B.B. King
Biography
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.
Gallery
Known For
Acting History
2022
B.B. King: The King of the blues Stuttgart - 1997 as vocals guitar
2021Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York as Self (archive footage)
2021Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) as Self (archive footage)
2018B.B. King: On the Road as Himself
2018Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars as Self (archive footage)
2017Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
2014The Art of McCartney as Self
2014John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly as Self
2014In Performance BB King & The Guitar Legends
2013Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 as Self
2013Born In Chicago as Self
2012B.B. King: The Life of Riley as Self
2012Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story as Self
2012B.B. King - Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2011 as Self
2010B.B. King Standing Room Only
2010Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 as Self
2009The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts as Self
2009Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Whole Lotta Shakin' as Self
2009V.A. North Sea Jazz as Self
2009Soul Power as Self (archive footage)
2009Blues at the BBC as Self
2009B.B. King | Live as Self
2008B.B. King: Live as Self
2008Stars and Their Guitars: A History of the Electric Guitar as Self
2008Jazz Evolution as Self - Guitar
2007Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 as Self
2006Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues
2005The Five Keys to Mastery as Self
2004Live Aid as Self
2004Genius. A Night for Ray Charles as Self
2004Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company as Self
2004The Story Of The Blues as Self
2004Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival as Self
2004Lightning in a Bottle as Self
2004Antone's: Home of the Blues as Performer
2003Rockin' in the USA
2003B.B. King: Live - Most Famous Hits as Self
2003Johnny Winter: Live as Self
2003Red, White and Blues as Self
2003The Blues as Self
2003B.B. King: In Concert as Self
2003Bluesy Entertainment: Live as Self
2003B.B. King: Live By Request as Performer
2003Soundstage as Self
2003The Road to Memphis as Self (archive footage)
2003BB King Live at The Apollo
2003Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied as Self
2002Sounds of Memphis as Self
2002BB King Sweet 16 as Self
2001Johnny Winter: Pieces & Bits
2001All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live! as Self
2001B.B. King - The Blues Sounds of B.B. King as Singer
2001B.B. King Live at Nick's as Self
2000The Jazz Channel Presents B.B. King as Himself
2000The Ten Commandments of Creativity as Self
1999Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo as Self
1999Blues Masters
1998B.B. King: Live In Africa '74 as Self
1998Blues Brothers 2000 as Malvern Gasperon
1998A Place of Our Own
1997Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey as Self
1997Cow and Chicken
1997Classic Albums as Self
1996When We Were Kings as Self
1996A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan as Self
1995Baywatch Nights as B.B. King
1995B.B. King: Blues Summit
1995A Night to Die For as Self
1994Touched by an Angel as B.B. King
1994New York Undercover
1993Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music as Self
1993B.B. King: Live At Montreux 1993 as Self
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Musical Guest
1993Heart and Souls as Himself
1993Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O as Self
1993Gary Moore: Live Blues as Guitar, Vocals
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1991Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Blues Night as Himself
1991Teech as Uncle Isaac
1991Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
1991Guitar as Self
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Pappy
1990All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians as Self
1989U2: Lovetown as Self
1989Booker
1989Albert King & B.B. King: Japan Blues Carnival as Himself
1989Legends of Rock 'n' Roll as B.B. King
1988U2: Rattle and Hum as Self
1987Amazon Women on the Moon as B.B. King (segment "Blacks Without Soul")
1987B.B. King & Friends as Self
1987Married... with Children as Street Singer
1985Spies Like Us as Ace Tomato Agent
1985Live Aid as Self
1985B.B. King: Into the Night as Self
1984The Cosby Show as Riley Jackson
1982Christmas in Washington as Self
1982B.B. King - Austin City Limits 1982 as Musician - guitar, vocals
1980America's Top 10 as himself
1978The Kennedy Center Honors as Self
1978Good Mornin’ Blues as Host
1975Give My Poor Heart Ease as Self
1974Sing Sing Thanksgiving as Self
1973The Blues Under the Skin as Bluesman
1973George Carlin: The Real George Carlin as Self
1972The Midnight Special as Host
1972The Midnight Special as Self
1972Sanford and Son
1972B.B. King & Joan Baez - Live At Sing Sing as Self
1971Medicine Ball Caravan as Self
1971Great Performances as Self
1971The Pearl Bailey Show as Self
1970The Flip Wilson Show as Self
1969The Barbara McNair Show as Self
1969Black Woodstock
1968The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
1968Wake at Generation as Self
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1961The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1959The Grammys as Self
1948The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
—B.B. King & Raimundo Amador Live as Himself
—B.B. King: Live at the Woodlands