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B.B. King


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Filmography

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2011 Dancing with the Stars (TV series)
Episode #11.6 (2011) (performer: "When Love Comes to Town" - uncredited)
 
2011 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Episode #1.431 (2011) (writer: "Sweet Sixteen")
 
2010 True Blood (TV series)
Fresh Blood (2010) (writer: "Help the Poor" - uncredited / performer: "Help the Poor" - uncredited)
 
2008 Soul Power (documentary) (performer: "Thrill Is Gone")
 
2007 Dame veneno (documentary) (performer: "Bolleré")
 
2007 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Les Paul: Chasing Sound (2007) ("Every Day I Have the Blues")
 
2007 Entourage (TV series)
The Prince's Bride (2007) (performer: "Why I Sing the Blues")
 
2006 Unaccompanied Minors (performer: "Please Come Home for Christmas")
 
2006 The Ultimate Gift (performer: "The Thrill is Gone")
 
2006 The Fear (El Miedo) (performer: "In The Midnight Hour" extract)
 
2004 Hinter Gittern - Der Frauenknast (TV series)
Baby Blues (2004) (performer: "The Thrill Is Gone")
 
2004/I Yes (writer: "TEN LONG YEARS" / as Ridley B. King / performer: "TEN LONG YEARS")
 
2003 Calendar Girls (writer: "You Upset Me Baby" / performer: "You Upset Me Baby")
 
2001 As Filhas da Mãe (TV series) (performer: "You Don't Know Me")
 
2000 7th Heaven (TV series)
Tunes (2000) (performer: "Riding With the King")
 
2000 Aleph, lectures contades (TV series documentary)
Toni Morrison (2000) (writer: "Blues Boys Tune", "If That Ain't It I Quit" / performer: "Blues Boys Tune", "If That Ain't It I Quit")
 
2000 Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years (TV documentary) (performer: "Joe Cool")
 
1999 Play It to the Bone (performer: "Dangerous Mood")
 
1999 Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story (TV movie) ("Fur Slippers")
 
1999/I Payback (performer: "The Thrill Is Gone")
 
1998 Marriages (performer: "Let the good times roll")
 
1998 The Mighty (performer: "Let the Good Times Roll" 1956)
 
1998 Species II (performer: "Don't Answer the Door")
 
1997 The Rainmaker (performer: "How Blue Can You Get")
 
1997 The Fearless Four (performer: "Life is One Long Rainy Day", "Hand in Hand", "What Can Go Wrong", "Mix Max - Song", "Song of Freedom")
 
1996 Ghosts of Mississippi (performer: "The Thrill Is Gone")
 
1996 Heaven's Prisoners (performer: "The Thrill Is Gone", "Don't Answer The Door, Parts One And Two")
 
1996 A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan (TV documentary) (performer: "Telephone Song", "Six Strings Down", "Tick Tock", "SRV Shuffle")
 
1996 When We Were Kings (documentary) (writer: "Sweet Sixteen" / performer: "Sweet Sixteen")
 
1995 Heat (performer: "The Thrill Is Gone")
 
1995 Casino (performer: "The Thrill Is Gone")
 
1995 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (TV movie) (writer: "Gamblers Blues")
 
1995 Chicago Hope (TV series)
Internal Affairs (1995) (performer: "The Thrill Is Gone" - uncredited)
 
1994 Chasers (performer: "THE THRILL IS GONE")
 
1994 Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatiana (writer: "Think It Over" / arranger: "Think It Over")
 
1993 Mrs. Doubtfire (performer: "Stormy Monday Blues")
 
1993 Heart and Souls (performer: "The Thrill Is Gone")
 
1993 The Fugitive (performer: "The Thrill Is Gone" 1951)
 
1993 Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (documentary) (performer: "Sweet Little Angel")
 
1991 Teech (TV series)
 
1991 Thelma & Louise (performer: "Better Not Look Down")
 
1990 Air America (performer: "Right Place, Wrong Time")
 
1990 Derrick (TV series)
Der Einzelgänger (1990) (performer: "The thrill is gone")
 
1990 You Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown! (TV special documentary) (performer: "Joe Cool")
 
1989 Next of Kin ("My Sweet Understanding Lady")
 
1989 The Wonder Years (TV series)
Steady as She Goes (1989) (performer: "The Thrill is Gone")
 
1988 Stormy Monday (performer: "The Thrill Is Gone", " Call It Stormy Monday")
 
1986 The Color of Money (performer: "Standing On The Edge")
 
1985 Live Aid (TV special documentary) ("Why I Sing the Blues")
 
1985 Into the Night (performer: "INTO THE NIGHT", "MY LUCILLE", "IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR")
 
