Riley Ben King Net Worth
Riley Ben King Net Worth is
$200,000
Riley Ben King Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Riley B. King (born September 16, 1925), known by the stage name B.B. King, is an American blues musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist.Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at No. 6 on its 2011 list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time (previously ranked No. 3 in the 2003 edition of the same list), and he was ranked No. 17 in Gibson's "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". According to Edward M. Komara, King "introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending and shimmering vibrato that would influence virtually every electric blues guitarist that followed." King was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. King was also inducted into 2014 class of the R&B Music Hall of Fame. He is considered one of the most influential blues musicians of all time, earning the nickname "The King of Blues", and one of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar" (along with Albert King and Freddie King). King is also known for performing tirelessly throughout his musical career, appearing at 250-300 concerts per year until his seventies. In 1956 it was noted that he appeared at 342 shows. King continues to appear at 100 shows a year.Over the years, King has developed one of the world's most identifiable guitar styles. He borrowed from Blind Lemon Jefferson, T-Bone Walker and others, integrating his precise and complex vocal-like string bends and his left hand vibrato, both of which have become indispensable components of rock guitarists' vocabulary. His economy and phrasing has been a model for thousands of players. King has mixed blues, jazz, swing, mainstream pop and jump into a unique sound. In King's words, "When I sing, I play in my mind; the minute I stop singing orally, I start to sing by playing Lucille." | Full Name | B.B. King |
| Net Worth | $30 million, $30 million |
| Date Of Birth | September 16, 1925 |
| Died | 2015-05-14 |
| Place Of Birth | near Itta Bena, Mississippi, United States |
| Height | 5' 9¾" (1.77 m) |
| Profession | Soundtrack, Actor, Music Department |
| Nationality | American, American |
| Spouse | Sue Carol Hall, Martha Lee Denton, Rock Me Baby, How Blue Can You Get, Everyday I Have the Blues, Sue Carol Hall, Martha Lee Denton, Rock Me Baby, How Blue Can You Get, Everyday I Have the Blues |
| Children | Claudette King, Barbara King Winfree, Shirley King, Patty King, Rita Washington, Riletta Williams, Gloria King, Riley B. King Jr., Willie King, Barbara King, Robert Edwards, Michelle King, Leonard King, Karen Williams, Ruby Davis, Rock Me Baby, How Blue Can You Get, Everyday I Have the Blues, Claudette King, Barbara King Winfree, Shirley King, Patty King, Rita Washington, Riletta Williams, Gloria King, Riley B. King Jr., Willie King, Barbara King, Robert Edwards, Michelle King, Leonard King, Karen Williams, Ruby Davis, Rock Me Baby, How Blue Can You Get, Everyday I Have the Blues |
| Parents | Albert King, Nora Ella Farr, Rock Me Baby, How Blue Can You Get, Everyday I Have the Blues, Albert King, Nora Ella Farr, Rock Me Baby, How Blue Can You Get, Everyday I Have the Blues |
| Siblings | Curce King, Fay Modie King, Rock Me Baby, How Blue Can You Get, Everyday I Have the Blues, Curce King, Fay Modie King, Rock Me Baby, How Blue Can You Get, Everyday I Have the Blues |
| Awards | Kennedy Center Honors, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album, Grammy Hall of Fame, Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance, Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration ... |
| Nominations | Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album, Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance, Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals, Countr... |
| Movies | B.B. King: Live, Blues Brothers 2000, Spies Like Us, B.B. King: Blues Summit, Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004, A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan, Amazon Women on the Moon, Antone's Home of the Blues, 10 Days Out: Blues from the Backroads, Classic Albums: Elvis Presley, B.B. King: The Jazz Channel Pres... |
| TV Shows | A Place of Our Own, Smithsonian Channel's Sound Revolution, A Place of Our Own, Smithsonian Channel's Sound Revolution |
| Star Sign | Virgo |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | His vibrato-finger technique on the guitar |
| 2 | His Black Gibson ES-355 guitar, named "Lucille" |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [on which musicians will keep the blues alive in a June 2006 interview] I could name so many that I think that you won't miss me at all when I'm not around. You'll maybe miss seeing my face, but the music will go on. |
| 2 | Nobody loves me but my mother, and she could be jivin', too. |
| 3 | (when asked what he would do differently, could he live his life over) I would have finished high school. |
| 4 | Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die to get there! |
| 5 | About 15 times, a lady has said: "It's either me or Lucille.". That's why I've had 15 children by 15 women. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | His album "Live at the Regal" was declared a historic sound and permanently preserved in the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry. |
