B.B. King

★ Acting #32,161

1925 - 2015 (age 89) • Acting

Born: 9/16/1925 in Itta Bena, Mississippi, USA

Died: 5/14/2015 (age 89)

Known for: Acting

B.B. King

★ Acting #32,161

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

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

79%

Pappy

1990

Married... with Children

77%

Street Singer

1987

Blues Brothers 2000

53%

Malvern Gasperon

1998

Cow and Chicken

71%

Unknown

1997

The Cosby Show

70%

Riley Jackson

1984

When We Were Kings

76%

Self

1996

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

76%

Self (archive footage)

2021

Touched by an Angel

72%

B.B. King

1994

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

vocals guitar

2022

Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

80%

Self (archive footage)

2021

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

76%

Self (archive footage)

2021

B.B. King: On the Road

Himself

2018

Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

71%

Self (archive footage)

2018

Monochrome: Black, White & Blue

78%

2017

The Art of McCartney

20%

Self

2014

John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly

95%

Self

2014

In Performance BB King & The Guitar Legends

65%

2014

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013

58%

Self

2013

Born In Chicago

57%

Self

2013

B.B. King: The Life of Riley

70%

Self

2012

Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story

Self

2012

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

65%

Self

2012

B.B. King Standing Room Only

50%

2010

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010

83%

Self

2010

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts

79%

Self

2009

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

Self

2009

V.A. North Sea Jazz

60%

Self

2009

Soul Power

65%

Self (archive footage)

2009

Blues at the BBC

75%

Self

2009

B.B. King | Live

72%

Self

2009

B.B. King: Live

72%

Self

2008

Stars and Their Guitars: A History of the Electric Guitar

20%

Self

2008

Jazz Evolution

60%

Self - Guitar

2008

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007

71%

Self

2007

Rolling With the Blues

Self (archive footage)

2007

Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues

60%

2006