AP - Sep 11, 2009
The thrill is gone at many attractions across the country as recession-mired tourists stay home, but in Indianola, Miss., a favorite son is packing em in at the B.B. King Museum. A year after its opening...
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Koko Taylor, a sharecropper s daughter whose regal bearing and powerful voice earned her the sobriquet Queen of the Blues, has died after complications from surgery. She was 80. Taylor died Wednesday...
More »Reuters - Apr 2, 2009
B.B. King, Herbie Hancock, Black Eyed Peas and Lauryn Hill are booked to perform at the Montreux Jazz festival, one of Europe's most prestigious summer music events, organizers said on Thursday....
More »Reuters - Sep 5, 2008
With his 83rd birthday fast approaching, blues legend B.B. King has just scored the highest-debuting solo album of his career. One Kind Favor debuted at No. 37 on the Billboard 200 this week. It...
More »AP - Mar 24, 2008
B.B. King is the new owner of a juke joint in his Mississippi Delta hometown. Mary Shepard has owned Club Ebony in Indianola for the past three decades. King and other artists have played there throughout...
More »AP - Jul 2, 2007
B.B. King returned to his hometown of Indianola for the aptly titled B.B. King Homecoming Festival. It is something that I have been doing for 42 years, playing free for the kids in June, the 81-year...
More »AP - Jun 12, 2006
Blues legend B.B. King likes to pass the time while on tour relaxing in his jumbo-sized luxury bus, playing dominoes and checkers on his silver laptop computer. But King plays a lot more than just computer...
More »USRN - Mar 15, 2005
On Monday (March 14) at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City, the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame held its twentieth annual induction ceremony. The Class Of 2005 featured U2, the Pretenders, Buddy Guy...
More »USRN - Jun 2, 2003
(6/2/03, 1 p.m. ET) -- Veteran bluesman B.B. King covers songs originally recorded by Elvis Presley, Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole and Sam Cooke on his new CD, titled Reflections, which will be released...
More »USRN - May 24, 2002
(5/24/02, 1 p.m. ET) -- Veteran performers Buddy Guy and B.B. King were the big winners at the 23rd Annual W.C. Handy Blues Awards Thursday night (May 23) in Memphis. King, who performed at the show with...
More »USRN - Jan 18, 2002
(1/18/02, 5 p.m. ET) -- Ike Turner, Buddy Guy, Jimmie Vaughan, and R.L. Burnside are among the artists who received multiple nominations for the upcoming 23rd annual W.C. Handy Blues Awards. Turner,...
More »USRN - Sep 26, 2001
(9/26/01, 7 a.m. ET) -- B.B. King has chosen a holiday-themed album as the follow-up to Riding With The King, his 2000 Grammy-winning collaboration with Eric Clapton. King will release A Christmas Celebration...
More »USRN - May 26, 2001
(5/26/01, 7 a.m. ET) -- B.B. King, Eric Clapton, and Chris Layton were among the honorees at the W.C. Handy Blues Awards, which were given out Thursday night (May 24) in Memphis, Tennessee. King took...
More »USRN - Apr 24, 2001
(4/24/01, 1 p.m. ET) -- B.B. King has never had a dull career, but things have been pretty busy during the last year or so for the 75-year-old blues entertainer. Having picked up two Grammy Awards last...
More »USRN - Dec 12, 2000
(12/12/00, 1 p.m. ET) - Stevie Wonder, B.B. King, Jon Bon Jovi, Macy Gray, Wyclef Jean, Blues Traveler frontman John Popper, and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, among others, will perform in A Very Special...
More »USRN - Aug 23, 2000
(8/24/00, 10 a.m. ET) - Riding With The King, the successful new joint album between guitar heroes Eric Clapton and B.B. King, is the culmination of a long friendship that s seen occasional live performances...
More »USRN - Aug 22, 2000
(8/22/00, 3 p.m. ET) - Guitar legends Eric Clapton and B.B. King are celebrating the platinum certification of Riding With The King, their collaborative effort that debuted at Number Three on the Billboard...
More »USRN - Jul 12, 2000
(7/13/00, 10 a.m. ET) - You ll soon be able to hear your favorite song from the Eric Clapton-B.B. King album Riding With The King in your favorite neighborhood establishment. Warner Bros. Records is turning...
More »USRN - Jun 22, 2000
(6/22/00, 2 p.m. ET) - Riding With The King, the new collection from Eric Clapton and B.B. King, debuts on next week s Billboard album chart at an impressive Number Three, with sales of more than 193,...
More »USRN - Oct 5, 1999
(10/5/99, 1 a.m. PDT) - Eric Clapton and B.B. King will once again join substantial guitar forces, this time for a new album. A spokesperson for Reprise Records, Clapton s label, confirms that the guitarist...
More »USRN - May 28, 1999
(5/28/99, 1 p.m. PDT) - B.B. King and Keb Mo were among the multiple winners at the 20th W.C. Handy Blues Awards held Thursday (May 27) night at the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis, Tenn. The legendary King...
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