| 2 | In a special ceremony at the Library of Congress, Librarian of Congress, James H. Billington presented B.B. with a "Living Legend" medal in honor of his achievements as a musician and ambassador for the blues. |
| 3 | Musicians named a section of the guitar's neck after him, their blues idol, dubbing it the "B.B. box." Usually located from the 10th to 12th frets, depending on the key of the song, it's where King twisted and scorched many of his signature guitar licks. |
| 4 | Universally hailed as the reigning king of the blues and the single most important electric guitarist of the second half of the 20th century. |
| 5 | Named the third greatest guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone magazine (after Jimi Hendrix and Duane Allman, who died in their 20s, an age when King was just getting started). |
| 6 | Lived in Las Vegas, but Mississippi was his home. |
| 7 | Worked on the cotton fields at age 7 and drove tractors. When the weather was bad, he walked 10 miles to a one-room school. He quit in the 10th grade. |
| 8 | Was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2006. |
| 9 | Toured with the band U2. |
| 10 | His music inspired Jimi Hendrix, Robert Cray, The Rolling Stones, and Eric Clapton. |
| 11 | Received the Kennedy Center Honors, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and the NARM (National Association of Recording Merchandisers) Chairman's Award, among many other awards. |
| 12 | Won 15 Grammys and sold more than 40 million records worldwide, a remarkable number for blues. |
| 13 | He chopped and picked cotton as a boy. |
| 14 | The name B.B. King is short for his first stage name, Blues Boy King. |
| 15 | Attended the opening of the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretative Center in Indianola, Mississippi. [September 2008] |
| 16 | He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6771 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. |
| 17 | Owned blues clubs in Memphis, New York City, and Los Angeles. |
| 18 | Was a vegetarian, non-drinker and -smoker, and licensed pilot. |
| 19 | Performed the song "When Love Comes to Town" in a duet with U2 from the album "Rattle and Hum". |
| 20 | Mentioned in the song "Dig It" by The Beatles. |
| 21 | He was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 1990 by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington, D.C. |
| 22 | He was awarded the Polar Music Prize, the Royal Swedish Academy of Music Award, on May 24, 2004. |
| 23 | Mentioned in the song "Life Is a Rock But the Radio Rolled Me" by Reunion. |
| 24 | According to Las Vegas coroner's report, B.B. King died from Alzheimer's disease, with type 2 diabetes, coronary artery atherosclerosis, congestive heart failure, hypertension and cerebral vascular disease acting as significant contributing factors. He died peacefully in his sleep at 9:40 p.m. PDT, at his home in Las Vegas, NV. He canceled a tour in October 2014, citing dehydration and exhaustion stemming from the diabetes. |
| 25 | He was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 1990. |
| 26 | Inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1980 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. |
| 27 | He played a Gibson B.B. King Lucille. The model he played used to have a Gibson number name, but starting in 1982, after making some special modifications per King's requests, the guitar became the Lucille model. |
| 28 | Claimed to have fathered 15 children out of wedlock, all with different women. At the time of his death, news sources claimed that his 15 children were a combination of biological and adopted (but did not indicate how many of each), but that only 11 of those children survived him. Those included eldest surviving daughter Shirley King, who was upset that she did not get a chance to see her father before his death. |
| 29 | Was one of the most talented and celebrated electric-blues artists of the late 20th Century. He recorded between 90 to 100 blues albums over the course of his singing career and was known for refining electric-blues more than any other blues artist, (a genre invented by the late great Muddy Waters). |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supernatural | 2016 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Vinyl | 2016 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The X Factor | 2015 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| B.B. King: The Life of Riley | 2012 | Documentary performer: "Catfish Blues", "Sweet Sixteen", "To Know You is to Love You", "How Blue Can You Get", "Caldonia", "Hummingbird", "Hold On I Fell Our Love is Changing", "When Love Comes to Town", "Messy But Good", "On My Word of Honor", "Chains and Things", "Five Years Long", "Blues Boy Tune", "Riding With the King" / writer: "Catfish Blues", "Sweet Sixteen", "Chains and Things", "Blues Boy Tune" | |
| Dancing with the Stars | 2011 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | 2011 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| True Blood | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2010 writer - 1 episode, 2010 | ||
| Soul Power | 2008 | Documentary performer: "Thrill Is Gone" | |
| Dame veneno | 2007 | Documentary performer: "Bolleré" | |
| American Masters | 2007 | TV Series documentary 1 episode | |
| Entourage | 2007 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Unaccompanied Minors | 2006 | performer: "Please Come Home for Christmas" | |
