B.B. King

B.B. King’s blending of country, blues, gospel, and jazz has spawned countless musical strains in the decades he’s been shredding on his famed guitar, Lucille. As an example, without him, there would be no Bonnaroo, for there would be no jam bands without the King Of The Blues to educate the world on guitar noodling. Though his continued musical output makes it seem impossible, King has reached the ripe old age of 86. He released an album titled 80 for reaching that marker, with cameos by artists like Van Morrison and Gloria Estefan. While he plays here behind 2008’s One Kind Favor, here’s hoping we get to see a 90 released by the blues giant down the road.

Updated 09/28/2011