Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 2026, music fans continue to celebrate the centenary of Memphis legend and blues icon B.B. King. This month, King's legacy ...

Riley B. King, known internationally as B.B. King, is still considered the King of the Blues even since his passing on May 14, 2015. From his early days playing on popular radio shows in Memphis, ...

King told the guitar’s origin story in song on the title track to his 1968 album “Lucille.” In 1980, Gibson introduced its first B.B. King signature guitar, a black ES-355 Thinline Dual Pickup Stereo ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BB King performs on stage at Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, New Jersey, United States, January 2 1997. In 1997, B.B. King gifted ...

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EXCLUSIVE: Canton Entertainment, the production company of Mark Canton and Dorothy Canton, is partnering with Vassal Benford and The B.B. King Music Company & Estate to develop Lucille, the first and ...

The catalog acquisition company, Open On Sunday, is working on a new, unreleased B.B. King album. Speaking to a panel during IndieWeek 2025, the company announced that the album will be released on ...

(Prime PR Group) Epiphone has released the B.B. King signature guitar, a perfect replica of his Lucille, to pay homage to the legendary career of one of music's greatest pioneers. Based on the ...

This Is the Last Week to Donate to Win Guitar Package & Support Music Education as B.B. King Centennial Tribute Continues DEERFIELD BEACH, FL, UNITED STATES, February ...

Any artist needs the perfect tool to create his masterpiece. For B.B. King, the legendary blues musician who passed away Thursday at the age of 89, it was a modified black Gibson ES-355. Named ...

In 2026, music fans continue to celebrate the centenary of Memphis legend and blues icon B.B. King. This month, King’s legacy continues to be honored with the release of a new tribute to his 1975 ...

How Gibson keeps the legendary bluesman's instrumental legacy alive In 1980, Gibson introduced its first B.B. King signature guitar, a black ES-355 Thinline Dual Pickup Stereo Varitone model with a TP ...