| The Ultimate Gift | 2006 | performer: "The Thrill is Gone" | |
| Lost | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2006 writer - 1 episode, 2006 | ||
| The Fear (El Miedo) | 2006 | performer: "In The Midnight Hour" extract | |
| Hinter Gittern - Der Frauenknast | 2004 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Yes | 2004/I | performer: "TEN LONG YEARS" / writer: "TEN LONG YEARS" - as Ridley B. King | |
| The Blues | TV Series documentary performer - 2 episodes, 2003 writer - 2 episodes, 2003 | ||
| Calendar Girls | 2003 | performer: "You Upset Me Baby" / writer: "You Upset Me Baby" | |
| As Filhas da Mãe | 2001 | TV Series performer: "You Don't Know Me" | |
| Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years | 2000 | TV Movie documentary performer: "Joe Cool" | |
| 7th Heaven | 2000 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Aleph, lectures contades | TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode, 2000 writer - 1 episode, 2000 | ||
| Play It to the Bone | 1999 | performer: "Dangerous Mood" | |
| Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story | 1999 | TV Movie performer: "Fur Slippers" | |
| Payback | 1999/I | performer: "The Thrill Is Gone" | |
| Marriages | 1998 | performer: "Let the good times roll" | |
| Safe Men | 1998 | performer: "Chains and Things" / writer: "Chains and Things" | |
| The Mighty | 1998 | performer: "Let the Good Times Roll" 1956 | |
| Species II | 1998 | performer: "Don't Answer the Door" | |
| The Rainmaker | 1997 | performer: "How Blue Can You Get" | |
| Die furchtlosen Vier | 1997 | performer: "Life is One Long Rainy Day", "Hand in Hand", "What Can Go Wrong", "Mix Max - Song", "Song of Freedom" | |
| Ghosts of Mississippi | 1996 | performer: "The Thrill is Gone" | |
| A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan | 1996 | TV Movie documentary performer: "Telephone Song", "Six Strings Down", "Tick Tock", "SRV Shuffle" | |
| Heaven's Prisoners | 1996 | performer: "The Thrill Is Gone", "Don't Answer The Door, Parts One And Two" | |
| When We Were Kings | 1996 | Documentary performer: "Sweet Sixteen" / writer: "Sweet Sixteen" | |
| Heat | 1995 | performer: "The Thrill Is Gone" | |
| Casino | 1995 | performer: "The Thrill Is Gone" | |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | 1995 | TV Movie writer: "Gamblers Blues" | |
| Chicago Hope | 1995 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Chasers | 1994 | performer: "THE THRILL IS GONE" | |
| Pidä huivista kiinni, Tatjana | 1994 | arranger: "Think It Over" / writer: "Think It Over" | |
| Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music | 1993 | Documentary arranger: "Sweet Little Angel" / performer: "Sweet Little Angel" | |
| Mrs. Doubtfire | 1993 | performer: "Stormy Monday Blues" | |
| Heart and Souls | 1993 | performer: "The Thrill Is Gone" | |
| The Fugitive | 1993 | performer: "The Thrill Is Gone" 1951 | |
| What's Love Got to Do with It | 1993 | writer: "Darlin' You Know I Love You" / writer: "Rock Me Baby" - as Riley King | |
| Teech | 1991 | TV Series performer: "Teach Me" | |
| Thelma & Louise | 1991 | performer: "Better Not Look Down" | |
| Air America | 1990 | performer: "Right Place, Wrong Time" | |
| Derrick | 1990 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| You Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown! | 1990 | TV Special documentary performer: "Joe Cool" | |
| Next of Kin | 1989 | performer: "My Sweet Understanding Lady" / writer: "My Sweet Understanding Lady" | |
| The Wonder Years | 1989 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| U2: Rattle and Hum | 1988 | Documentary performer: "When Love Comes To Town" | |
| Stormy Monday | 1988 | performer: "The Thrill Is Gone", " Call It Stormy Monday" | |
| The Color of Money | 1986 | performer: "Standing On The Edge" | |
| Jimi Plays Monterey | 1986 | Documentary writer: "Rock Me Baby" | |
| Live Aid | 1985 | TV Special documentary performer: "Why I Sing the Blues", "I don't want you", "Rock me Baby" / writer: "Why I Sing the Blues" | |
| Into the Night | 1985 | performer: "INTO THE NIGHT", "MY LUCILLE", "IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR" | |
| B.B. King: Into the Night | 1985 | Video documentary short performer: "IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR" | |
| WKRP in Cincinnati | TV Series writer - 3 episodes, 1979 - 1982 performer - 2 episodes, 1979 - 1982 | ||
| The Associates | 1979 | TV Series performer: "Wall Street Blues" | |
| When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? | 1979 | performer: "The Thrill is Gone" | |
| FM | 1978 | performer: "The Key To My Kingdom" | |
| Sanford and Son | 1977 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Let the Church Say Amen! | 1974 | Documentary performer: "Midnight" / writer: "Midnight" | |
| Sing Sing Thanksgiving | 1974 | Documentary performer: "How Blue Can You Get?", "Guess Who", "I Got Some Help I Don't Need" / writer: "I Got Some Help I Don't Need" | |
| Jimi Hendrix | 1973 | Documentary writer: "Rock Me, Baby" | |
| The Seven Minutes | 1971 | performer: "Seven Minutes" | |
| Dynamite Chicken | 1971 | performer: "I Want You So Bad" | |
| Maidstone | 1970 | writer: "Rock Me Baby" | |
| Music Scene | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1969 writer - 1 episode, 1969 | ||
