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B.B. King

Birth Name:Riley B. King

Birth Place:Itta Bena, Mississippi, United States

Profession Musician

Actor

22 Credits
A Year in Music
2022
Jimi Hendrix: The Uncut Story
2004
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1995
Blossom
1993
Married...With Children
1991
The Cosby Show
1989
Sanford and Son
1977
Heart and Souls
Amazon Women on the Moon
Blues Brothers 2000
Spies Like Us
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Tina
Classic Albums - Elvis Presley
B.B. King: Sweet 16
Stevie Ray Vaughan: A Tribute
Yakety Yak: Take It Back
Sing Sing Thanksgiving
Mr. Bluesman
Give My Poor Heart Ease: Mississippi Delta Blue...
Blues 1
Elvis: The Echo Will Never Die

Subject (person only)

4 Credits
B.B. King: American Masters
2016
Tavis Smiley
2015
The Blues
2003
BB King: The Life of Riley

Appearing

31 Credits
Blank on Blank
2015
The Blues
2003
Blues Masters: The Essential History of the Blues, Vol. 2
Chuck Berry: Maybellene
Stars and Their Guitars: A History of the Electric Guitar
Soul Power
When We Were Kings
U2: Rattle and Hum
Medicine Ball Caravan
Five Keys to Mastery
Dumped
Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story
Les Paul: Chasing Sound
The Gulf Is Back
Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story
A.K.A. Doc Pomus
BB King: The Life of Riley
Antone's Home of the Blues
B.B. King: Live
Extraordinary Ordinary People
Horn from the Heart: The Paul Butterfield Story
B. B. King: On The Road
Guitar Man
Music for Mandela
The Mick Fleetwood Story: Two Sticks and a Drum
Johnny Winter: Pieces & Bits
B.B. King: Blues Master - Highlights
Masters of American Music: Bluesland - A Portrait of American Music
Blues Under the Skin
Dominoes: An Uncensored Journey through the '60s
B.B. King: Blues Master, Vol. 1

Performer

53 Credits
In Performance at the White House
2012
Soundstage
2009
Sound Revolution
2008
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno
2008
Great Performances
2007
Austin City Limits
1983
Sesame Street
1971
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary Concert
Lightning in a Bottle
B.B. King: Standing Room Only
Captain & Tennille: Songbook
B.B. King: Live
Kennedy Center Honors
B.B. King...Live at the Woodlands
Caesars Palace 30th Anniversary Celebration
Wired for Sound---A Guitar Odyssey
Christmas in Washington
Pavarotti and Friends 99
National Memorial Day Concert
Very Special Christmas from Washington, D.C.
Midnight Rider: Jackie Martling
W.C. Handy Blues Awards
NAACP Image Awards
Genius: A Night for Ray Charles
B.B. King
Grammy Awards
Eric Clapton: Crossroads Live in Chicago
Grammy Nominations Concert Live!---Countdown to Music's Biggest Night
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert
B.B. King...Live at Nicks
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame + Museum: Live - Legends
Mojo Bones
National Christmas Tree Lighting 2010
National Memorial Day Concert 2011
Glastonbury Festival 2011 Hour 1
Glastonbury Highlights 2011
Eric Clapton: Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
B.B. King: Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2011
B.B. King With Special Guests
B.B. King With Special Guests Terrence Howard, Richie Sambora and Solange
Legends of Rock 'n' Roll
Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004
B.B. King and Friends
B.B. King: Live At Montreux 1993
Most Famous Hits: B.B. King Live
All Access: Front Row Backstage
B.B. King: Blues Summit Concert
You Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Concert
B.B. King: Live in Africa
One Night Stand: Lionel Hampton and an All-Star Jazz Ensemble
James Brown and His Very Special Guest B.B. King

Musician

5 Credits
Soundstage
2009
You Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown
Legends of Rock & Roll
B.B. King: Standing Room Only
John Henry: Steel Driving Man

Remarks by

8 Credits
History Makers
2008
American Masters
2007
Save Our History
2002
American Roots Music
2001
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony
Make It Funky
Honeyboy and the History of the Blues
Saturday Night, Sunday Morning

Guest

3 Credits
Touched by an Angel
1996
The Flip Wilson Show
1972
Evening with B.B. King

Voice

1 Credit
The Fearless Four

Narrator

1 Credit
Good Mornin' Blues

Composer

1 Credit
Black Rodeo