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In the end, King didn't want to relinquish his reign on the crowd. His handlers stood patiently by his side as he showered us with signature guitar picks and gold bracelets.
King's basic approach to playing guitar is unique in that he never played while singing, and his performances on the instrument were largely confined to solos and elaborate fills. He claimed that ...
Best of 2019: The late BB King, also known as the King Of The Blues, was one of the hardest working bluesmen in history, performing an average of 300 shows a year well into his 70s. These days we’re ...
Albert King played upside down, in a weird tuning, and influenced SRV and Hendrix alike, and he did it without a pick. So ...
Blues and Southern rock firebrand Marcus King has been honored with his second Gibson signature guitar – another ES-345 that oozes vintage gorgeousness.
Epiphone BB King Lucille: What is it? There were many Lucilles in the life of BB King. Once an electric guitar met his approval, typically a Gibson ES-355 semi-hollow, they were named and welcomed ...
Gibson and Marcus King have joined forces for another signature guitar inspired by King’s legendary 1962 ES-345, aka “Big Red” – a guitar that was passed down from his grandfather to his ...
In the ’80s, King worked with the company to make his own “Lucille” model of the ES-355, which featured a couple of schematic modifications and the guitar’s name emblazoned on the head.
To guitar aficionados and blues fans, the name Lucille evokes the sweet, piercing electric tones of B.B. King’s guitar. It’s the name the 15-time Grammy winner, who died Thursday night at age ...
A guitar once owned by B.B. King and photographs of Marilyn Monroe – along with other items from history and pop culture – are going up for auction next month.
Marcus King tells PEOPLE his new signature Gibson guitar serves as an homage to the "legacy" his grandfather established.
With one of the biggest voices in blues and blues guitar, B.B. King's discography stretches back almost 60 years. And just about any music listener can call to mind his signature track "The Thrill ...