B.B. King was born Riley B. King on September 16, 1925, in Berclair, Mississippi, and died on May 14, 2015, in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the age of 89.
In this piece, we would like to explore more about his wife Martha.
Who is B.B. King wife Martha Lee Denton?
On December 14, 1929, Martha Lee Denton-King-Davis was born in Indianola, Sunflower, Mississippi. She married Riley Benjamin “B.B.” King in 1946 in Indianola, Mississippi’s Sunflower County.
Martha lived in Park City, Lake, Illinois, in the year 2003. She passed away on June 4, 2008, in North Chicago, Lake, Illinois, USA, at the age of 78. She was buried in Zion, Lake, Illinois, USA.
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King was elected into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987; he is one of the three “Kings of the Blues” and one of the most influential blues guitarists of all time, earning the moniker “Three Kings of the Blues Guitar” (along with Albert King and Freddie King, none of whom are related).
Throughout his musical career, King appeared at an average of over 200 concerts each year, far into his seventies. In 1956, he featured in 342 performances.