1979 The Associates (TV series)
 
1978 FM (performer: "The Key To My Kingdom")
 
1973 Jimi Hendrix (documentary) (writer: "Rock Me, Baby")
 
1971 The Seven Minutes (performer: "Seven Minutes")
 
1969 Music Scene (TV series)
Episode #1.9 (1969) (performer: "Just a Little Love")
 
1968 For Love of Ivy ("You Put It on Me")
 
Show ShowActor (11 titles)
1999 Cow and Chicken (TV series)
Blind Mudpuddle Johnson
 
1997 The Fearless Four
Fred (voice: English version) (as B. B. King)
 
1995 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (TV series)
Pappy
 
1991 Teech (TV series)
Uncle Isaac
Stool Daze (1991) … Uncle Isaac
 
1991 Married with Children (TV series)
Street Singer
Look Who's Barking (1991) … Street Singer
 
1991 Guitar (video)
B. B. King
 
1990 The Cosby Show (TV series)
Riley Jackson
Not Everybody Loves the Blues (1990) … Riley Jackson
 
1985 Spies Like Us
Ace Tomato Agent
 
Show ShowMusic Department (5 titles)
2000 John Henry (video) (musician - electric guitar)
 
1991 Garfield Gets a Life (TV short) (vocals)
 
1989 Booker (TV series) (songs performed by - 1 episode)
Someone Stole Lucille (1989) (songs performed by)
 
1985 Into the Night (musician)
 
The Associates (TV series) (singer: theme song - 1 episode, 1979) (vocal - 1 episode, 1980)
The Censors (1980) (vocal)
The First Day (1979) (singer: theme song)
 
Show ShowComposer (1 title)
2000 John Henry (video) (music composed and produced by)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2003 A Tale of Two Schools (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
1998 The Making of 'Blues Brothers 2000' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (153 titles)
2013 Born in Chicago (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2013 Lead Belly: Life, Legend, Legacy (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2012 BB King: The Life of Riley (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Village Music: Last of the Great Record Stores (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 A.K.A. Doc Pomus (documentary)
 
2012 Kenny Burrell: Master (TV documentary)
 
2012 Music for Mandela (documentary)
Himself - Interviewee/Singer/Musician
 
2011 Papagordo. En casa de Raimundo Amador (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Glastonbury 2011 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1994-2011 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guitarist
Eric Clapton: Crossroads Guitar Festival, Chicago (2007) … Himself - Guitarist
The Songs of Six Families (1994) … Himself
 
2011 National Memorial Day Concert (TV documentary)
 
2010 The National Christmas Tree Lighting (TV movie)
Himself
 
2010 Ray Charles America (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 The Gulf Is Back (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 The 51st Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Performer
 
2009 Soundstage (TV series documentary)
Himself
B.B. King (2009) … Himself
 
1992-2008 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Musical Guest
Episode #16.141 (2008) … Himself
Episode #13.161 (2005) … Himself
Episode #11.132 (2003) … Himself - Musical Guest
Episode #2.129 (1993) … Himself
Episode #1.59 (1992) … Himself
 
2003-2007 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
Les Paul: Chasing Sound (2007) … Himself
The World of Nat King Cole (2006) … Himself
Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied (2003) … Himself
 
2007 The States (TV series documentary)
Himself (Mississippi)
Illinois, Connecticut, Nevada, Mississippi, Wyoming (2007) … Himself (Mississippi)
 
2007 10 Days Out: Blues from the Backroads (video documentary)
 
2006 The Heaven and Earth Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 1 January 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2005 The 5 Keys to Mastery (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Corazón de... (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 22 September 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Buried Alive in the Blues (video documentary)
 
2005 The History Makers (video documentary)
Himself
 
1996-2005 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 10 January 2005 (2005) … Himself
Episode dated 6 January 1997 (1997) … Himself
Episode dated 22 January 1996 (1996) … Himself
 
2005 Time Out (TV series)
Himself
 
2005 Ruth Brown: Better Late Than Never (documentary)
Himself
 
2004-2005 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
Steven Seagal (2005) … Himself
Eric Clapton: Just the Messenger (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Crossroads Guitar Festival (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Genius: A Night for Ray Charles (TV special)
Himself
 
