Riley O. B. King

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:B.B._King
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:Eric_Clapton
gptkb:U2
gptkb:Bobby_Bland
gptkbp:autobiography gptkb:Blues_All_Around_Me
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Grammy_Lifetime_Achievement_Award
gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction
gptkbp:birthDate 1925-09-16
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Itta_Bena,_Mississippi,_USA
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:B.B._King_Museum,_Indianola,_Mississippi,_USA
gptkbp:causeOfDeath congestive heart failure
vascular dementia
gptkbp:children 15
gptkbp:deathDate 2015-05-14
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Las_Vegas,_Nevada,_USA
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:genre blues
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Riley O. B. King
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Eric_Clapton
gptkb:Jimi_Hendrix
gptkb:Stevie_Ray_Vaughan
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:T-Bone_Walker
gptkb:Blind_Lemon_Jefferson
gptkb:Lonnie_Johnson
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:guitar
vocals
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Freemasons
gptkbp:militaryService U.S. Army (briefly during World War II)
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Every_Day_I_Have_the_Blues
gptkb:Lucille
gptkb:The_Thrill_Is_Gone
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:musician
gptkb:singer
record producer
songwriter
gptkbp:recordLabel gptkb:Geffen_Records
gptkb:MCA_Records
gptkb:RPM_Records
gptkb:ABC_Records
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Baptist
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Indianola,_Mississippi,_USA
gptkbp:signature gptkb:Lucille_(guitar)
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Martha_Lee_Denton
gptkb:Sue_Carol_Hall
gptkbp:website https://www.bbking.com/
gptkbp:yearsActive 1942–2015
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fever_for_the_Bayou
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7