike Douglas Show
1961The Mike Douglas Showas SelfTV
The Grammys
1959The Grammysas SelfTV
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948The Ed Sullivan Showas SelfTV
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—B.B. King & Raimundo Amador Liveas HimselfMovie
B.B. King: Live at the Woodlands
—B.B. King: Live at the WoodlandsMovie