2004 Antone's: Home of the Blues (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 35th NAACP Image Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2004 Lightning in a Bottle (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The 46th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
2003 60 Minutes (TV series documentary)
Himself - Musician (segment "King Solomon")
The Look/Operation Iraqi Freedom?/King Solomon (2003) … Himself - Musician (segment "King Solomon")
 
2003 An Evening with B.B. King (TV movie)
Himself - Interviewee
 
2003 The Blues (TV series documentary)
Himself
The Road to Memphis (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Live by Request: BB King (TV movie)
Himself - Performer
 
2003 The 45th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
2003 Elvis Lives (TV special)
Himself
 
2002 Save Our History (TV series documentary)
Himself
Save Our Sounds (2002) … Himself
 
2002 U2: The Best of 1980-1990 (video documentary)
Himself (segment "When Love Comes To Town")
 
2002 23rd Annual W.C. Handy Blues Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2002 Sounds of Memphis (TV documentary)
 
2001 American Roots Music (TV series documentary)
Himself
The Times They Are a-Changin' (2001) … Himself
This Land Is Your Land (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Say It Loud: A Celebration of Black Music in America (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
2001 All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live! (documentary)
Himself
 
2001 The Young and the Restless (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.7107 (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song (TV series documentary)
Himself
The Road to Rock 'n' Roll (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Classic Albums: Elvis Presley (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 The 10 Commandments of Creativity (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Blues Odyssey (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 22nd Annual W.C. Handy Blues Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2000 A Very Special Christmas from Washington, D.C. (TV special)
Musical Performance
 
2000 It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (video documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The Jazz Channel Presents B.B. King (video documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 CNN World Beat (TV series)
Himself
John Lee Hooker and B.B. King (1999) … Himself
 
1999 30th NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1999 The 41st Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1999 Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Christmas in Washington (TV movie)
Himself
 
1999 Blues Masters (video documentary)
 
1999 Genghis Blues (documentary)
Himself
 
1998 The Making of 'Blues Brothers 2000' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1998 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 10 January 1998 (1998) … Himself
 
1997 The Fifties (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
The Rage Within (1997) … Himself
 
1996 Caesars Palace 30th Anniversary Celebration (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 15 October 1996 (1996) … Himself - Guest
 
1996 Touched by an Angel (TV series)
Himself
Indigo Angel (1996) … Himself
 
1983-1996 Austin City Limits (TV series documentary)
Himself
B.B. King (1996) … Himself
Episode dated 11 February 1983 (1983) … Himself
 
1996 A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1996 When We Were Kings (documentary)
Himself
 
1995 1995 Billboard Music Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1995 Baywatch Nights (TV series)
Himself
Blues Boy (1995) … Himself
 
1995 New York Undercover (TV series)
Himself
Buster and Claudia (1995) … Himself
 
1995 B.B. King: The Blues Summit (TV special)
Himself
 
1995 25th Anniversary Essence Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Performer
 
1995 A Night to Die for (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1995 Live at the Joint (TV special)
Himself
 
1995 The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 7 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 The Memphis Sound: A Tribute to Our City's Music (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 B.B. King: Live at the Woodlands (TV movie)
Himself
 
1994 The 36th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1993 Heart and Souls
Himself
 
1993 Apollo Theatre Hall of Fame (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Willie Nelson: The Big Six-0 (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Mr. Bluesman
Himself
 
1993 Blossom (TV series)
Himself
The Thrill Is Gone (1993) … Himself
 
1993 The 35th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1986-1992 Ebony/Jet Showcase (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 10 April 1992 (1992) … Himself
Episode dated 9 September 1988 (1988) … Himself
Episode dated 23 May 1986 (1986) … Himself
 
1990-1992 The Arsenio Hall Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 28 January 1992 (1992) … Himself
Episode dated 18 June 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1991 Tonight Live with Steve Vizard (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 14 November 1991 (1991) … Himself
 
1991 Guitar Legends (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1970-1991 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 11 October 1991 (1991) … Himself
Episode dated 6 April 1990 (1990) … Himself
Episode dated 9 September 1986 (1986) … Himself
Episode dated 21 June 1985 (1985) … Himself
Episode dated 27 November 1984 (1984) … Himself
 
1989-1991 Late Night with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 3 October 1991 (1991) … Himself
Episode dated 18 August 1989 (1989) … Himself
Episode dated 1 August 1989 (1989) … Himself
 
