David Ritz

B. B. King

The fabled blues guitarist chronicles his youth on a Mississippi cotton farm, years as a disk jockey, experiences with racism and the civil rights movement, romantic relationships, and forty-five years on the road

The Autobiography of B.B. King

Blues All Around Me

From the rural poverty of the Mississippi Delta to his celebrated position as the world's leading blues musician, B. B. King has led a remarkable life. In this riveting autobiography, he dramatizes his whirlwind adventures from the Memphis of the forties to the Moscow of the nineties with unflinching candor and sincerity--disclosing his complex relationships with women and chronicling his experience with racism, the Civil Rights movement, and the shifting politics of show business. But most of all, B. B. 's story is the story of the blues--the evolution from country acoustic to urban electric; the birth and explosion of rock 'n' roll--and B. B.' s own long but ultimately triumphant struggle for crossover success, during which he remained unwaveringly true to the music of his heart.From the rural poverty of the Mississippi Delta to his celebrated position as the world's leading blues musician, B. B. King has led a remarkable life. In this riveting autobiography, he dramatizes his whirlwind adventures from the Memphis of the forties to the Moscow of the nineties with unflinching candor and sincerity--disclosing his complex relationships with women and chronicling his experience with racism, the Civil Rights movement, and the shifting politics of show business. But most of all, B. B. 's story is the story of the blues--the evolution from country acoustic to urban electric; the birth and explosion of rock 'n' roll--and B. B.' s own long but ultimately triumphant struggle for crossover success, during which he remained unwaveringly true to the music of his heart.

The Autobiography of B. B. King

Jesse Gress

An Annotated Guide to the Guitar Technique of B.B. King

Original B.B. King

B.B. King - The B.B. King Collection -

B.B. King in London (sound Recording).

B. B. King, blues master III

Dave Rubin

Learn to play his famous licks through transcriptions and analysis from 11 songs, including: B.B.'s Boogie * Everyday (I Have the Blues) * It's My Own Fault Darlin' * Sweet Little Angel * The Thrill Is Gone * and more.

King of the Electric Blues Guitar

The Best of B.B. King

36 early blues classics from his RPM recordings including: Boogie Woogie Woman * Every Day I Have the Blues * Everything I Do Is Wrong * Hard Working Woman * It's My Own Fault Darlin' * Please Hurry Home * Ruby Lee * She's a Mean Woman * Shut Your Mouth * A Whole Lot of Lovin' * Woke Up This Morning * and more.

1950 to 1957

B.B. King Blues Guitar Collection

32 classics from his Kent recordings, including: Bad Breaks * Bad Luck Soul * Blue Shadows * The Blues Has Got to Me * Blues Stay Away * Going Down Slow * Got 'Em Bad * I Had a Woman * It's a Mean World * King of Guitar * Rock Me Baby * Worried Life Blues * You Don't Know * and more.

1958 to 1967

B. B. King, blues master II

(Guitar Recorded Versions). All 10 tracks from this critically acclaimed 1965 release by blues master B.B. King are featured in standard and notation and tab, including: Every Day I Have the Blues * Help the Poor * How Blue Can You Get * It's My Own Fault Darlin' * Please Love Me * Sweet Little Angel * Woke up This Morning * Worry, Worry * You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now * You Upset Me Baby.

Live at the Regal

B. B. King has the blues running through his blood. Growing up in the rural poverty of the Mississippi Delta, King first experienced the blues at nine years old, when his mother passed away. The man of the house before the end of his first decade, he used this strife as a source of inspiration and launched one of the most celebrated musical careers in American history. King has led a remarkable life, and this riveting autobiography dramatizes his whirlwind adventures from the Memphis of the forties to the Moscow of the nineties with unflinching candor and sincerity. But most of all, B.B.'s story is the story of the blues—the evolution from country acoustic to urban electric, the birth and explosion of rock 'n' roll—and B.B.'s own long, but ultimately triumphant, struggle for crossover success, during which he remained unwaveringly true to the music of his heart.

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). Two dozen of B.B.'s bluesy best! Includes: Ask Me No Questions * Everyday I Have the Blues * I Need You So Bad * Paying the Cost to Be the Boss * Riding with the King * The Thrill Is Gone * Woke up This Morning * You Upset Me Baby * and more.

Piano, Vocal, Guitar

Sandra Boynton

"One Shoe Blues" presents a thoroughly captivating story and a dazzling music video on an accompanying 12-minute DVD. Boynton writes, designs, and directs (her first film ever), King stars (singing, playing, and turning in a wry and brilliant comic acting performance), and exuberant Boynton sock puppets chime in.

B. B. King

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