The HistoryMakers video oral history with B. B. King.

Other author King, B. B., interviewee.
Other author Hayes, Isaac, interviewer.
Other author HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.
Format Video (Streaming)
PublicationChicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
Description1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr.)) : sound, color.
Supplemental Contenthttps://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2003.257
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Variant title History Makers video oral history with B. B. King
Portion of title B. B. King
Abstract Blues guitarist and singer B.B. King was born Riley B. King on September 16, 1925 in Itta Bena, Mississippi. After the death of his mother and grandmother, King played on street corners for dimes at the age of ten. King's first big break came from WDIA radio in West Memphis where he gave weekly performances plugging the health tonic Pepticon. In the early 1950s, King first recorded with Modern Records. In subsequent years, he transitioned from the Chitlin' Circuit to performing in concert halls, amphitheaters, and resort hotels. His 1966 signature hit "The Thrill is Gone" was his first song to break through on the popular charts. B.B. King was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in 1984 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. Beginning in the early 1990s, King opened B.B. King Blues Clubs across the country. B.B. King passed away on May 14, 2015 at age 89.
Performer Isaac Hayes, interviewer.
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded Chicago, Illinois 2003 October 24.
Source of descriptionVendor-supplied metadata.
Genre/formInternet videos.
Genre/formInterviews.
Genre/formNonfiction films.
Genre/formOral histories.
Genre/formOral histories.
Genre/formInternet videos.
Genre/formNonfiction films.
Stock numberA2003.257 HistoryMakers

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