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Also Known As Riley B. King • Blues Boy King
Born September 16, 1925 • near Itta Bena • Mississippi
Died May 14, 2015 (aged 89) • Las Vegas • Nevada
Awards And Honors Grammy Award (2008) • Grammy Award (2005) • Grammy Award (2002) • Grammy Award (2000) • Grammy Award (2000) • Grammy Award (1999) • Grammy Award (1996) • Kennedy Center Honors (1995) • Grammy Award (1993) • Grammy Award (1991) • National Medal of Arts (1990) • Grammy Award (1990) • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (1987) • Grammy Award (1985) • Grammy Award (1983) • Grammy Award (1981) • Grammy Award (1970)
Notable Works “B. B. King & Friends: 80” • “Blues All Around Me” • “Deuces Wild” • “One Kind Flavor” • “Riding with the King”

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