LOS ANGELES — Her name was "Lucille," and in B.B. King's hands she gave voice to the "King of the Blues." Julien's Auctions announced Tuesday that King's black Gibson ES-345 prototype guitar is ...

The story behind B.B. King's famous guitar Lucille. Lucille’s beginnings date to 1949, when King, then in his early 20s, was performing at a nightclub in Twist, Arkansas, in the dead of winter.

One of B.B. King‘s iconic Gibson electric guitars — each affectionately nicknamed “Lucille” — will soon hit the auction block. The late blues musician’s black ES-345 prototype, a gift ...

Her name was “Lucille,” and in B.B. King’s hands she gave voice to the “King of the Blues.” Julien’s Auctions announced Tuesday that King’s black Gibson ES-345 prototype guitar is ...

That night King was playing a cheap Gibson L-30, but the guitar most frequently associated with the name “Lucille” is a Gibson ES-355. With its fat, curvy, semi-hollow body, mother-of-pearl ...

To guitar aficionados and blues fans, the name Lucille evokes the sweet, piercing electric tones of B.B. King’s guitar. It’s the name the 15-time Grammy winner, who died Thursday night at age ...

A guitar named Lucille that was one of the last to be played by legendary blues musician BB King has sold at auction for $280,000 (£225,000).. The black Gibson ES-345 prototype was given to King ...

The late blues musician B.B. King forged one of the most enduring relationships in music history — with his guitar Lucille. It’s the name the 15-time Grammy winner, who died last week at age ...

Julien's Auctions announced that B.B. King's guitar "Lucille" is among the items from his estate that will go up for bid on Sept. 21.

Her name was “Lucille,” and in B.B. King’s hands she gave voice to the “King of the Blues.” Julien’s Auctions announced Tuesday that King’s black Gibson ES-345 prototype guitar is ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Her name was "Lucille," and in B.B. King's hands she gave voice to the "King of the Blues." Julien's Auctions announced Tuesday that King's black Gibson ES-345 prototype ...