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The 7 pages that link to B. B. King, each with the reason it gives.

• Eric ClaptonRelated: Clapton credited King as an influence and later recorded and toured with him.

• Muddy WatersRelated: King and Waters became leading, distinct voices in postwar electric blues.

• Ike TurnerRelated: Turner worked as a young musician in the Memphis blues scene surrounding King.

• MississippiRelated: Born in Mississippi, he carried Delta blues into global popular music.

• Stevie Ray VaughanCompared with: King’s spare, carefully shaped solos contrast with Vaughan’s frequent use of rapid runs and sustained intensity.

• Dinah WashingtonRelated: King and Washington shared the 1960 recording “The Blues,” joining blues voices from different generations.

• Louis JordanRelated: King credited Jordan’s records with influencing his musical development.