Some facts about B.B. King:
- King was born September 16th, 1925 in Indianola, Mississippi to sharecropper parents.
- He started out as a DJ in 1948 and recorded his first album a year later.
- 74 of his songs made Billboard’s R&B chart, including his 1970 crossover hit “The Thrill Is Gone.”
- King won seven Grammys and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
- King, who married and divorced twice, is survived by 15 children
B.B. King explains how he named his famous guitar Lucille…….