Born in 5 of january of 1956, the carioca guitar player started to play professionally in the 70's, alongside Raul Seixas and Sá & Guarabyra. Founded the band "Legião Estrangeira" in 1976, and started to play on pubs. He became better known in the 80's, when he sent a tape to the "Rádio Fluminense", located in Rio de Janeiro, turned to the rock repertory. Celso Blues Boy recorded his first album in 1984, "Som na Guitarra", which includes his major hit: "Aumenta Que Isso Aí É Rock'n Roll". He was among the first people to sing blues in Portuguese, and he choose the artistic name in tribute to his idol B.B King, one of the father's of the genre. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.