About
Legendary blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter who won a Grammy Hall of Fame Award for his 1998 song "The Thrill is Gone."
Before Fame
He grew up with his grandmother because his mother was too poor to take care of him. His mother's cousin, Bukka White, gave him his first guitar.
Trivia
He named his electric guitar Lucille. In 2005, one of his biographers claimed that he had 50 grandchildren.
Family Life
He got married to Martha Lee Denton on November 11, 1944 and after their divorce in 1952, he married Sue Carol Hall on June 4, 1958. He has three daughters named Patty, Claudette and Shirley.
Associated With
He inspired Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix, among many other historic guitarists.
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BB King Highlights
