Which blues musician played Pappy in season 6?

B.B. King played Pappy, the bar’s blues musician, in season 6 of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

King guest-starred in “Community Action,” the fourth episode of the show’s final season. His appearance connected the sitcom’s celebrity-guest tradition with his stature as one of the most influential blues musicians of the 20th century. In the episode, he appears as Pappy, a working blues player rather than as a fictionalized version of himself.

The role is sometimes mixed up with other famous musicians who appeared on the series, but Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, and Buddy Guy did not play Pappy. B.B. King, born Riley B. King, was especially associated with his expressive guitar style and his beloved guitar, Lucille.