The Story Behind How B.B. King's Guitar "Lucille" Got Her Name

On this episode of Our American Stories, Neil Young has "Old Black", Willie Nelson plays "Trigger", and Elvis worked with "The Dove", but perhaps the most famous nickname for a guitar is what B.B. King named his Gibson ES-355...Lucille. Here to tell the fiery story of how she got her name is B.B. King's longtime friend, Myron Johnson, and Daniel de Vicé, author of King of The Blues. Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.