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BB King at 80

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2/4. Blues guitarist Robert Cray profiles the singer/guitarist and living legend BB King. This edition recalls King's formative years in Memphis, where he presents the popular Sepia Swing Show on radical radio outlet WDIA and becomes known as "Blues Boy". Soon a key player on the "chitlin circuit", he releases his first single, Miss Martha King , in 1949.

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Guitarist:
Robert Cray
Unknown:
Miss Martha King
Source: Radio Times

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