Knight pays tribute to King on Twitter.
What a brilliant man you were. One who will forever be noted as such an inspiration to millions globally, RIP #BBKing http://t.co/9G8NEYTmBT
— Gladys Knight (@MsGladysKnight) May 15, 2015
15 May, 2015
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BB King dies at 89
23 Feb, 2003
Wins Grammy
King wins the Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Performance for Auld Lang Syne, and Best Traditional Blues Album for A Christmas Celebration Of Hope.
21 Feb, 2001
Wins Grammy
King and Clapton wins the Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Album for Riding With The King.
Wins Grammy
King and Dr. John wins the Grammy for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals for Is You Is, Or Is You Ain’t (My Baby).
23 Feb, 2000
Wins Grammy
King wins the Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Album for Blues On The Bayou.
1 Mar, 1994
Wins Grammy
King wins the Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Album for Blues Summit.
25 Feb, 1992
Wins Grammy
King wins the Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Album for Live At The Apollo.
20 Feb, 1991
Wins Grammy
King wins the Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Album for Live At San Quentin.
1986
Blank on Blank interview
Kings tells his story to Joe Smith. The interview is animated for PBS’s Blank on Blank. King:
This is kind of how blues began — out of feeling misused, mistreated. Feeling like they had nobody to turn to. Blues don’t necessarily have to be sung by a person that came from Mississippi, as I did, because there are people having problems all over the world … When I go on the stage each night, I try my best to outguess my audience. And I like to feel in most cases like I’m a big guy with long rubber arms that I can reach around my audience and swing and sway with them, move them with me.
25 Feb, 1986
Wins Grammy
King wins the Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Recording for My Guitar Sings The Blues.
28 Feb, 1984
Wins Grammy
King wins the Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Recording for Blues ‘N’ Jazz.
24 Feb, 1982
Wins Grammy
King wins the Grammy for Best Ethnic Or Traditional Recording for There Must Be A Better World Somewhere.
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