B.B KING
Name: Riley B. King Birth Date: September 16, 1925 Death Date: Still among the living Early Life Born Sep.16, 1925 in Berclair, Mississippi, he calls the nearby city of Indianola, MS his home. In 1930 his father left the family and his mother re-married another man. By age 12 he purchased his first guitar for $15.00. All though other sources say it was a present. 1943 he left Kilmicheal to work as a tractor driver and play with the famous St. Jones’s Quarter. Interesting Facts: •
Married 2 times to Martha Lee Denton in 1946 and Sue Carol Hall in 1958. •
He never saw an electric light bulb until he was 16.
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He has appeared on “The Cosby Show”, “Sanford and Son”, “The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air”, The Young And The Restless”, “Married With Children, and “Sesame
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