One of B.B. King‘s iconic Gibson electric guitars — each affectionately nicknamed “Lucille” — will soon hit the auction block. The late blues musician’s black ES-345 prototype, a gift from the guitar ...

Speaking to Guitar World in March 1986, Lockwood remembered a young B.B. King approaching him when they were both in Memphis, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BB King performs on stage at Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, New Jersey, United States, January 2 1997. In 1997, B.B. King gifted ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- B.B. King's guitars are among the most famous musical instruments in the world – known to throngs by the names he gave them, "Lucille." A guitar by that name that King played later in ...

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A guitar given to B.B. King for his 80th birthday has sold for $280,000 at an auction of items from the blues legend's estate. By Associated Press A guitar given to B.B. King for his 80th birthday has ...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A guitar given to B.B. King for his 80th birthday has sold for $280,000 at an auction of items from the blues legend's estate. Julien's Auctions says King often used the black ...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A guitar given to B.B. King for his 80th birthday has sold for $280,000 at an auction of items from the blues legend’s estate. Julien’s Auctions says King often used the black ...

Eric Clapton had “Blackie” and “Brownie”; Willie Nelson has “Trigger”; Keith Richards, “Micawber.” But before all of them, B.B. King had “Lucille.” One thing that Lucille is not — unlike Blackie, ...