1991 Golden Age of Rock'n'Roll (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1990 You Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown! (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1989 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
Himself - interviewed
Jimi Hendrix (1989) … Himself - interviewed
 
1989 Big World Cafe (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.4 (1989) … Himself (as B.B. King and The Jungle Brothers)
 
1989 U2: LoveTown (TV documentary short)
Vocals, Guitar
 
1988 U2: Rattle and Hum (documentary)
Himself
 
1987 Amazon Women on the Moon
Himself (segment "Blacks Without Soul")
 
1987 The 29th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Performer
 
1986 The 28th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1986 Elvis: The Echo Will Never Die (video documentary)
Himself
 
1986 The 7th Annual Black Achievement Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Performer
 
1985 Lou Rawls Parade of Stars (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 28 December 1985 (1985) … Himself
 
1985 Live Aid (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1985 The 27th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1985 B.B. King: Into the Night (video documentary short)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
1984 Live from Her Majesty's (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 22 April 1984 (1984) … Himself
 
1983 The 25th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1981 The 8th Annual American Music Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1980 Elvis Presley - Die frühen Jahre (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1980 Horas doradas (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 22 April 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1979 The Crystal Gayle Special (TV movie)
Himself
 
1979 The Captain & Tennille Songbook (TV special)
Himself
 
1978 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 19 April 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1977 Sanford and Son (TV series)
Himself
Fred Sings the Blues (1977) … Himself
 
1977 All You Need Is Love (TV series documentary)
Himself
Who's That Comin'?: Blues (1977) … Himself
 
1975 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 24 March 1975 (1975) … Himself
 
1974 The Midnight Special (TV series)
Himself - Host
Episode #2.48 (1974) … Himself - Host
 
1972-1974 Soul Train (TV series documentary)
Guest / Himself
The Best of Soul Train: 1973-1974 (1974) … Guest
B.B. King/The Moments (1973) … Himself
 
1974 Sing Sing Thanksgiving (documentary)
Himself
 
1974 B.B. King: Live in Africa (documentary)
Himself
 
1973 The Real George Carlin (TV movie)
Himself
 
1973 Blues Under the Skin (documentary)
Bluesman
 
1973 The Helen Reddy Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.5 (1973) … Himself
 
1972 Black Rodeo (documentary)
Himself
 
1972 The 14th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1970-1972 Flip (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.20 (1972) … Himself
Episode #1.13 (1970) … Himself
 
1971 Rollin' on the River (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 6 November 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1971 Medicine Ball Caravan (documentary)
Himself
 
1971 The Pearl Bailey Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.6 (1971) … Himself
 
1971 Dynamite Chicken
Himself
 
1971 Black Music in America: From Then Till Now (documentary short)
Himself
 
1970 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.19 (1970) … Himself
Episode #2.222 (1970) … Himself
Episode #2.148 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself - Guitarist
Episode #24.5 (1970) … Himself - Guitarist
 
1970 ...And Beautiful II (TV movie)
Himself - Guitarist
 
1970 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 26 June 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 Sesame Street (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 8 May 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 The Barbara McNair Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 15 March 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 Soul! (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 19 February 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1969 Music Scene (TV series)
Himself - Musical Guest
Episode #1.9 (1969) … Himself - Musical Guest
 
1969 Della (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.31 (1969) … Himself
 
1969 Playboy After Dark (TV series)
Singer
Episode #2.21 … Singer
 
1968 Beat-Club (TV series)
Episode #1.29 (1968)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (12 titles)
2010-2012 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
 
2011 Mark Knopfler: A Life in Songs (TV documentary)
Himself - Guitar
 
2010 VH1 Rock Docs (TV series)
 
2009 Pop Galerie Reloaded (TV series documentary)
 
2008 Soul Power (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
 
2004 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
2004 TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The Definitive Elvis: The Memphis Years (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock'n'Roll (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (documentary)
Himself
 

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Publicity Listings:

2 Print Biographies  | 3 Interviews  | 5 Articles  | 2 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Official Sites:

Official band site | See more »

Alternate Names:

B.B. King and The Jungle Brothers | B. B. King

Height:

5' 9¾" (1.77 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

About 15 times, a lady has said: 'It's either me or Lucille.' That's why I've had 15 children by 15 women. See more »

Trivia:

He is a blues musician and singer. See more »

Trademark:

His vibrato-finger technique on the guitar See more »

Nickname:

Blues Boy See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo