"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 ...

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 ...

B.B. King, who died Thursday at age 89, ... 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, ...

It's been five years since B.B. King went silent.. The blues legend died on May 14, 2015, in Las Vegas.He was 89. For nearly 70 years, the Mississippi native – accompanied by his beloved guitar ...

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 in… ...

You can hear the influence of both T-Bone Walker and the song’s author, Lowell Fulson in King’s use of space and single-tone bends and insistent hammer-ons and slurs, respectively, plus – in the final ...

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 ...

Of BB King's greatest hits, Lucille is among the most popular and was the name he gave to his guitars. Of BB King's greatest hits, ...

The song, “Friends,” appears on his 1969 album, Live & Well, and it just might contain the greatest notes Lucille ever spoke. What makes that all the more remarkable is that, in essence ...

King landed 35 songs on the Hot 100 between 1957, when “Be Careful With a Fool” peaked at No. 95, ... (King partnered with Gibson in 1982 to create a guitar the B.B. King Lucille.) ...

BB King tours the UK in June with special guest John Mayall. Dates include Manchester MEN Arena (24 June), Birmingham NIA Academy (25 June), Cardiff CIA (27 June), London Wembley Arena (28 June).