B.B. King

Known for: Acting
Born: September 16, 1925, Itta Bena, Mississippi, USA
Died: May 14, 2015
Movies: 91

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.

Upcoming B.B. King Movies

7.0

B.B. King: Live at the Woodlands

Release date TBA

Best-Known Movies

5.3

Blues Brothers 2000

1998

6.2

Spies Like Us

1985

7.0

Heart and Souls

1993

7.6

When We Were Kings

1996

7.6

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

2021

5.9

Amazon Women on the Moon

1987

7.1

U2: Rattle and Hum

1988

7.9

Live Aid

1985

7.1

Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

2018

7.0

B.B. King: The Life of Riley

2012

Filmography

2022	B.B. King: The King of the blues Stuttgart - 1997	vocals guitar
2021	Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York	Self (archive footage)
2021	Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)	Self (archive footage)
2018	B.B. King: On the Road	Himself
2018	Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars	Self (archive footage)
2017	Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
2014	The Art of McCartney	Self
2014	John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly	Self
2014	In Performance BB King & The Guitar Legends
2013	Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013	Self
2013	Born In Chicago	Self
2012	B.B. King: The Life of Riley	Self
2012	Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story	Self
2012	B.B. King - Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2011	Self
2010	B.B. King Standing Room Only
2010	Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010	Self
2009	The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts	Self
2009	Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Whole Lotta Shakin'	Self
2009	V.A. North Sea Jazz	Self
2009	Soul Power	Self (archive footage)
2009	Blues at the BBC	Self
2009	B.B. King \| Live	Self
2008	B.B. King: Live	Self
2008	Stars and Their Guitars: A History of the Electric Guitar	Self
2008	Jazz Evolution	Self - Guitar
2007	Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007	Self
2007	Rolling With the Blues	Self (archive footage)
2006	Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues
2005	The Five Keys to Mastery	Self
2004	Live Aid	Self
2004	Genius. A Night for Ray Charles	Self
2004	Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company	Self
2004	The Story Of The Blues	Self
2004	Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival	Self
2004	Lightning in a Bottle	Self
2004	Antone's: Home of the Blues	Performer
2003	Rockin' in the USA
2003	B.B. King: Live - Most Famous Hits	Self
2003	Johnny Winter: Live	Self
2003	Red, White and Blues	Self
2003	B.B. King: In Concert	Self
2003	Bluesy Entertainment: Live	Self
2003	B.B. King: Live By Request	Performer
2003	The Road to Memphis	Self (archive footage)
2003	BB King Live at The Apollo
2003	Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied	Self
2002	Sounds of Memphis	Self
2002	BB King Sweet 16	Self
2001	Johnny Winter: Pieces & Bits
2001	All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!	Self
2001	B.B. King - The Blues Sounds of B.B. King	Singer
2001	B.B. King Live at Nick's	Self
2000	The Jazz Channel Presents B.B. King	Himself
2000	The Ten Commandments of Creativity	Self
1999	Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo	Self
1999	Blues Masters
1998	B.B. King: Live In Africa '74	Self
1998	Blues Brothers 2000	Malvern Gasperon
1997	Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey	Self
1996	When We Were Kings	Self
1996	A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan	Self
1995	B.B. King: Blues Summit
1995	A Night to Die For	Self
1993	Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music	Self
1993	B.B. King: Live At Montreux 1993	Self
1993	Heart and Souls	Himself
1993	Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O	Self
1993	Gary Moore: Live Blues	Guitar, Vocals
1991	Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Blues Night	Himself
1991	Montreux Jazz Festival 1991	Self
1991	Guitar	Self
1990	All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians	Self
1989	U2: Lovetown	Self
1989	Legends of Rock 'n' Roll	B.B. King
1989	Albert King & B.B. King: Japan Blues Carnival	Himself
1988	U2: Rattle and Hum	Self
1987	Amazon Women on the Moon	B.B. King (segment "Blacks Without Soul")
1987	B.B. King & Friends	Self
1985	Spies Like Us	Ace Tomato Agent
1985	Live Aid	Self
1985	B.B. King: Into the Night	Self
1982	B.B. King - Austin City Limits 1982	Musician - guitar, vocals
1978	Good Mornin’ Blues	Host
1975	Give My Poor Heart Ease	Self
1974	Sing Sing Thanksgiving	Self
1973	The Blues Under the Skin	Self
1973	George Carlin: The Real George Carlin	Self
1972	Sing Sing Thanksgiving	Self
1971	Medicine Ball Caravan	Self
1969	Black Woodstock	Self
1968	Wake at Generation	Self

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