When Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Daniel de Visé began contemplating a biography of B.B. King — one of the most iconic figures in American music — he was shocked at what he discovered.

"KING OF THE BLUES: THE RISE AND REIGN OF B.B. KING" by Daniel de Visé (Atlantic Monthly Press, 496 pages, $30). "King of the Blues: The Rise and Reign of B.B. King" is touted as the first ...

Riley B. King, known as B.B. King, was an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter acclaimed for his expressive singing and fluid, complex guitar playing. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at #3 ...