“[His] music, born of his vision, worried into perfection over years of hard meticulous
work, has shaped and colored the whole of the modern blues to the degree that virtually
no performer of the music since his time has escaped the pull of its all-persuasive influence. He has become the single most popular and successful of all blues performers of modern times. The real foundation of his music, no less than his great success, has been the direct, earthy fundamentalism of the blues which he continues to perform with a brilliant, fervent contemporaneity of feeling as have few others.” Writer Pete Welding in the
blues history “Bluesland”

King is in his seventh decade as a performer, having moved from small town street corner for nickels and dimes to big city concert halls for top dollar. As a recording artist, he celebrates his sixth decade, with million sellers and 14 Grammy® Awards on his resume. B. B. King is, and remains, a force of nature, still at the top of his game and still looking down new musical avenues in which to present his brand of the blues.

B.B. King is well aware that he is the last of the great ones still working, but he is philosophical about it. He told writer George Vargas: “One of the great joys for me is… to think that people appreciate what I’ve done…that makes me feel I’ve been kind of productive, somewhat.” Another typical piece of understatement from the “King of the Blues.”