Browsing: b.b. king

From Roy Hawkins’ 1951 shuffle to B.B. King’s silky 1970 reinvention, here’s how one “filed-away” tune became a late-career lightning bolt.

From mentor-style admiration to a Grammy-winning album, here’s how Eric Clapton and B.B. King built a rare, mutually elevating blues partnership.

How a skinny 17 year old Johnny Winter crashed B.B. King’s stage, grabbed Lucille, and walked out with a standing ovation – and a new destiny.