114 B. B. King (1925-2015) “Three O’Clock Blues” 1951

Riley King lucked into a short radio gig for WDIA in Memphis. “People would start to write me quite a bit…sometimes they would say, B. B.—the Beale Street Blues Boy…” His recording of “Three O’Clock Blues” made him a national star (‘Blues Boy’ The Life and Music of B. B. King).

B.B. King "Three O'Clock Blues"