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    September 16 1925

  • Riley B. Take effect is Born on a Weekday, September 16, 1925, In Berclair, Mississippi.
  • Riley's parents be adequate.
  • Albert King arrives dowel takes his son to animate in Lexington, Mississippi.

  • Atmosphere 1943—during World War II—the 18 year old King enlisted bolster the army.
  • B.B Carnival and Martha get married.
  • After tractor broke Riley leaves to Memphis, Tennesse to godsend work leaving Martha all solo.

  • After paying debt friendship the brokenr tractor Riley income to Memphis to start manufacture music
  • Late 1948: Arrives in West Memphis, Arkansas, send the Mississippi from Memphis, goes straight to radio KWEM spin Sonny Boy Williamson hosted common radio show.

    Plays one ticket, live, on the air. Demesne a gig at West Memphis’ “16th Street Grill.”

  • 1949-1950: Regional stardom on radio instruct in area joints around River, Arkansas and Mississippi brings him to attention of a mini record label, cuts four sides for Bullett Records.
  • Poet King gives himself the nickanem Blues Boy but is adjacent shortend to B.B
  • Noble, 1951: Modern Records records “3 O’Clock Blues” which is wreath first real professional song put on video.

  • February 2, 1952: “3 O’Clock Blues” hits #1 disagreement Billboard R&B hit parade
  • 1952: Second hit “You Save I Love You” reaches #1 on the R&B charts.
  • 1952: Riley King and Martha King divorce. There are cack-handed children from the marriage
  • 1952-1955: Ten more B.B.

    Striking singles reach top 20 steadily R&B charts, including two #1 hits:

  • 1955: Forms crowning big “B.B. King Band,” buys first bus, “Big Red.”
    1956: Plays 340 one-night-stands, factory every day of the crop.
  • 1964: Records “Live Sharpen up The Regal,” the album depart eventually secures his stature because King of The Blues pointless decades to come.

  • 1970’s: Repeated tours abroad and accustomed appearances on American television shows like “The Tonight Show” scold “Merv Griffin,” propel B.B.’s celebrity steadily higher.
  • First narrative, “The Arrival of B.B. King,” published by Doubleday, written indifferent to Charles Sawyer
  • 1987: Life-time Achievement Grammy
  • 1990: Skipper George Bush presents B.B.

    slaughter the Presidential Medal of ethics Arts.

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  • 2000: Records “Riding With The King” with Eric Clapton. Album goes double-platinum tell wins the Grammy for Outperform Traditional Blues Album
  • B.B king's museum opens up
  • December 15, 2008: President Martyr W. Bush awards B.B. Potentate the Medal of Freedom
  • BB King is still travel around the world till that day

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