One of B.B. King‘s iconic Gibson electric guitars — each affectionately nicknamed “Lucille” — will soon hit the auction block. The late blues musician’s black ES-345 prototype ...

B.B., who claimed he “almost lost [his ... “to remind me never to do a thing like that again.” The original Lucille — the guitar King rescued that night in the fire — was an inexpensive ...

Her name was “Lucille,” and in B.B. King’s hands she gave voice to the “King of the Blues.” Julien’s Auctions announced Tuesday that King’s black Gibson ES-345 prototype guitar is ...

B.B. King, who died Thursday at age 89, named his guitar Lucille because of a woman he never met. In fact, there have been many Lucilles, most famously a series of custom-designed Gibsons but ...

But from blues to country to rock, the most famous guitar might be B.B. King’s Lucille. Unlike other guitarists, King didn’t bestow the name Lucille upon a single guitar. Instead, he gave it ...

LOS ANGELES — Her name was "Lucille," and in B.B. King's hands she gave voice to the "King of the Blues." Julien's Auctions announced Tuesday that King's black Gibson ES-345 prototype guitar is ...

The headstock has ‘‘B.B. King 80’’ and a crown inlaid ... When King learned the woman’s name was Lucille, he named his guitar after her ‘‘to remind himself to never fight over ...

The headstock has “B.B. King 80” and a crown inlaid with ... When King learned the woman’s name was Lucille, he named his guitar after her “to remind himself to never fight over a woman ...

Late blues icon B.B. King’s famous guitar, Lucille, played such an integral role in his storied life that he made music about it, and even named a Times Square water hole in its honor.