King was so enamored with his guitar he talked to her in concert and even famously wrote a love song for her. But as to how Lucille got her name, King explained, it was an homage to idiocy.

"Lucille" from "Lucille" (1968) Though B.B. King had been around for years by the time this album arrived, dedicated to his famous Gibson hollow-body, this song functions as closely to a mission ...

To guitar aficionados and blues fans, the name Lucille evokes the sweet, piercing electric tones of B.B. King's guitar. It's the name the 15-time Grammy winner, who died Thursday night at age 89 ...

Lucille influenced much of King’s career, from the 1968 album and song he named after the guitar to a 1997 visit to the Vatican when he gave Pope John Paul II one of the instruments as a gift.

It's been five years since B.B. King went silent. The music legend died on May 14, 2015, leaving behind a treasure trove of classic blues for fans.

Blues Legend B.B. King Dies at 89 The Mississippi guitar aficionado and father of Lucille was a tireless road warrior.

It's been three years since BB King last sat hunched over his beloved Gibson Lucille on UK stages, when he was supposedly performing his 'Farewell Tour'. After an unparalleled career spanning more ...

The song, “Friends,” appears on his 1969 album, Live & Well, and it just might contain the greatest notes Lucille ever spoke.

In 1980, Gibson named a model of guitar after both the song and the singer - the BB King Lucille. Several of BB King's best-loved songs were collaborations with other artistes.

New York - Blues legend BB King left behind a giant musical legacy and a disputed number of children, but he often said his true love was Lucille - his guitar. Often considered one of history's ...

BB’s Lucille at this point was an ES-125 hollowbody with a single P-90, and its full-bodied, slightly overloaded tone adds to the haunting quality of the song, which was recorded with a portable ...

B.B. King dies; the blues singer and guitarist who won 15 Grammys playing his guitar Lucille inspired generations of musicians.