BB King makes his 1st recording
BB King makes his 1st recording & releases 6 singles in the same year
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Riley B "BB" King Biography and Timeline
Follow Riley B "BB" King through 9 dated historical records for United States of America.
Riley B "BB" King, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
9Distinct records
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1949–1991Years on this page
1949
1951
Three OClock Blues
Records his 7th single, "Three OClock Blues," which becomes a national hit, no 1 in the Rhythm and Blues charts for 15 weeks
1952
You Dont Know Me
A 2nd no 1 R&B hit with "You Dont Know Me"
1965
Live at the Regal
Records a historic live album, "Live at the Regal"
1987
Award
BB King is inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame
Grammy Award
BB King is awarded a Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement
Hall of Fame
BB King is inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame
1988
When Love Comes to Town
BB King records a track with Irish rockers U2, "When Love Comes to Town," for their album Rattle and Hum
1991
BB King's Blues Club
Opens BB. King's Blues Club in Memphis
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.