<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar Player in Bb-king ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/tag/bb-king Wed, 11 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I’m terrible at fingerpicking. I'm even ashamed to try it. But I do know how to use a pick.” B.B. King on his trick for getting more sounds out of your guitar ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/b-b-king-on-his-trick-for-getting-more-sounds-out-of-of-his-guitar x6vNKGRDKTeMTCc86CdxbE Wed, 11 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:23:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Are you effing kidding me? He's one of the only guitarists that you can identify with one note.” As he releases ‘B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100,’ Joe Bonamassa relects on the most overlooked aspect of the King’s guitar genius ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/joe-bonamassa-on-the-overlooked-aspect-of-bb-kings-playing UgEyWt5RQHAhav8WqmLko5 Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:59:16 +0000 Fri, 06 Feb 2026 15:36:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Stevie likes first takes. That’s part of the charm of the ‘Innervisions’ album.” Session guitar legend Dean Parks on his historic hit recordings with Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney, and B.B. King ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/stevie-likes-first-takes-thats-part-of-the-charm-of-the-innervisions-album-session-guitar-legend-dean-parks-on-his-historic-hit-recordings-with-stevie-wonder-michael-jackson-and-paul-mccartney-and-b-b-king T8kwNyGJ39Red5PWAiJbPg Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:44:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I said, I think I can help you. Hold my beer.’” Joe Bonamassa on the artist who demanded Eric Clapton play “The Thrill Is Gone” — and why only an icon can tackle the B.B. King hit ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/joe-bonamassa-on-the-one-thing-you-need-to-play-the-thrill-is-gone Nasv6Sabn8nb3swNumB3dY Tue, 02 Dec 2025 18:13:41 +0000 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 18:14:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Every interview I've ever had, I get asked ‘Can a white man play the blues?’ I hate that question!” Buddy Guy on the players who inspire him ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/buddy-guy-on-the-players-who-inspire-him K8qDGutmmDGPSCfrtg8XXY Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I said, ‘My amp is out there past the wing of the plane!’” Buddy Guy’s wild tales about Jimi Hendrix, B.B. King and the Bassman that got left on the runway ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/buddy-guy-on-bb-king-jimi-hendrix-jimmy-page ZyrraDWar2fjAXXCyANizi Tue, 16 Sep 2025 12:17:37 +0000 Tue, 16 Sep 2025 12:24:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Joe Bonamassa says, “He’s right up there with some of the greats.” How D.K. Harrell kickstarted a one-man blues guitar revival in the spirit of B.B. King ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/dk-harrell-channels-bb-king-for-blues-guitar-revival SmhcXEoRsXMWG9emoE4TTd Mon, 09 Jun 2025 12:12:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ "When it comes to playing, if you do it well and keep at it, somebody is going to appreciate it.” B.B. King on the night in 1967 when he jammed with Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix in New York City ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/bb-king-on-jamming-with-eric-clapton-in-1967 hKnBY8kXeFWQcQndQ2PogL Mon, 03 Feb 2025 20:15:40 +0000 Tue, 04 Feb 2025 11:25:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He looked at me and said, 'I can't teach you that.' So I said, ‘Then I can't take a music class!’” Buddy Guy on the one thing every guitarist needs to play the blues ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/he-looked-at-me-and-said-i-cant-teach-you-that-so-i-said-then-i-cant-take-a-music-class-buddy-guy-on-the-one-thing-every-guitarist-needs-to-play-the-blues u467QfjrA6xNLeTauX2qeA Sat, 25 Jan 2025 17:19:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “That’s the song that made me realize I love this and want to do it forever.” Grace Bowers reveals the legends who inspired her blues ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/grace-bowers-on-slash-and-bb-king 