B.B. King, born Riley B. King on Sept. 16, 1925, in Itta Bena, Mississippi, was an icon in music history. With his groundbreaking guitar playing and soulful voice, King became a global ambassador of ...

As a young boy, by way of his father who was involved in the music business, a young Billy Gibbons got the chance to sit in and watch B.B. King do his thing live and in the flesh while in the studio.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Pam Windsor lives in Nashville, Tennessee and writes about music. It’s been a little over a decade since the death of B.B. King, ...

Sept. 16, 2025, will be a milestone in the history of Memphis and American music, as it marks what would have been B.B. King’s 100th birthday. To all who ever heard him play, King was the one true ...