CNN Early Start With John Berman and Christine Romans May 15, 2015 09:52:00
>> reporter: born rileyb. king in mississippi, he worked in the cotton fields before the music career. he started recording in the 1940s and became known as blues boy king. then b.b. king. in 1956 at the height of the popularity he played an astonishing 342 one-night stands stands. he continued a rigorous touring schedule into his 80s. he won 15 grammys. >> it feels very very good to go on stage whether you win a grammy or not. >> reporter: king worked with various artists like u2 on the song "w...
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