RILEY B. KING (1925- ). Early Life  Born September 16, 1925 near Indianola, Mississippi  Parents: Alfred King and Nora Ella King (Sharecroppers) (Sharecroppers)

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RILEY B. KING (1925- )

Early Life  Born September 16, 1925 near Indianola, Mississippi  Parents: Alfred King and Nora Ella King (Sharecroppers) (Sharecroppers)  Worked in the cotton fields as a child and heard “field hollers” sung by plantation workers  Sang and played guitar in church at age 8

MUSICAL LIFE  First performed with the gospel group, Elkhorn Jubilee Singers  Moved to Memphis in  Sang with the Beale Street Blues Boys in Memphis, TN  He worked as a radio DJ at WDIA in Memphis ( ) using the name Blues Boy King

 He named his guitar “Lucille”  As a child he played a homemade instrument which was a wire strung on two nails.

Musical Influences Blind Lemon Jefferson T-Bone Walker Robert Lockwood, Jr. Bukka White

Famous Songs  “Three O’Clock Blues” (1 st hit recording)  “Every Day I Have the Blues”  “The Thrill is Gone” (produced in 1969)

Other interests  Co-founder of the Foundation for the Advancement of Inmate Recreation and Rehabilitation (FAIRR)  He has performed many live performances in prisons.

AWARDS  6 personal GRAMMY awards  One GRAMMY was received in 2001 for his work with Eric Clapton on a blues album called Riding with the King  Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1987)  Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1987)  Kennedy Center Honors (1995)