| Sesame Street | 1969 | TV Series performer: "Yakety Yak - Take it Back" | |
| For Love of Ivy | 1968 | "You Put It on Me" |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 | 2013 | Video | |
| Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story | 1999 | TV Movie | The Bluesman |
| Cow and Chicken | 1999 | TV Series | Blind Mud Puddle Johnson |
| Blues Brothers 2000 | 1998 | Malvern Gasperon | |
| Die furchtlosen Vier | 1997 | Fred (English version, voice, as B. B. King) | |
| Touched by an Angel | 1996 | TV Series | B B King |
| The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | 1995 | TV Series | Pappy |
| Teech | 1991 | TV Series | Uncle Isaac |
| Married with Children | 1991 | TV Series | Street Singer |
| The Cosby Show | 1990 | TV Series | Riley Jackson |
| Spies Like Us | 1985 | Ace Tomato Agent | |
| Give My Poor Heart Ease | 1977 | ||
| Sanford and Son | 1977 | TV Series | B.B. King |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Henry | 2000 | Video musician - electric guitar | |
| Garfield Gets a Life | 1991 | TV Movie vocals | |
| Booker | 1989 | TV Series songs performed by - 1 episode | |
| Into the Night | 1985 | musician | |
| The Associates | TV Series vocal - 1 episode, 1980 singer - 1 episode, 1979 |
Composer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Henry | 2000 | Video music composed and produced by |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zexzz: Ternopolis | 2015 | Video short in memory of | |
| A Tale of Two Schools | 2003 | TV Movie documentary special thanks | |
| The Making of 'Blues Brothers 2000' | 1998 | Video documentary short special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25th Anniversary Essence Awards | 1995 | TV Special | Himself - Performer |
| A Night to Die for | 1995 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
| Live at the Joint | 1995 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Memphis Sound: A Tribute to Our City's Music | 1994 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| B.B. King: Live at the Woodlands | 1994 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The 36th Annual Grammy Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Himself |
| Heart and Souls | 1993 | Himself | |
| Apollo Theatre Hall of Fame | 1993 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Willie Nelson: The Big Six-0 | 1993 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Mr. Bluesman | 1993 | Himself | |
| Blossom | 1993 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 35th Annual Grammy Awards | 1993 | TV Special | Himself |
| Saturday Night, Sunday Morning: The Travels of Gatemouth Moore | 1992 | Documentary | |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1969-1992 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest / Himself - Musical Guest |
| Ebony/Jet Showcase | 1986-1992 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | 1990-1992 | TV Series | Himself |
| Tonight Live with Steve Vizard | 1991 | TV Series | Himself |
| Leyendas de la guitarra | 1991 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Late Night with David Letterman | 1983-1991 | TV Series | Himself |
| Golden Age of Rock'n'Roll | 1991 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Guitar | 1991 | Video documentary | B. B. King |
| All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians | 1990 | TV Short | Himself |
| You Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown! | 1990 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| U2: LoveTown | 1989 | TV Short documentary | Vocals, Guitar |
| The South Bank Show | 1989 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Interviewee |
| Big World Cafe | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
| U2: Rattle and Hum | 1988 | Documentary | Himself |
| The 29th Annual Grammy Awards | 1987 | TV Special | Himself - Performer |
| The Grammy Lifetime Achievment Award Show | 1987 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Amazon Women on the Moon | 1987 | Himself (segment "Blacks Without Soul") | |
| The 28th Annual Grammy Awards | 1986 | TV Special | Himself |
| Elvis: The Echo Will Never Die | 1986 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The 7th Annual Black Achievement Awards | 1986 | TV Special | Himself - Performer |
| Lou Rawls Parade of Stars | 1985 | TV Series | Himself |
| Live Aid | 1985 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| The 27th Annual Grammy Awards | 1985 | TV Special | Himself |
| B.B. King: Into the Night | 1985 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Live from Her Majesty's | 1984 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 25th Annual Grammy Awards | 1983 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 8th Annual American Music Awards | 1981 | TV Special | Himself |
| Elvis Presley - Die frühen Jahre | 1980 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Horas doradas | 1980 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Crystal Gayle Special | 1979 | TV Movie | Himself |
| New American Bandstand 1965 | 1979 | TV Series | Himself - Musical Guest |
| The Captain & Tennille Songbook | 1979 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1971-1978 | TV Series | Himself - Blues Musician / Himself - Jazz Vocalist / Himself - Blues Vocalist |
| Good Morning America | 1978 | TV Series | Himself |
| All You Need Is Love | 1977 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| B.B. King: Live in Africa | 1974 | Documentary | Himself |
