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I played the Fillmore West in San Francisco in 1968 when Bill Graham owned it. I was scared, felt like a country boy out of place, but I received a standing ovation before I played and I couldn't help but cry. It was probably the best performance of my life.

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My aunt had a phonograph and when I was a good boy she'd let me play it. Every time I visited she'd want to kiss me. She dipped snuff and I hated that snuff so I begged my mother not to take me and then I'd remember the phonograph and then I'd change my mind. I'd put up with the kiss for the music.

B. B. King

The younger players, my hat goes off to them. Because they are always coming up with ideas that I never thought of. I sometimes used to kind of hate myself for that: Why didn't I think of it?

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B. B. King

B. B. King

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Born: September 16, 1925

Died: May 14, 2015 (aged 89)

Bio: Riley B. King, known professionally as B.B. King, was an American blues singer, electric guitarist, songwriter, and record producer.

Known for:

Riding with the King (2000)
Live at the Regal (1965)
Lucille (1968)
One Kind Favor (2008)
Completely Well (1969)

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