Biography
Riley B. King, known as B.B. King, was an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter acclaimed for his expressive singing and fluid, complex guitar playing. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at #3 on its list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.
Known For
Complete Filmography

B.B. King: The King of the blues Stuttgart - 1997
2022
as vocals guitar

Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
2021
as Self (archive footage)
When the film West Side Story was released in 1961, New York's reviled Puerto Rican community gained some visibility and, over time, both in Spanish H...

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
as Self (archive footage)
During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and pr...

B.B. King: On the Road
2018
as Himself
Documentary on the great blues musician and his band, tours, concerts etc.

Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
2018
as Self
An unflinching and deeply personal journey into the life and work of guitarist Eric Clapton told through his own words and songs.

Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
2017
From America's deep South, to Detroit and New York this captivating and enlightening documentary special traces the evolution of blues through pivotal...

The Art of McCartney
2014
as Self
An inside look at the making of The Art Of McCartney album on which some of the world's greatest artists interpret the songs of one of the world's gre...

John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
2014
as Self
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly chronicles the musical evolution of one of the most influential solo artists of his generation. Featuring rare demos, int...

In Performance BB King & The Guitar Legends
2014
Recorded live in 1991 this television broadcast features BB King with special guests: Dave Edmunds, Steve Cropper, Albert Collins, Robert Cray and man...

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
2013
as Self
Captured across two nights at Madison Square Garden, the Crossroads Guitar Festival offers a variety of legendary guitarists performing a mix of sultr...

Born In Chicago
2013
as Self
"Born In Chicago" is a soulful documentary film that chronicles a uniquely musical passing of the torch. It’s the story of first generation blues perf...

B.B. King: The Life of Riley
2012
as Self
Documentary charting the life of blues guitarist B.B. King, with contributions from fellow musicians.

Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story
2012
as Self
The greatest untold story in Rock and Roll history as revealed by the musicians,artists and people that lived it

B.B. King - Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2011
2012
as Self
On June 28, 2011, the "King of the Blues" B.B. King played to an adoring sold-out crowd at London's spectacular Royal Albert Hall. It was another unf...

B.B. King Standing Room Only
2010
He's reigned as the "King of the Blues" since the early '50s, yet B.B. King continues to wear the crown with dignity and class. This outstanding perfo...

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
2010
as Self
Often credited as being one of the all-time greatest guitarists, and known amongst his peers as one of the all-time greatest collaborators. The ultima...

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
2009
as Self
On October 29th and 30th, 2009, rock 'n' roll royalty held court at Madison Square Garden for what have been called 'the best concerts ever,' and 'whe...

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Whole Lotta Shakin'
2009
as Self
Presenting of some of the best moments of speeches, performances and backstage moments of the annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremonies.
V.A. North Sea Jazz
2009
as Self

Soul Power
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Soul Power is a 2008 documentary film about the Zaire 74 music festival in Kinshasa which accompanied the Rumble in the Jungle heavyweight boxing cham...

Blues at the BBC
2009
as Self
Collection of performances by British and American blues artists on BBC programmes such as The Beat Room, A Whole Scene Going, The Old Grey Whistle Te...

B.B. King | Live
2009
as Self
Recorded in High-Definition for the PBS concert series Soundstage, this unforgettable performance features staggering renditions of "Thrill is Gone" a...

B.B. King: Live
2008
as Self
The legendary blues guitarist B.B. King lights up the stage with his trusty, lifelong companion Lucille and his remarkable touring band in this new li...

Stars and Their Guitars: A History of the Electric Guitar
2008
as Self
Stars and Their Guitars: A History of the Electric Guitar is a documentary film by filmmaker Kent Hagen. It spotlights the development and history of ...

Jazz Evolution
2008
as Self - Guitar

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
2007
as Self
Double-DVD Captures Highlights from Festival With Performances and Collaborations by Guitar Wizards Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Jeff Beck, Joh...

Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues
2006
This DVD comes a part of a box set which also contains 3 CDs. The DVD features an exclusive 90-minute career-spanning documentation with rare and pre...
The Five Keys to Mastery
2005
as Self
George Leonard, author and pioneer in the field of human potential, reveals five simple steps to transform your life and lead you to long-term fulfill...

Live Aid
2004
as Self
4 × DVD, The broadcast of the biggest benefit concert in history, organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for Ethiopian famine relief. Th...

Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
2004
as Self
A meld of legendary performers and contemporary artists of today who have been influenced by Ray's music perform in this concert extravaganza.
Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company
2004
as Self
DVD that accompanied the CD release. Has behind the scenes and rehearsal footage.

The Story Of The Blues
2004
as Self
The story of The Blues traces the four main traditions of blues music: Form Blues, Blues, Urban Blues and Blues Electric. The blues has evolved and di...

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
2004
as Self
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004 Recorded Live at the Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas Captures Highlights from Festival With Performances a...

