Essays Tagged: "B.B King"

The Biography of Riley "B.B." King

"Sometimes when I'm blue, seems like Lucille try to help me call my name." B.B. King once said. B.B. King is a great blues singer and player. He has been playing for most of h ... e has loved for years. He has had many rough times and many great times throughout his life. Today, B.B. King is still a very influential individual showing that you can be anything you want if you tr ... o at the time was a well known blues player, joined a singing group and found a girlfriend (Troupe).B.B. King has had some tough times with his family throughout his life. His parents split up, mother ...

(6 pages) 25 0 5.0 Jan/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies > Performers & Composers

Ccarlos Santana

o the town of Tijuana, eight-year-old Carlos picked up the guitar and began emulating the sounds of B.B. King, T-Bone Walker and John Lee Hooker. Carlos began playing with local bands like the "T.J.'s ...

(2 pages) 1253 0 0.0 Sep/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Stevie Ray Vaughn

sicain. He was a Blues Guitarist who played with many of our great musicians like the king of Blues B.B. king and many others.Stevie ray was born the 3rd of October at Methodist Hospital in Dallas, Te ... another album called live alive.Once again Stevie is on top of the world playing with such cats as B.B. King, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton and many more. He even had the honor of playing for former Pre ...

(2 pages) 1444 0 0.0 Jan/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

JIMI HENDRIX

her died. He had taught him self to play the guitar, being influenced by old blues artists such as, B.B. King and Robert Johnson. When Jimi was 16 he was thrown out of school. The reason for which was ...

(5 pages) 34 0 5.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

Mark Thompson                                                               Mrs. Harrington

English 11 Honors June 2000- Session 1 Who is B.B. King? Well, B.B. King is a extraordinarily famous blues musician. Interestingly, he chooses to ... feelings, and his disposition, easier through the blues than through talking. Several factors from B.B. King's early life experiences have helped shape his career as a blues musician. As a chi ...

(2 pages) 1197 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

B.B. King comes to town

B.B. King is in town! This Friday in our own town, we have the honor of presenting Mr. B.B. King liv ...

(2 pages) 1325 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

When we Were Kings Analysis

5 million if they win and as well as get some big names to perform in Zaire such as James Brown and B.B. King.The main themes and ideas of when we were kings are identity, culture and self esteem, the ...

(4 pages) 8874 0 0.0 Oct/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

Changes in Rhythm and Blues in the 1950's

rhythm and blues, to black music and race music. Along with many other black artists at this time, B.B. King thought that songs were being labeled as rhythm and blues and race music just because the ...

(7 pages) 35 0 5.0 Dec/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

Jimi Hendrix

er’s collection of recorded southern-blues artists, learning everything from Robert Johnson to B.B. King. Bob Dylan wrote “All Along the Watchtower” with a slow and subtle approach to t ...

(3 pages) 1285 0 3.0 Apr/2009

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies > Performers & Composers