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King of the Blues: The Rise and Reign of B.B. King by Daniel De Visé

King of the Blues: The Rise and Reign of B.B. King: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the King of the Blues: The Rise and Reign of B.B. King audiobook runs 17.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Cary Hite (about 11.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

17.1listening hrs
Arts & Entertainmentstore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 17.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish King of the Blues: The Rise and Reign of B.B. King at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day35 days
1 hour / day18 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

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What our data says

  • At 17.1 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf

318 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

King of the Blues: The Rise and Reign of B.B. King is an audiobook by Daniel De Visé: a 17.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Cary Hite, released December 21, 2021, on the Arts & Entertainment and Celebrity Memoirs shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
17.1 hrs
Narrated by
Cary Hite
Released
December 21, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Arts & Entertainment, Celebrity Memoirs
ISBN
9781666529937

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the King of the Blues: The Rise and Reign of B.B. King audiobook?

King of the Blues: The Rise and Reign of B.B. King runs 17.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.4 hours.

Is the King of the Blues: The Rise and Reign of B.B. King audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates King of the Blues: The Rise and Reign of B.B. King?

King of the Blues: The Rise and Reign of B.B. King is narrated by Cary Hite.

Is King of the Blues: The Rise and Reign of B.B. King worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.4 hours, saving 5.7 hours.