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.
B.B. King
“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:
“The Thrill Is Gone”
“Riding with the King”
“We Are the World” [w/ Pavarotti & Friends]
“When Love Comes to Town”
“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