King was born on a plantation in Itta Bena, Mississippi, a small town near
Indianola, Mississippi. His parents were Alfred King and Nora Ella King.
While singing in a local gospel group, at the age of twelve Riley bought
his first guitar for $15.00.[3] In 1943 King left Indianola to work as a
tractor driver.
King went to Memphis, Tennessee in 1946, looking for a cousin, Bukka White,
who took him in for the next ten months.[3] However, after a few months of
hardship he returned to Mississippi, where he decided to prepare himself
better for the next visit and returned to Memphis two years later. Initially
he worked at the local R&B radio station WDIA as a singer and disc jockey,
where he gained the nickname "Beale Street Blues Boy", later shortened
to "B.B."[4][5] It was there that he first met T-Bone Walker. "Once I'd
heard him for the first time, I knew I'd have to have [an electric guitar]
myself. 'Had' to have one, short of stealing!", he said.[
01 - Sweet Sixteen.mp3
02 - The Other Night Blues.mp3
03 - It's My Own Fault.mp3
04 - Evil Child.mp3
05 - Mr. Pawnbroker.mp3
06 - Catfish Blues.mp3
07 - You've Done Your Last Good Thing Now.mp3
08 - Paying The Cost To Be The Boss.mp3
09 - Everyday I Have The Blues.mp3
10 - How Blue Can You Get.mp3
11 - The Letter.mp3
12 - A New Way Of Driving.mp3
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