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DMF KeyNotes – B.B. King Video Transcript

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DMF KeyNotes

A Celebration of Individuals with Disabilities

This week features 

[Image – Photo of B.B. King playing a guitar]

B.B. King born 1925 to 2015

[Image – Photo of a smiling B.B. King wearing sunglasses, holding a guitar with his right hand]


He was a Blues icon and legendary guitarist who developed a stutter at a young age.

King discovered his gift for music singing at church, which also helped him to overcome his stutter.


After serving in World War Two

He became a DJ in Memphis, where he was named “The Beale Street Blues Boy.” [Images (2) – Left: Photo of B.B. King as a young man dressed in a suit and tie seated on a chair holding a guitar, with a microphone and amplifier in front of him. Right: Photo of a young B.B. King with his left foot propped on a round stool while he plays a guitar.]


That nickname was shortened to ‘B.B.’ when King cut his first record

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In 1949, he dubbed his beloved guitar ‘Lucille’ when he nearly died, saving it from a fire. King would go on to play a range of guitars, attaching the name to each one.

In the following years, he delivered a string of rhythm and blues national hits. 

[Image – Photo of a smiling B.B. King standing on stage in front of a microphone with both his arms outstretched after a performance in a music festival. A guitar hangs around his right hip.]

King also toured the nightclub circuit averaging more than 300 shows annually. 

[Image – Photo of B.B. King playing his guitar on stage, with several musicians and various musical instruments behind him]

Among his many firsts, he became the first bluesman to enter the pop mainstream and to tour the Soviet Union.

King had many successful collaborations with famous artists, including The Rolling Stones, Elton John, and Eric Clapton, to name a few.

His style of music and his success earned him the title ‘King of the Blues.’

[Image – Photo of B.B. King singing in a recording studio and playing a guitar, with a microphone hanging down in front of him]

In 1987, King was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2006.

In 2008, the B.B. King Museum opened in his hometown of Indianola, Mississippi solidifying his legacy.

[Image – Photo of King’s guitar propped upright on a brick pedestal on the grounds of the B.B. King Museum]

[Quote from B.B. King:] 

“The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.”

[Image – Photo of an elderly B.B. King wearing a bow tie with his silver colored jacket, singing and playing his guitar]

Thank you, B.B. King!

[Image – Photo of B.B. King laughing and holding his guitar]

You can thank him too by sharing his incredible story today!

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Photo Credits (in order):

  • 4th Slide - Photo of B.B. King: Pinterest

  • 5th Slide - Photo of B.B. King: Universal Music Group

  • 8th Slide - Photo of young B.B. King (Left): BBKing.com

  • 8th Slide - Photo of young B.B. King (Right): New York Daily News

  • 9th Slide - Photo of B.B. King: TV One Watch UnSung

  • 11th Slide - Photo of B.B. King: Getty Images

  • 12th Slide - Photo of B.B. King: Monica Almeida/The New York Times

  • 15th Slide - Photo of B.B. King: Michael Ochs/Getty Images

  • 17th Slide - Photo of the B.B. King Museum: Jackie Sheckler Finch Photos

  • 18th Slide - Photo of B.B. King: Neil Lupin/Redferns

  • 19th Slide - Photo of B.B. King: BBKing.com

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