This chance meeting kicked off a nearly 20-year-long relationship that brought the duo to the stages of B.B. King’s Blues Club, The Iridium, and The Ridgefield Playhouse, among many others, as well as ...

Relaying that message is the B.B. King Life Legacy Initiative, which is launching several new partnerships, retail products and brand concepts in honor of the blues and guitar legend who died in 2015.

Of the handful that wasn't new was a ‘priceless’ one: one of 80 limited edition ‘Lucille’ guitars gifted to blues legend B.B. King for his 80th birthday and signed by King. Gudmundsson ...

Since arriving on the guitar scene in 2002, King has carved out her own path as a visionary artist, not only with her virtuoso two-handed tapping and percussive use of the guitar’s body but also ...

There are those who believed that BB King wasn’t the world’s greatest guitar player, including the man himself. In a 'I call myself a blues singer, but you ain’t never heard me call myself a ...

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. The "Legends & Treasures ...

The guitar that kickstarted B.B. King’s career is going under the gavel at Guernsey’s this summer. The auction house’s Legends and Treasures sale, which will take place online on September ...

Aug 24 (Reuters) - Eclectic objects from pop culture and history, including a guitar owned by blues legend B.B. King and early photos of film star Marilyn Monroe, will be up for sale at Guernsey's ...

Find out more about how we test. 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 into the ...

Gibson has announced the return of one of the world’s most recognizable guitars to its roster: B.B. King’s “Lucille” electric guitar, the iconic instrument that built the blues into what ...

B.B. King!” In those days, King was known more for singing than guitar craft. The band launched into a frenetic reading of “Every Day I Have the Blues,” and the audience exploded in rapture.

“Historically speaking, B.B King created a role for the guitar, for the electric guitar, at the absolute center of popular music,” says de Visé. “I think it’s because of B.B. that you ...