BB King, John Lee Hooker, W. Dixon

This photograph of B.B. King, John Lee hooker and Willie Dixon was taken by fine art photographer Paul Natkin in Los Angeles, CA 1987. Benson and hedges Blues Festival.

B. B. King (born Riley B. King, September 16, 1925) is an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter. Critical acclaim and widespread popularity have cemented his reputation as one of the most respected and successful blues musicians. Rolling Stone magazine named him the third-greatest guitarist of "the 100 greatest guitarists of all time".

John Lee Hooker was an influential American post-war blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter born in Coahoma County near Clarksdale, Mississippi. John Lee Hooker could be said to embody his own unique genre of the blues, often incorporating the boogie-woogie piano style and a driving rhythm into his masterful and idiosyncratic blues guitar and singing.

William James "Willie" Dixon was a well-known American blues bassist, singer, songwriter, arranger and record producer.  His songs, including influenced a worldwide generation of musicians.  Next to Muddy Waters, he was the most influential person in shaping the post-World War II sound of the Chicago blues.