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Season 31, Day 17 - "B.B. Thing"

This season is inspired by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and today's quiz is inspired by B.B. King.

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B.B. King

B.B. Dies at 89: Remembering the Blues Legend | Vanity Fair

“One of the most important electric guitarists in history, whose bent notes and staccato picking style influenced legions to come.”

Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums: Live at the Regal

Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs: “The Thrill Is Gone”

Billboard #1 hits: none

Spotify top 5:

  1. “The Thrill Is Gone”

  2. “Riding with the King”

  3. “We Are the World” [w/ Pavarotti & Friends]

  4. “When Love Comes to Town”

  5. “Chains and Things”

Miscellaneous trivia:

  • originally known as the “Beale Street Blues Boy”, shortened to “Blues Boy” and then “B.B.”

  • named his guitars “Lucille” in honor of a woman who inspired a bar fight

  • born in Mississippi, where his namesake museum opened in 2008

  • nicknamed “King of the Blues”

  • won a Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Album at age 83

Season 31, Day 17 - "B.B. Thing"

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