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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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In perhaps what was a preview of some Grammy Awards categories, Lauryn Hill and Will Smith were the big music award-winners at the 30th annual NAACP Image Awards, held...
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In the biggest deal in music industry history, Canada's Seagram Company Ltd. has acquired PolyGram Entertainment and its associated record labels in a deal valued at $10.6...
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Pope John
Paul may or may not know what B.B. King is referring to on "The Thrill Is Gone." But he's willing to give it a listen.
B.B. King will give a command...
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