| Dinah! | 1974 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Midnight Special | 1974 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| Soul Train | 1972-1974 | TV Series documentary | Guest / Himself |
| Sing Sing Thanksgiving | 1974 | Documentary | Himself - Performer |
| In Session | 1974 | TV Series | Himself |
| In Concert | 1973 | TV Series | Himself |
| Blues Under the Skin | 1973 | Documentary | Bluesman |
| The Real George Carlin | 1973 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Helen Reddy Show | 1973 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Dick Cavett Show | 1970-1972 | TV Series | Himself |
| Black Rodeo | 1972 | Documentary | Himself |
| The 14th Annual Grammy Awards | 1972 | TV Special | Himself |
| Flip | 1970-1972 | TV Series | Himself |
| Black Music in America: From Then Till Now | 1971 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Rollin' on the River | 1971 | TV Series | Himself |
| Medicine Ball Caravan | 1971 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Pearl Bailey Show | 1971 | TV Series | Himself |
| The David Frost Show | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1970 | TV Series | Himself - Guitarist |
| ...And Beautiful II | 1970 | TV Movie | Himself - Guitarist |
| Sesame Street | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Barbara McNair Show | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| Soul! | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| Music Scene | 1969 | TV Series | Himself - Musical Guest |
| Della | 1969 | TV Series | Himself |
| Playboy After Dark | 1969 | TV Series | Singer |
| Baff - Fast eine Sendung | 1968 | TV Series | Himself |
| Beat-Club | 1968 | TV Series | Himself - Musician |
| Born in Chicago | 2013 | Documentary post-production | Himself |
| Lead Belly: Life, Legend, Legacy | Documentary post-production | Himself | |
| The Art of McCartney | 2014 | Video documentary | Himself |
| John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly | 2014 | Documentary | |
| Tavis Smiley | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Music for Mandela | 2013 | Documentary | Himself - Interviewee / Singer / Musician |
| Turn It Up! | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
| Village Music: Last of the Great Record Stores | 2012 | Documentary | Himself |
| A.K.A. Doc Pomus | 2012 | Documentary | |
| B.B. King: The Life of Riley | 2012 | Documentary | Himself |
| Kenny Burrell: Master | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Papagordo. En casa de Raimundo Amador | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
| B.B. King: Live | 2011 | Video | Himself |
| Glastonbury 2011 | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Great Performances | 1994-2011 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guitarist |
| National Memorial Day Concert | 2011 | TV Movie documentary | |
| The National Christmas Tree Lighting | 2010 | TV Special | Himself |
| Ray Charles America | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Gulf Is Back | 2010 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Crossroads Guitar Festival | 2010 | Video | Himself |
| The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert | 2009 | TV Special | Himself |
| Na plovárne | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| One Shoe Blues | 2009 | Short | Himself |
| The 51st Annual Grammy Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Himself - Performer |
| Soundstage | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 2008 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Story of the Guitar | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1992-2008 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Musical Guest |
| American Masters | 2003-2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The States | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself (Mississippi) |
| 10 Days Out: Blues from the Backroads | 2007 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Heaven and Earth Show | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Ruth Brown: Better Late Than Never | 2005 | Documentary | Himself |
| Time Out | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Soul of the Delta | 2005 | Documentary short | Himself |
| The 5 Keys to Mastery | 2005 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Corazón de... | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Buried Alive in the Blues | 2005 | Video documentary | |
| The History Makers | 2005 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 1996-2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Biography | 2004-2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Genius: A Night for Ray Charles | 2004 | TV Special | Himself |
| Crossroads Guitar Festival | 2004 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Remember the '70s: Greatest Hits Live | 2004 | Video | Himself |
| Antone's: Home of the Blues | 2004 | Documentary | Himself |
| 35th NAACP Image Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Himself |
| Lightning in a Bottle | 2004 | Documentary | Himself |
| The 46th Annual Grammy Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| 60 Minutes | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Musician (segment "King Solomon") |
| An Evening with B.B. King | 2003 | TV Movie | Himself - Interviewee |