Lightning in a Bottle
2004
as Self
On February 7th, 2003, renowned artists across multiple music genres and generations commandeered the stage at New York City's Radio City Music Hall t...

Antone's: Home of the Blues
2004
as Performer
Documentary film about the legendary blues club in Austin, Texas. The film is filled with historical and dynamic blues performances from the earliest ...
Rockin' in the USA
2003
Twenty-two rare German television appearances from 1960s and '70s American rock and blues acts are featured on this disc, making it a veritable time c...

B.B. King: Live - Most Famous Hits
2003
as Self
1. Introduction 2. To Know You Is To Love You 3. I Believe In Myself 4. Why I Sing The Blues 5. Ain't Nobody Home 6. Sweet Sixteen 7. The...

Johnny Winter: Live
2003
as Self
1. It's My Life Baby 2. Rock And Roll Hoochie Koo 3. Stranger 4. Sweet Papa John 5. Life Is Hard 6. Mannish Boy 7. Tell The Truth 8. Love, Life...

Red, White and Blues
2003
as Self
Director Mike Figgis (Stormy Monday, Leaving Las Vegas, Time Code) joins musicians such as Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Tom Jones, perfo...

B.B. King: In Concert
2003
as Self
1. Two I Shoot Blues 2. Let The Good Times Roll 3. I'll Survive 4. Bad Case Of Love 5. Peace Of MInd 6. Caldonia 7. Blues Boys Tune 8. Early In...

Bluesy Entertainment: Live
2003
as Self
1. Introduction 2. Someday Baby - Gregg Allman 3. Just To Be With You - Phoebe Snow 4. Chains Of Love - Big Joe Turner 5. Make A Woman Feel Satisf...

B.B. King: Live By Request
2003
as Performer
Célébrez 50 années de blues avec le Roi du Blues qui interprète ses meilleures succès, dont une poignée avec son invité spécial Jeff Beck à l'occasion...

The Road to Memphis
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Director Richard Pearce (The Long Walk Home, Leap of Faith, A Family Thing) traces the musical odyssey of blues legend B.B. King in a film that pays t...

BB King Live at The Apollo
2003
Recorded live in 1991 at the Apollo Theatre, Manchester, UK

Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied
2003
Filmmaker Robert Gordon captures the life of fascinating blues artist Muddy Waters. Credited with inventing the electric blues, Waters left an indelib...

Sounds of Memphis
2002
as Self
A look into the birth of the soul music scene on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee. Chronicles the rise of soul music, the creation of many iconic so...

BB King Sweet 16
2002
as Self
BB King live in Africa 1974 In 1974, B.B. King brought the blues back to Africa. An audience of 80,000 came to Kinshasha for a three day music festiv...

Johnny Winter: Pieces & Bits
2001
Johnny Winter's long-awaited official video release, highlighting performances spanning 4 decades, interspersed with personal photos taken by his wife...

All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
2001
as Self
IMAX invites you backstage to the Rock n' Roll event of the year. The acts featured won a combined total of 13 Grammy® Awards in 2000. This exclusive,...

B.B. King - The Blues Sounds of B.B. King
2001
as Singer

B.B. King Live at Nick's
2001
as Self
This exciting concert, taped live at Nick's in uptown Dallas, BB King gives a performance which proves we are watching a legend in action...the unequi...

The Jazz Channel Presents B.B. King
2000
as Himself
The reigning king of the blues, B.B. King, rules supreme on BET on Jazz: The Jazz Channel. The legendary blues guitarist and his beloved "Lucille," le...

The Ten Commandments of Creativity
2000
as Self
Having struggled to crack his brief, Dennis Hopper decides the only honourable act is to throw himself off a roof. Before this final act, Sir Peter Us...

Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo
1999
as Self
The Pavarotti & Friends for Guatemala and Kosovo concert was held on June 1, 1999, and raised $1 million for War Child programs to aid young refugees ...

Blues Masters
1999
In 1966, CBC Television invited some of North America's greatest blues performers to gather in a studio in Toronto, recording together and individuall...

B.B. King: Live In Africa '74
1998
as Self
In 1974, Muhammad Ali and George Foreman held their heavyweight title fight in Zaire, billing it as the "Rumble in the Jungle". A three-day music fest...

Blues Brothers 2000
1998
as Malvern Gasperon
Finally released from prison, Elwood Blues is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her latest crusade to raise funds for a children's hospit...

Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
1997
as Self
Wired For Sound documents the role of the Gibson guitar throughout the evolution of rock music.

When We Were Kings
1996
as Self
It's 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years younger and the heavyweight champion of the world....

A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan
1996
as Self
One by One, the musicians climb on stage and take their places: B.B. king, Eric Clapton, Buddy guy, Robert Cray, Bonnie Raitt, Jimmie Vaughan, Dr, joh...

B.B. King: Blues Summit
1995
Inspired by the 1993 Grammy-winning album, this historic meeting of superpowers stars the King of the Blues performing duets with a pantheon of fellow...

