![Photo of MEMPHIS - CIRCA 1948: Young blues singer B.B. King a local DJ at WDIA poses for a portrait circa 1948 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)](https://www.historynet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Young-BB-King-1948-AMHP-Winter-23.jpg)
On the Rise. Riley B. King soon after engineering a start to a career that would make him a worldwide star. (Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images)
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On the Rise. Riley B. King soon after engineering a start to a career that would make him a worldwide star. (Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images)
Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images