| Söndagsöppet | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Blues | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Live by Request: BB King | 2003 | TV Movie | Himself - Performer |
| The 45th Annual Grammy Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Elvis Lives | 2003 | TV Special | Himself |
| Save Our History | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| U2: The Best of 1980-1990 | 2002 | Video documentary | Himself (segment "When Love Comes To Town") |
| 23rd Annual W.C. Handy Blues Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Himself |
| Sounds of Memphis | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | |
| 22nd Annual W.C. Handy Blues Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Himself |
| Blues Odyssey | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| American Roots Music | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Say It Loud: A Celebration of Black Music in America | 2001 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live! | 2001 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Young and the Restless | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
| Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Classic Albums: Elvis Presley | 2001 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The 43rd Annual Grammy Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 10 Commandments of Creativity | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| A Very Special Christmas from Washington, D.C. | 2000 | TV Special | Musical Performance |
| Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| It's Only Rock 'n' Roll | 2000 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Jazz Channel Presents B.B. King | 2000 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Blues Masters | 1999 | Video documentary | |
| Christmas in Washington | 1999 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| CNN World Beat | 1999 | TV Series | Himself |
| 30th NAACP Image Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 41st Annual Grammy Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Himself |
| Genghis Blues | 1999 | Documentary | Himself |
| TFI Friday | 1998 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The 1998 MOBO Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Himself - Winner, Lifetime Achievement Award |
| The Making of 'Blues Brothers 2000' | 1998 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1998 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Fifties | 1997 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey | 1997 | Documentary | Himself |
| Caesars Palace 30th Anniversary Celebration | 1996 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Charlie Rose | 1996 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan | 1996 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Austin City Limits | 1983-1996 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| When We Were Kings | 1996 | Documentary | Himself |
| The History of Rock 'n' Roll | 1995 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 1995 | TV Special | Himself - Honoree |
| 1995 Billboard Music Awards | 1995 | TV Special | Himself |
| Baywatch Nights | 1995 | TV Series | Himself |
| New York Undercover | 1995 | TV Series | Himself |
| B.B. King: The Blues Summit | 1995 | TV Special | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Big Interview with Dan Rather | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 58th Annual Grammy Awards | 2016 | TV Movie | Himself - In Memoriam |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Get All That, Ant? | 2015 | Documentary | |
| Glastonbury Golden Greats | 2015 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Inside Edition | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2010-2012 | TV Series | Himself - Singing with President Obama / Himself |
| Mark Knopfler: A Life in Songs | 2011 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Guitar |
| VH1 Rock Docs | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Pop Galerie Reloaded | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Las tragedias de los famosos | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Soul Power | 2008 | Documentary | Himself |
| E! True Hollywood Story | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Biography | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| TV in Black: The First Fifty Years | 2004 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Definitive Elvis: The Memphis Years | 2002 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock'n'Roll | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Little Wing | 1995 | Video short | |
| Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music | 1993 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1992 | TV Series | Himself |
| Smoothie | 1992 | Documentary | Himself |
| When the Music's Over... | 1971 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Musician |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Recording | Awarded on August 21, 1990 at 6771 Hollywood Blvd. |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance | |
| 2002 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Performance in a Youth or Children's Series/Special | Sesame Street (1969) |
Known for movies
When We Were Kings (1996)
as Himself
Heat (1995)
as Soundtrack
U2: Rattle and Hum (1988)
as Himself
Casino (1995)
as Soundtrack