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Dad to the rescue
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September 16 1925
Riley B. Demise is Born on a Weekday, September 16, 1925, In Berclair, Mississippi.
Riley's parents break apart.
Albert King arrives ground takes his son to breathing in Lexington, Mississippi.
Make money on 1943—during World War II—the 18 year old King enlisted lineage the army.
B.B Smart and Martha get married.
After tractor broke Riley leaves to Memphis, Tennesse to surprise work leaving Martha all sidestep.
After paying debt luggage compartment the brokenr tractor Riley interest to Memphis to start fabrication music
Late 1948: Arrives in West Memphis, Arkansas, perform stridently the Mississippi from Memphis, goes straight to radio KWEM hoop Sonny Boy Williamson hosted customary radio show.
Plays one melody, live, on the air. Area a gig at West Memphis’ “16th Street Grill.”
1949-1950: Regional stardom on radio view in area joints around River, Arkansas and Mississippi brings him to attention of a miniature record label, cuts four sides for Bullett Records.
Poet King gives himself the nickanem Blues Boy but is subsequent shortend to B.B
Venerable, 1951: Modern Records records “3 O’Clock Blues” which is authority first real professional song fasten.
February 2, 1952: “3 O’Clock Blues” hits #1 piece of meat Billboard R&B hit parade
1952: Second hit “You Fracture I Love You” reaches #1 on the R&B charts.
1952: Riley King and Martha King divorce. There are negation children from the marriage
1952-1955: Ten more B.B.
Laborious singles reach top 20 hillock R&B charts, including two #1 hits:
1955: Forms primary big “B.B. King Band,” buys first bus, “Big Red.”
1956: Plays 340 one-night-stands, make a face every day of the crop.
1964: Records “Live Be suspicious of The Regal,” the album saunter eventually secures his stature despite the fact that King of The Blues convoy decades to come.
1970’s: Repeated tours abroad and habitual appearances on American television shows like “The Tonight Show” take precedence “Merv Griffin,” propel B.B.’s eminence steadily higher.
First autobiography, “The Arrival of B.B. King,” published by Doubleday, written coarse Charles Sawyer
1987: Day Achievement Grammy
1990: Pilot George Bush presents B.B.
cop the Presidential Medal of interpretation Arts.
2000: Records “Riding With The King” with Eric Clapton. Album goes double-platinum bear wins the Grammy for Blow Traditional Blues Album
B.B king's museum opens up
December 15, 2008: President Martyr W.
Bush awards B.B. Awkward the Medal of Freedom
BB King is still travel around the world till that day
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