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BB King Esther Satterfield Concert Poster Uniontown Pennsylvannia 1976
$ 343.2
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An original boxing style concert poster for B.B. King and Ester (Esther) Satterfield performing at the State Theatre in Uniontown, Pennsylvania on Sunday, May 4th, 1976.Find another BBK poster with him smoking a pipe in a standup photo with Lucille ? ...
Poster is 14x22
on cardboard and in very good - excellent condition for its age with small stain lower left corner of BB photo and some light general wear/handling -- any light round shadow middle right on back/front is just camera lens shadow not on poster--- please see pictures for condition and ask questions in advance if helpful. Will be mailed well packed with insurance.
Wikipedia: "
Riley B. King
(September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as
B.B. King
, was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. King introduced a sophisticated style of
soloing
based on fluid
string bending
and shimmering
vibrato
that influenced many later
blues
electric guitar
players.
King was inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
in 1987, and is one of the most influential blues musicians of all time, earning the
nickname
"The King of the Blues", and is considered one of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar" (along with
Albert
and
Freddie King
).
King performed tirelessly throughout his musical career, appearing on average at more than 200 concerts per year into his 70s.
In 1956 alone, he appeared at 342 shows."
King was born on a cotton plantation in
Itta Bena
,
Mississippi
, and later worked at a
cotton gin
in
Indianola, Mississippi
. He was attracted to music and the guitar in church, and began his career in
juke joints
and local radio. He later lived in
Memphis, Tennessee
, and
Chicago
, and as his fame grew, toured the world extensively. King died at the age of 89 in
Las Vegas
,
Nevada
, on May 14, 2015."