B. B. KingÍàñòîÿùåå èìÿ Êèíã Ðàéëè Á. (King Riley B.; ð. 16 ñåíòÿáðÿ 1925, Èíäèàíîëà, Ìèññèñèïè) — àìåðèêàíñêèé ïåâåö, ãèòàðèñò, êîìïîçèòîð. Ëèäåð ñîâðåìåííîãî áëþçà, îêàçàë áîëüøîå âëèÿíèå íà ðàçâèòèå áëþç-ðîêà. Íàèáîëåå èçâåñòíûå õèòû: Three O’Clock Blues (1951), Why I Sing The Blues (1969), The Thrill Is Gone (1969) è äð. Ïåñíÿ Three O'Clock Blues â òå÷åíèå 15 íåäåëü çàíèìàëà ïåðâîå ìåñòî â àìåðèêàíñêèõ ÷àðòàõ ïî êàòåãîðèè «ðèòì-ýíä-áëþç». Àëüáîì “Live At The Regal” (1965) ñ÷èòàåòñÿ øåäåâðîì ñîâðåìåííîãî áëþçà. Àëüáîì “Live And Well” (1969) âíåñ çíà÷èòåëüíûé âêëàä â òåîðèþ áëþç-ðîêà. Óäîñòîåí ïðåìèè “Grammy” çà àëüáîì “There Must Be A Better World Somewhere” (1981). |