- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr.)) : sound, color.
- Summary
- Blues guitarist and singer B.B. King was born Riley B. King on September 16, 1925 in Itta Bena, Mississippi. After the death of his mother and grandmother, King played on street corners for dimes at the age of ten. King's first big break came from WDIA radio in West Memphis where he gave weekly performances plugging the health tonic Pepticon. In the early 1950s, King first recorded with Modern Records. In subsequent years, he transitioned from the Chitlin' Circuit to performing in concert halls, amphitheaters, and resort hotels. His 1966 signature hit "The Thrill is Gone" was his first song to break through on the popular charts. B.B. King was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in 1984 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. Beginning in the early 1990s, King opened B.B. King Blues Clubs across the country. B.B. King passed away on May 14, 2015 at age 89.
- Alternative Title
- History Makers video oral history with B. B. King
- B. B. King
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Internet videos.
- Interviews.
- Nonfiction films.
- Oral histories.
- OCLC
- 1000486444
- Title
The HistoryMakers video oral history with B. B. King.
- Publisher
Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
- Country of Producing Entity
United States naf
- Playing Time
010000
- Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
- Type of Medium
computer
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
video file
- Performer
Isaac Hayes, interviewer.
- Event
Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2003 October 24.
- Source of description
Vendor-supplied metadata.
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
Blues Guitarist.
- Added Author
King, B. B., interviewee.
Hayes, Isaac, interviewer.
HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.