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ItemImageFrom Wikipedia: "B. B. King (born Riley B. King on September 16, 1925) is an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter. Named the third-greatest guitarist of "the 100 greatest guitarists of all-time" by Rolling Stone magazine, King is one of the greatest and most respected blues guitarists of all time.[1]"

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adsense34 (0)
07/23/2008
Burger King

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homeyou56 (0)
07/18/2008
Bar B Que King

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rebuilding (0)
07/14/2008
1989, 1998, 2006 - three GREAT shows, '98 was my favorite when my 5 yr old daughter was invited on stage to shake his hand at the end of the show. moment i'll never forget.

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lordinera (0)
07/13/2008
old and still alive

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♥Debalicious&h... (4)
07/10/2008
love him

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Crystal911 (0)
07/09/2008
greatest!!!!

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mike955 (1)
07/06/2008
give a bad rating --was great for his time but overall he plays the same blues leads and riffs for every song

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Katrinabena (17)
07/05/2008
One of the greats. He is like the master of the blues.

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twansalem (36)
06/23/2008
A true legend, and one of the best of all time.

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lemberg (0)
03/16/2008
He is the entire package

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Snakepit22 (0)
03/12/2008
Driftwood if finally right. This guy doesn't belong in the top 100 even. I wouldn't trust him to teach guitar to my dog. Congratulations on being a blues master, but guitar wasn't invented in 1930. There are more than five notes on a guitar and BB needs to learn them.

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angryjed (2)
12/03/2007
Love BB, but I consider him a Guitar godfather rather than a Guitar god. With BB it's not the guitar that wows you it's the whole package.

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rayrose (0)
09/05/2007
not my style.

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operator 409 (7)
02/26/2007
One of blues guitars greatest practitioners, and EASILY its greatest and most recognizable AMBASSADOR. The legendary B.B.King is far and away the leading 'brand name' in blues guitar. Equally at home in either the whiskey soaked blues joints of urban Chicago or Memphis, in front of the inmates of the Cook County Jail or performing at presidential inaugurations, or in front of the crowned heads of Europe.

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watergrass (1)
01/15/2007
Great stuff if you want to be alone in a bar with a beer or so. Very mellon shit, but an awesome player. To bad havent seen in the spotlight lately.

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jackr (0)
01/08/2007
If i wanted to hear the most basic use of pentatonic scales i could go and listen to the 5 year old down the road.

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nunchopsand (0)
01/07/2007
awesome blues guitarist,..the king of blues

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Chrisrianna (14)
01/07/2007
Great blues player, but could not play a chord to save his life. You would think after all these years he would learn some.

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FranksWildYears (48)
11/22/2006
Probably one of the most expressive soloists in the history of the blues but he can't play a chord. With a single note he can make Lucille cry, laugh or yell. Rhythm is the job of the rhythm section in B.B.'s band.

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tomdavisjr (0)
08/20/2006
I think B.B. King rates this high simply because people know the name. His music easily puts one to sleep. I'll give him credit though; he does know the pentatonic blues scale.

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taikamya (0)
08/04/2006
BB King is the unquestionable Blues GOD

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sabcat (0)
05/20/2006
A guitar legend in the true sense.

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leftfinger (2)
04/17/2006
Sorry - he's a legend and all; and more power to him for still getting out there and giggin'. But the greatest of all time? C'mon. He shouldn't be in the top 25.

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lightfinger2000 (2)
04/01/2006
an o.k.player.but the "thrill is gone"

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doobiesNhof (21)
03/15/2006
Oh, yes. The King of The Blues is in the top 10 for sure.

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stevehowedammit (0)
02/24/2006
BB is a good blues player, but ther are so many better blues players it is unreal. Guys, did you know that there are other blues players other than stevie ray vaughn and bb king? Obviously not

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mikepawley (0)
01/24/2006
Black guitarist

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ttr77 (0)
12/29/2005
Great but not the best

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comfortably_numb (0)
07/22/2005
The most overrated guitarist of all time

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vaiat18 (0)
07/21/2005
well respected for the soul and jazz

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Saronix (0)
11/27/2004
I agree with Djahuti

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Djahuti (54)
11/27/2004
Every solo sounds the same.BB King is the most PREDICTABLE guitarist in the Blues.I'll take Muddy Waters,Lightnin' Hopkins or John Lee Hooker ANYDAY over BB.

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Psalmy (0)
11/27/2004
definately a legend in his time! wonderful!

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irishboy (0)
05/18/2004
greatest blues guitarest

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bushisms (0)
02/18/2004
i don't like his style of music, but he's not a bad guitarist i guess

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