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10 Celebs You Didn't Know Started Off As Buskers
10. BB King
Sometimes the most legendary musicians have the most humble beginnings. Riley B. King was one such musician, who's musical success story began on the streets of Mississippi. The guitar and blues player would perform at jazz nights across America, gaining fans wherever he played. Eventually the soulful King became a radio DJ and renamed himself B.B. King, short for 'Beale Street Blues Boy', named after a road where he used to play.
