B. B. King (Riley B. King) Quotes

I started to like blues, I guess, when I was about 6 or 7 years old. There was something about it, because nobody else played that kind of music.

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• I started to like blues, I guess, when I was about 6 or 7 years old. There was something about it, because nobody else played that kind of music.

  

  B. B. King
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  • Kind
  • Years