B. B. King

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/b-b-king

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was B. B. King born?September 16, 1925
2. Where was B. B. King born?Itta Bena, Mississippi, USA
3. When did B. B. King die?May 14, 2015 (age 89)
4. Who was B. B. King?B. B. King was a famous blues guitarist from Mississippi who made people feel happy and sad with his music. He was born in 1925 and grew up working on a farm before becoming a music star.
5. Why is his guitar called "Lucille"?He saved his guitar from a fire in a dance hall and named it Lucille after the woman who caused the fire. He then named all his guitars Lucille to remember that brave moment.

Blues: A genre of music originating in the Deep South of the United States, characterized by its expressive, often melancholic, harmonic structure and lyrical themes.
String Bending: A guitar technique where the player pushes or pulls the string across the fretboard to raise its pitch, creating a vocal-like effect.
Vibrato: A pulsating effect in performing music, achieved by varying the pitch slightly and rapidly, adding warmth and expressiveness to a note.
Grammy Awards: The most prestigious awards in the music industry, recognizing excellence in recording and performance across various genres.