A Night to Die For
1995
as Self
TV special worth watching if only for the incongruous interviews with Wayne Newton, Wayne Gretzky, Kareem Abdul Jabar, Rudolph Giuliani, Mike Ditka, a...

The History of Rock 'n' Roll
1995
as Self
The history of rock n' roll and pop music are explored are explored via interviews and footage of well-known music stars.

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
1993
as Self
Blues as a genre shaped the sound of jazz in the early 20th century and directly led to the creation of rock 'n' roll in the '50s. The scales, chords,...

B.B. King: Live At Montreux 1993
1993
as Self
B.B. King is the greatest living exponent of the blues and considered by many to be the most influential guitarist of the latter part of the 20th cent...

Heart and Souls
1993
as Himself
A fateful night in 1959, four people die when the bus they are riding crashes. They continue as ghosts; their souls become eternally entwined to the l...

Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
1993
as Self
Willie Nelson and friends celebrate his sixtieth birthday in a star-studded concert event.

Gary Moore: Live Blues
1993
as Guitar, Vocals
Blues Alive is a live album by Northern Irish guitarist Gary Moore, released in 1993. It is a collection of recordings taken from his 1992 tour and dr...

Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Blues Night
1991
as Himself
Guitar Legends was a concert held over five nights, from October 15 to October 19, 1991, in Seville, Spain, with the aim of positioning the city as an...

Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
1991

Guitar
1991
as Self

All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians
1990
as Self
Blues legends B.B. King and Rufus Thomas, plus Evelyn Young, Gatemouth Moore, Fred Ford, Honeymoon Garner, Booker T. Laury, and others play jam sessio...

U2: Lovetown
1989
as Self
Documentary of U2's 1989 tour of Australia.

Legends of Rock 'n' Roll
1989
as B.B. King
Are you ready for some old-time rock and roll?! Then you are ready for the masters, the originators, the men who made the music, the "Legends of Rock ...

Albert King & B.B. King: Japan Blues Carnival
1989
as Himself
Albert King & B.B. King live at the Japan Blues Carnival 1989.

U2: Rattle and Hum
1988
as Self
A concert movie on an unprecedented scale, Rattle And Hum captures U2 - on and off the stage - during their triumphant Joshua Tree tour. From the gian...

Amazon Women on the Moon
1987
as B.B. King (segment "Blacks Without Soul")
Centered around a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a series of wild commercials, wacky shorts and weird ...

B.B. King & Friends
1987
as Self
Live concert recording of B.B. King playing with many guests, including Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Albert King, Etta James, Dr. John, Paul Butt...

Spies Like Us
1985
as Ace Tomato Agent
Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for nuclear war.

Live Aid
1985
as Self
Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, United State...

B.B. King: Into the Night
1985
as Self
A short documentary about B.B. King and his time working on the score for the 1985 movie "Into the Night" starring Jeff Goldblum and Michelle Pfeiffer...

B.B. King - Austin City Limits 1982
1982
as Musician - guitar, vocals
Good Mornin’ Blues
1978
as Host
Hosted by B.B. King and produced in 1978; this program documents the history of the blues that sprang from the Mississippi Delta. Rare photos and perf...

Give My Poor Heart Ease
1975
as Self
In his warm snapshot of the Mississippi Delta, folklorist and filmmaker William Ferris sits down with music legend B.B. King and other denizens of the...

Sing Sing Thanksgiving
1974
as Self
B.B. King, Joan Baez and other great artists gather for a show at Sing Sing Prison.

The Blues Under the Skin
1973
as Bluesman
Blurring the line between documentary and fiction, THE BLUES UNDER THE SKIN dramatizes the tumultuous relationship of a young couple (Onike Lee and Ro...

George Carlin: The Real George Carlin
1973
as Self
Carlin recorded his only network special, The Real George Carlin, in 1973. Featuring bits about growing up in New York, the material is neither profan...

B.B. King & Joan Baez - Live At Sing Sing
1972
as Self
In 1972 two music icons, the legendary blues guitarist, singer and composer B.B. King, and folk singer Joan Baez, teamed up for one of the most unusua...

Medicine Ball Caravan
1971
as Self
Documentary of a 154-person bus and truck tour that set out to spread the gospel of flower power to the hinterlands of the U.S.

Black Woodstock
1969
The Harlem Cultural Festival, also known as "Black Woodstock", was a series of music concerts held in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City during the summ...

Wake at Generation
1968
as Self
An unreleased concert film, shot at the Generation Club on 8th St. in NYC on April 7, 1968. Big Brother & The Holding Co. "Summertime" Joni Mitchell...
B.B. King & Raimundo Amador Live
N/A
as Himself
B.B. King & Raimundo Amador Live

B.B. King: Live at the Woodlands
N/A
Recorded in High-Definition for the PBS concert series Soundstage, this unforgettable performance features staggering renditions of "Thrill is Gone" a...