Bb king Quote by Lenny Henry

My favorite moment of the whole thing was when John Belushi suggested that I get a hold of all the blues records I could…

— Steve Cropper

A lot of those early blues records and soul records were pretty much live. It was what it was, and they had goofs and…

— Paul Rodgers

They don't bother too much with the balance and things on blues records.

— Maurice Gibb

The blues records of each decade explain something about the philosophical basis of our lives as black people. ... Blues is a basis of…

— Sherley Anne Williams

In the late '70s, I had a band - the David Johansen band, for lack of a better name - and I started collecting,…

— David Johansen

I love the music from Nat King Cole, BB King, Albert King... When I think of it, I wouldn't mind being renamed Angus King.

— Angus Young

No one told Miles Davis or BB King to pack it in. John Lee Hooker played literally up to the day he died. Why…

— Paul Weller

I guess you can look at me, and tell I'm the old man. My name is BB King.

— B. B. King

I learned from Van Morrison and BB King that the first take is the best. It's about capturing a moment. It's the same as…

— Jools Holland

At an early age I was listening to BB King, what have you. Ray Charles, Jimmy Smith, Jimmy Mcgriff, you dig? With the obvious…

— Pimp C

When you think blues, you think BB King. Even a young kid can look at a picture of BB King and say, 'the blues.'…

— Joe Bonamassa

When I heard BB Kings Sweet Sixteen, I knew I wanted to play bass because that was the thing that made that record: the…

— Donald Dunn

“In terms of scale or stature, I believe that if Robert Johnson was reincarnated, he is probably BB King. Maybe it would be worth…

— Eric Clapton

One of many joyful moments with BB King was him letting me play 'Lucille.' ...The thrill will never be gone.

— Stevie Wonder

When I heard BB King's 'Sweet Sixteen,' I knew I wanted to play bass because that was the thing that made that record: the…

— Donald Dunn