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Born on a plantation in the small town of Itta Bena, Mississippi, B. B. King (born Riley B. King, September 16, 1925–May 14, 2015) rose to prominence to become one of the most influential blues musicians and electric guitarists of the 20th century. Throughout his career, he was constantly pushing the sounds of blues to new levels, introducing his own style of guitar playing that would shape the sounds of rock and roll, R&B, soul, funk, and many other genres of music, earning himself the well-deserved nickname "The King of Blues." He famously named his guitars named his favorite guitar "Lucille" and gifted it to Pope John Paull II in 1997. Additionally, he was a well-known associate of Elvis Presley, of whom King spoke highly. On May 14, 2015, he passed away at the age of 89 due to complications from type 2 diabetes. He was buried at the B.B. King Museum in Indianola, Mississippi.

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Apr 21, 2011 –
Apr 26, 2011
Byron Bay Bluesfest 2011
The Cat Empire / Luciano / Pete Murray / Ruthie Foster / Collard Greens And Gravy / Nat Col and the Kings / Ben Harper and Relentless7 / Toots & The Maytals / Kasey Chambers / The Blind Boys of Alabama / Jackson Firebird / Phil Jones & the Unknown Blues / Transvaal Diamond Syndicate / The Secret Sisters / Dale Watson And His Lone Stars / The Bamboos / Rodrigo y Gabriela / Ray Beadle / Warrior King / Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band / B.B. & The Blues Shacks / Louis King and the Liars Club / Little Bushman / Buddy Knox / The Aggrolites / Tim Finn / Los Lobos / Rockwiz / Barrence Whitfield / Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / Xavier Rudd / Nga Tae / C.W. Stoneking / Wolfmother / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Michelle Shocked / Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band / Eric Bibb / Tony Joe White / Washington / Fistful of Mercy / Tim Robbins & the Rogues Gallery Band / Ernest Ranglin / Funky Meters / Jethro Tull / Saltwater Band / Clare Bowditch / Microwave Jenny / Shane Nicholson / Irma Thomas / Joe Louis Walker / Jeff Lang / Frank Yamma / Robert Randolph & The Family Band / Kate Miller-Heidke / Trinity Roots / Raghu Dixit / The Dingoes / The Old Spice Boys / Diesel / John Legend / Bob Dylan / ZZ Top / Imogen Heap / B.B. King / Indigo Girls / Grace Jones / Funkadelic / Leon Russell / Fishbone / Paul Kelly / Parliament-Funkadelic / Elvis Costello & The Imposters / Ash Grunwald / Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu / Buffy Sainte-Marie / Mavis Staples / Warren Haynes Show all bands
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