In 1948, B.B. king was invited to perform on Sonny Boy Williamson’s (a famous blues harmonica player) radio program on KWEM in West Memphis. From that break, B.B. king began garnering for and more public interest. More and more viewers began tuning in to the radio to hear B.B. king play. He was soon given a 10 minute spot on a black managed radio station called “WDIA.” His section of the radio program was called “King’s spot.” It became so popular that it got expanded and was renamed into the “Sepia Swing Club.” BB king became so popular, he needed a stage name. He originally thought of naming himself as,”Beale Street Blues Boy.” Beale street was a street in Memphis where all the city’s blues were located. He then shortened it to “blues boy”
