B.B. King
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Session great Yolanda Charles on her best (and worst) bass albums
By Bass Player Staff published
Charles reflects on playing with BB King, Paul Weller, Squeeze and P-Funk legend Bernie Worrell

Nita Strauss weighs in on the ‘shred stigma’ debate: "Yngwie Malmsteen’s three notes are no more or less valid than BB King’s"
By Matt Owen published
"They’re just three notes played differently, at different speeds, on different guitars, in different styles,” says the Alice Cooper guitarist

Watch Eddie Van Halen, David Gilmour and Les Paul Play Blue Suede Shoes with Stray Cats
By Damian Fanelli published
Quite simply one of the greatest all-star guitar jams of all time

B.B. King's 10 greatest guitar moments
By Andy Aledort published
Sit back and take in the blues guitar legend's most electrifying six-string performances

10 of the best slow guitar solos
By Tony Grassi published
Examine some of rock guitar’s greatest slow burns

Joe Bonamassa's guide to 10 of the best blues-rock guitar solos of all time
By Richard Bienstock published
Today's biggest blues guitarist names his faves

BB King’s 80th birthday Lucille guitar sells at auction for $280,000
By Richard Bienstock published
The limited edition Gibson ES-345 was the blues legend’s primary stage model in his later years

These smooth BB King licks work for more than just blues
By Matt Warnock published
How to use BB's blues ideas in a jazz context
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