BB King Trivia Questions

B.B. King was inducted as a Performer, not an Early Influence. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's official list confirms his category as Performer.

According to his autobiography and numerous sources, B.B. King played 342 one-night stands in 1956, a record that reflects his relentless early touring.

King never played violin seriously; he began singing in church and picked up guitar in his teens, inspired by blues and gospel music.

In his autobiography and interviews, King confirmed he never learned to read music, relying entirely on his ear. He was a self-taught musician who played by instinct and emotion.

In 1949, a fight over a woman named Lucille caused a fire at a club where King was performing. He rescued his guitar and named it after her as a reminder to avoid such conflicts.

He won 15 Grammy Awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award, the most of any blues artist.

Bukka White, King's mother's cousin, was a blues guitarist and singer who gave King his first guitar lessons, teaching him the rudiments of the instrument.

King earned his pilot's license in the 1960s and flew his own Cessna to gigs, often sleeping in the plane to avoid hotel segregation.