Tuesday, 9/16/2025, 2pm - Jazz In The Afternoon Special: A BB King Centennial Celebration

Don Dixon

Born Riley B. King on September 16, 1925 in the Mississippi Delta, B. B. King was a celebrated blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer who introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, shimmering vibrato, and staccato picking that influenced many later electric guitar blues players. He is recognized as "the single most important electric guitarist of the last half of the 20th century". On the centennial of his birth, we celebrate BB King, highlighting his brilliant career.