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One of B.B. King‘s iconic Gibson electric guitars — each affectionately nicknamed “Lucille” — will soon hit the auction block. The late blues musician’s black ES-345 prototype ...
A guitar given to B.B. King for his 80th birthday has sold for $280,000 at an auction of items from the blues legend's estate. By Associated Press A guitar given to B.B. King for his 80th birthday ...
JACKSON, Miss. — A guitar given to B.B. King for his 80th birthday has sold for $280,000 at an auction of items from the blues legend's estate. Julien's Auctions says King often used the black ...
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 ...
B.B. King, who died Thursday at age 89, named his guitar Lucille because of a woman he never met. In fact, there have been many Lucilles, most famously a series of custom-designed Gibsons but ...
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they know it’s B.B. King playing by hearing just one note of his guitar. This film excerpt includes commentary by Eric Clapton, Mick Taylor, John Mayall, Bobby Bland, Bruce Willis, Joe ...
But from blues to country to rock, the most famous guitar might be B.B. King’s Lucille. Unlike other guitarists, King didn’t bestow the name Lucille upon a single guitar. Instead, he gave it ...
He was known for his sophisticated soloing, subtle vibratos and bend notes - playing on the Gibson guitar he called Lucille. This video can not be played Trevor Nelson talks about BB King's ...
B.B. King? He just jacked an electric guitar into an amp. His trademark tone came courtesy of his fingers and his feel, not fuzz boxes. His technique was also one of spareness and simplicity ...
A video of a 10-year-old boy in a tiger onesie playing a guitar tribute to BB King has had more than five million hits online. After posting the video, Toby Lee, from Bloxham, Oxfordshire ...