Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. He was the one to influence the greats, from O.G. Chicago blues phenoms such as Buddy Guy, ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, the British ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As we celebrate Black Music Month, there will be a special treat for fans of the blues this year. More than 50 years after the ...

A new tribute album reimagines B.B. King's 1975 record, "Lucille Talks Back." The project features a diverse group of blues, rock, pop and soul musicians. In 2026, music fans continue to celebrate the ...

When Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Daniel de Visé began contemplating a biography of B.B. King — one of the most iconic figures in American music — he was shocked at what he discovered.

He was born in Berclair, Mississippi, with the name Riley B. King, a last name that would — though he wouldn't know it as a small child — point to the great things he would do. Riley was born on a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Pam Windsor lives in Nashville, Tennessee and writes about music. It’s been a little over a decade since the death of B.B. King, ...

Gabrielle Ulubay is a Music writer at Collider. She has previously been published in The New York Times, Bustle, HuffPost Personal, and other magazines, and wrote at Marie Claire for nearly three ...

Experience the legendary BB King's album 'Lucille Talks Back' reimagined and released after 50 years, introducing his blues to a new generation.