B.B. King

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Yolanda Charles

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

Music Releases
Nita Strauss live

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

Guitarists
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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

Music Releases
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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

Guitarists
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10 of the best slow guitar solos

By Tony Grassi published

Examine some of rock guitar’s greatest slow burns

Guitarists
Joe Bonamassa

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

Guitarists
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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

Electric Guitars
Guitarist playing arpeggio on a Gibson ES-335 electric guitar

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

Chords
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BB King featured in today's Google doodle

By Jackson Maxwell published

The blues guitar legend was born on this day, 1925

Guitarists
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Five Steps to B.B. King-Style Lead Guitar Playing

By Alex Bruce published

Key concepts to establishing great blues technique.

Lessons
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