B. B. KingНастоящее имя Кинг Райли Б. (King Riley B.; р. 16 сентября 1925, Индианола, Миссисипи) — американский певец, гитарист, композитор. Лидер современного блюза, оказал большое влияние на развитие блюз-рока. Наиболее известные хиты: Three O’Clock Blues (1951), Why I Sing The Blues (1969), The Thrill Is Gone (1969) и др. Песня Three O'Clock Blues в течение 15 недель занимала первое место в американских чартах по категории «ритм-энд-блюз». Альбом “Live At The Regal” (1965) считается шедевром современного блюза. Альбом “Live And Well” (1969) внес значительный вклад в теорию блюз-рока. Удостоен премии “Grammy” за альбом “There Must Be A Better World Somewhere” (1981). Дискография: LIVE AT THE REGAL: A CLASSIC REVISITED (1964); LIVE AT THE REGAL/LIVE AT COOK COUNTY JAIL (1964); LIVE AT THE REGAL (GOLD DISC) (1964); BLUES IS KING (1967); THE ELECTRIC B.B. KING - HIS BEST (1968); GREAT MOMENTS WITH B.B. KING (1968); COMPLETELY WELL (GOLD DISC) (1969); COMPLETELY WELL (1969); INDIANOLA MISSISSIPPI SEEDS (1970); LIVE IN COOK COUNTY JAIL (1971); GUESS WHO (1972); TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU (1973); BACK IN THE ALLEY: THE CLASSIC BLUES OF B. B. KING (1973); TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME...LIVE (1974); LUCILLE TALKS BACK (1975); TOGETHER AGAIN...LIVE (1976); MIDNIGHT BELIEVER (1978); NOW APPEARING AT OLE MISS (1980); THERE MUST BE A BETTER WORLD SOMEWHERE (1981); LOVE ME TENDER (1982); BLUES 'N' JAZZ (1983); FRIENDS (1983) by Larry Carlton; SIX SILVER STRINGS (1985); SPOTLIGHT ON LUCILLE (1986); BEST OF B. B. KING, VOL. 1 (1986); CHARACTERS (1987) by Stevie Wonder; STRAWBERRY MOON (1987) by Grover Washington; RATTLE AND HUM (1988) by U2; DO THE BOOGIE! B.B. KING'S EARLY 50S CLASSICS (1988); JUST BETWEEN US (1988) by Ray Charles; KING OF THE BLUES: 1989 (1989); GOT MY MOJO WORKING (1989); SING THE BLUES (1990) by Simpsons; LIVE AT SAN QUENTIN (1990); THE FABULOUS B.B. KING (1991); LIVE AT THE APOLLO (1991); GOIN' IN YOUR DIRECTION (1992) by Sonny Boy Williamson; AFTER HOURS (1992) by Gary Moore; KING OF THE BLUES [BOX] (1992); I HEARD YOU TWICE THE FIRST TIME (1992) by Branford Marsalis; THE GOLDEN YEARS [BOX] (1992) by The Jazz Crusaders; SIX PACK (1992) by Gary Burton & Friends; MY SWEET LITTLE ANGEL (1993); BLUES SUMMIT (1993); COLLINS MIX (THE BEST OF ALBERT COLLINS) (1993) by Albert Collins; ALL BLUES (1994) by The GRP All-Star Big Band; HEART & SOUL: A COLLECTION OF BLUES BALLADS (1995); LIFELINES (1995) by Peter, Paul & Mary; VINTAGE BLUES VOL. 1 (1996) by Various Artists; COLLECTION by Larry Carlton; ROYAL JAM by The Jazz Crusaders; THE VOCAL ALBUM by The Jazz Crusaders; KOOL JAZZ - LIVE AT MIDEM by Various Artists; I LIKE TO LIVE THE LOVE; THE BLUES: A REAL SUMMIT MEETING by Various Artists; THE BLUES: A REAL SUMMIT MEETING by Various Artists; CUTTIN' LOOSE by Chris Cain Band; B.B. KING - BLUES COLLECTION;BLUES 'N' JAZZ/THE ELECTRIC B.B. KING; EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES: BEST OF B. B. KING; SINGIN' THE BLUES/THE BLUES; TRUMPET MASTERS, VOL. 5 -FROM THE BOTTOM by Sonny Boy Williamson; TRUE BLUE by Calvin Owens; TREASURES FROM THE VAULT by B.B. King/T-Bone Walker/Bobby Rush. |