2x3vtQtwEgAVwM9HcipWL3 Fri, 10 Jan 2025 16:48:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A guitar that captures the artistry and spirit of B.B. King’s legendary performance”: Gibson recreates B.B. King’s “Rumble in the Jungle” ES-355 – a guitar that predates Lucille – for a limited-edition run ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/gibson-bb-king-rumble-in-the-jungle-es-335 CWhd3spC2YeZDbn24Fi9c4 Thu, 26 Sep 2024 19:35:54 +0000 Thu, 26 Sep 2024 20:36:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I dare the audience to stay seated during our songs”: Claudette King to celebrate B.B. King’s 100th birthday with funk-infused 2025 tour ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/bb-king-experience-tour-2025 HCqHz4GFvkxK55HXq78wGV Tue, 30 Jul 2024 20:26:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “One day, Eric called and said, ‘Buddy Guy, George Harrison, and I are playing the Roxy tonight. You’re going to come and jam’”: The night Eric Clapton invited Richie Sambora to a dream jam session ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/richie-sambora-eric-clapton-jam ZSA32zzL475Y5nuWHgEiHV Fri, 05 Jul 2024 08:53:54 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My three mentors are B.B. King, Albert King and Jimi Hendrix. I don’t think it does Hendrix any service for me to be compared to him, because he was a genius”: How Robin Trower crafted his blistering tonal triumph, Day of the Eagle ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/how-robin-trower-wrote-day-of-the-eagle MuD9QkhR8dysiJbUvzWYNM Wed, 17 Apr 2024 16:00:45 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We’re the birthplace of blues, country and rock and roll music, and the guitar is at the core of all of it”: The America at the Crossroads exhibit charts the guitar’s history with instruments owned by Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, and more ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/max-museum-america-at-the-crossroads-exhibit Aa5EqfVhM2tmEgSd29RSqJ Thu, 11 Apr 2024 16:00:23 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:08:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ "When I play with a pick and without a capo, I have a tendency to go right over to B.B. King's or Buddy Guy's house. I can't help it. But when I use the capo, I think I sound more like me." Jimmie Vaughan's wicked tone secrets ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/when-i-play-with-a-pick-and-without-a-capo-i-have-a-tendency-to-go-right-over-to-bb-kings-or-buddy-guys-house-i-cant-help-it-but-when-i-use-the-capo-i-think-i-sound-more-like-me-jimmie-vaughans-wicked-tone-secrets WCR8r5ho8py99qDnXYBBNn Fri, 29 Dec 2023 15:00:31 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “From its bling to its stereo electronics, Gibson’s ES-355 launched the semihollow format to swank new heights in 1958”: Favored by everyone from B.B. King to Johnny Marr, here's what makes the ES-355 so special ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/classic-gear-gibson-es355 n38QsCSyWSbdRidYWAzKvc Thu, 14 Dec 2023 12:40:47 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ "B.B. King Had a Left Hand That Could Do Things That Were Not of This Earth. I Knew I Could Never Do Any of That": Blues Legend Buddy Guy Explains How Learning What He Could (and Couldn't) Do from His Guitar Heroes Shaped His Unique Style ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/how-buddy-guy-developed-his-style mDZ9e4KjtJoeRudrv3bMQo Fri, 08 Sep 2023 21:36:54 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:08:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ "You Don’t Want to Play Like B.B. King or Somebody Else. You Want to Be You": Some Collected Words of Wisdom From B.B. King Himself ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/bb-king-quotes 3i5ht5jjZG7Zrn92u6EYRP Thu, 31 Aug 2023 13:15:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fatten Your Chops With Double-Stops in the Style of Blues Legends Like B.B. King, Lightnin' Hopkins and Robert Johnson ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/blues-guitar-double-stops ev4hPqVxViifrHMWGaVji4 Tue, 15 Aug 2023 17:38:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Blues Music Is My First Love": Christone “Kingfish” Ingram Reveals Five Life-Changing Riffs ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/christone-kingfish-ingram-five-riffs-interview baCFxupqsDrC8xncW6vHbc Wed, 02 Aug 2023 09:50:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ The 40 Most Important Guitar Solos of the 20th Century ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/the-40-most-important-guitar-solos-of-the-20th-century RGtTzStEoDw26KeEmWJ7tW Wed, 28 Dec 2022 12:00:15 +0000 Tue, 03 Jan 2023 18:13:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch B.B. King’s Awe-Inspiring ‘Sing Sing Thanksgiving’ Performance 50 Years On ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/bb-king-called-this-one-of-his-best-performances Bx3K7jmHDXzFMXeTjTFetb Wed, 30 Nov 2022 17:56:46 +0000 Wed, 30 Nov 2022 18:06:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Your Recorded Music Is Your Legacy": Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi Reveal the Guitar Secrets Behind ‘I Am the Moon’ ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/your-recorded-music-is-your-legacy-derek-trucks-and-susan-tedeschi-reveal-the-guitar-secrets-behind-i-am-the-moon UoSd9r6h6SnLhoRw3gAacP Fri, 30 Sep 2022 11:49:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Here’s How to Replicate the Magic of the Blues Greats ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/heres-how-to-replicate-the-magic-of-the-blues-greats dZGan2rQgAiJ2p3rmJwPQC Thu, 30 Jun 2022 17:45:02 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:08:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ After 20 Years in the Wilderness, Larry McCray Returns in Style With 'Blues Without You' ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/after-20-years-in-the-wilderness-larry-mccray-returns-in-style-with-blues-without-you BkuXaTkkRd6NpNWMJvYd2X Thu, 12 May 2022 18:33:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If You Want to Be a Creator, You’ve Got to Go On a Whole Different Journey”: Albert Cummings Talks Blues ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/if-you-want-to-be-a-creator-youve-got-to-go-on-a-whole-different-journey-albert-cummings-talks-blues mpR28qS6WiMiytVky8V4iD Wed, 04 May 2022 15:50:02 +0000 Wed, 04 May 2022 15:50:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “His Storytelling Was as Brilliant as His Guitar Playing”: How the Spirit of Skip James is Felt Stronger than Ever Today in Bentonia Blues ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/his-storytelling-was-as-brilliant-as-his-guitar-playing-how-the-spirit-of-skip-james-is-felt-stronger-than-ever-today-in-bentonia-blues 5je9nUrVsHWmxodVsintMh Wed, 13 Apr 2022 18:05:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ The History of the Fender Telecaster ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/the-history-of-the-fender-telecaster YMqqrNAwmqnDAgR35rhEZN Mon, 14 Mar 2022 18:42:27 +0000 Wed, 05 Apr 2023 11:40:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Living Legend Larry McCray Releases New Bonamassa/Smith-Produced Track “Breaking News” ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/living-legend-larry-mccray-releases-new-bonamassasmith-produced-track-breaking-news 3usHXVxZeZTK9umyeYsZ4X Fri, 04 Mar 2022 14:58:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Listen to Blues Guitar Virtuoso Albert Cummings’ Hard-Rocking Single “Need Somebody” from His Forthcoming ‘Ten’ Album ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/listen-to-blues-guitar-virtuoso-albert-cummings-hard-rocking-single-need-somebody-from-his-forthcoming-ten-album JDzFCxnFrumDLFKuPEZ4AP Thu, 17 Feb 2022 11:03:20 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:08:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gibson Makes History Again with the B.B. King Lucille Legacy ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/gibson-makes-history-again-with-the-bb-king-lucille-legacy gCcK5kkABbwCAwTDpZfnGQ Wed, 02 Feb 2022 13:33:05 +0000 Wed, 02 Feb 2022 13:51:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Here’s Some Blues You Can Really Use ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/heres-some-blues-you-can-really-use 8mfMQJ2cfos995SZnoNXfK Wed, 26 Jan 2022 17:44:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The Key to Finding Who You Are is to Compose”: Lee Ritenour Reveals His Top Five Career-Defining Tracks ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/the-key-to-finding-who-you-are-is-to-compose-lee-ritenour-reveals-his-top-five-career-defining-tracks kgZcdBrtsSFDjEotfSSnSW Fri, 14 Jan 2022 14:51:01 +0000 Tue, 13 Sep 2022 15:01:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch As 12-Year-Old Joe Bonamassa Opens for B.B. King in 1989 ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/12-year-old-joe-bonamassa-opens-for-bb-king-in-1989 YWX5D4Cx5Ai5uqnn4gRWoC Thu, 25 Nov 2021 21:41:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Award-Winning Blues Guitarist Deborah Coleman Was a Rock ‘n’ Roll Powerhouse ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/award-winning-blues-guitarist-deborah-coleman-was-a-rock-n-roll-powerhouse cNVRSrSfRHQTmnNkhY7xiP Thu, 04 Nov 2021 17:36:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Truth Is, I Hate the Way I Play Guitar”: Joe Bonamassa Speaks Candidly in Our Exclusive Interview ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/truth-is-i-hate-the-way-i-play-guitar-joe-bonamassa-speaks-candidly-in-our-exclusive-interview s8DZ7P6JZSSUeJqBrgP7jZ Thu, 14 Oct 2021 19:24:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Blues Turnarounds (Part 1) ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/blues-turnarounds-part-1 PKCZYUHAPhUGS4yyC4ZJgb Tue, 12 Oct 2021 16:37:13 +0000 Thu, 14 Oct 2021 16:13:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Here’s Why Blind Lemon Jefferson Was a Guitar Genius ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/heres-why-blind-lemon-jefferson-was-a-guitar-genius Equt7LzgtQUSE77yQXay6n Wed, 29 Sep 2021 17:45:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Definitive B.B. King Biography ‘King of the Blues’ Available to Pre-Order ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/definitive-bb-king-biography-king-of-the-blues-available-to-pre-order qfAuuwe4yKEeyVveMh6YJA Wed, 22 Sep 2021 11:24:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gibson and the B.B. King Music Company Set October Release Date for New Epiphone Lucille Model ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/gibson-bb-king-music-company-epiphone-lucille BoXm4ez7BCK5Kj8muT2uYb Fri, 17 Sep 2021 16:22:53 +0000 Fri, 17 Sep 2021 16:27:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Five Reasons Bonnie Raitt is a Guitar Legend ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/five-reasons-bonnie-raitt-is-a-guitar-legend Edj5ymDvfX4qTwRnffWRiY Tue, 07 Sep 2021 12:17:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Best blues guitars: my pick of the best guitars for playing blues ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/best-blues-guitars 8TDu3Bh7KqAriW6X69dsgA Mon, 23 Aug 2021 12:25:29 +0000 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:50:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bernie Marsden Announces New Album, 'Kings' ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/bernie-marsden-announces-new-album-kings h6BvNu7SHQ7YjtqVMCMwLZ Fri, 11 Jun 2021 19:33:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Gary Moore and B.B. King Play “The Thrill Is Gone” in 1992 ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/watch-gary-moore-and-bb-king-play-the-thrill-is-gone-in-1992 nUzVebCGczuiDnxfAEM9k7 Fri, 07 May 2021 18:11:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ 12 Killer Blues Licks You Must Know ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/12-killer-blues-licks-you-must-know ziJkV4cdPdWpVM4m72AwFB Fri, 23 Apr 2021 15:22:58 +0000 Wed, 01 Sep 2021 15:18:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch B.B. King Change His String Onstage Without Stopping the Song ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/watch-bb-king-change-his-string-onstage-without-stopping-the-song Agc4bWDsxmH8asFeQ8coaD Mon, 29 Mar 2021 18:57:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch B.B. King and Johnny Winter Jam Together on TV ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/watch-bb-king-and-johnny-winter-jam-together-on-tv Qtdn7UfhydLxDUeBfBK5sJ Thu, 16 Jul 2020 12:48:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ The 12 Most Influential Guitarists of All Time—and Their Signature Styles ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/the-12-most-influential-guitarists-of-all-timeand-their-signature-styles sKmQiRoe2oxL4Y8Zsfuk2U Tue, 14 Apr 2020 10:29:42 +0000 Wed, 14 Oct 2020 17:34:05 +0000