September's birthday musician is...
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Five Fast Facts About B.B. King:
1) His name was originally Riley B. King, but he went by "Blues Boy King" when performing. Later he shortened it to "B.B. King".
2) He is known for playing his electric Gibson guitar, which he named "Lucille".
3) King started playing blues in the late 1940's, but didn't get really famous for his music until about twenty years later.
4) He recorded over fifty albums and won 13 Grammy awards in his lifetime.
5) B.B. King performed four or five nights a week, even in his eighties. He passed away in May 2015 at the age of 89.
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Kindergarten through fifth grades watched a 1989 video performance of B.B. King's "How Blue Can You Get".
1) His name was originally Riley B. King, but he went by "Blues Boy King" when performing. Later he shortened it to "B.B. King".
2) He is known for playing his electric Gibson guitar, which he named "Lucille".
3) King started playing blues in the late 1940's, but didn't get really famous for his music until about twenty years later.
4) He recorded over fifty albums and won 13 Grammy awards in his lifetime.
5) B.B. King performed four or five nights a week, even in his eighties. He passed away in May 2015 at the age of 89.
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Kindergarten through fifth grades watched a 1989 video performance of B.B. King's "How Blue Can You Get".