![]() ![]() However, he had role models who stuttered to help him deal with his struggle. King faced the typical difficulties faced by many children who stutter. I'd stammer and stumble and choke up until the judge would throw me in jail. If I were wrongfully accused of a crime, I'd have a tough time explaining my innocence. Sometimes they stay stuck for seconds or even minutes. ![]() My mind fights my mouth, and thoughts get stuck in my throat. Never could express myself the way I wanted. King, King wrote, “I struggle with words. In his 1996 autobiography, Blues All Around Me: The Autobiography of B.B. ![]() The church's pastor contended that it was the Holy Ghost who sang so gracefully through B.B.'s throat when the young lad joined the choir. People were amazed that he could sing so beautifully without stuttering. King by David Shirley, King attended lively Pentecostal church services while in grade school, and it was there that he discovered he had a special gift for music. According to Everyday I Sing the Blues: The Story of B.B. ![]() Listed as number three on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all-time, King's career and accomplishments are legendary, yet his stuttering has received scant attention over the years.ī.B. ![]()
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