| BB King News: |
| Universally hailed as the reigning king of the blues, the legendary B.B. King is without a doubt the single most important electric guitarist of the last half century. A contemporary blues guitar solo without at least a couple of recognizable King-inspired bent notes is all but unimaginable, and he remains a supremely confident singer capable of wringing every nuance from any lyric (and he's tried his hand at many an unlikely song, anybody recall his version of "Love Me Tender?"). |
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Maryhill Winery
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BB King
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6:30 pm
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Les Schwab Amphitheater
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BB King
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7:00 pm
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Pacific Amphitheatre
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7:30 pm
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Pine Mountain Amphitheater
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BB King
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7:00 pm
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Desert Diamond Casino
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BB King
vs. Willie Nelson
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7:30 pm
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Wharf Amphitheatre
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Willie Nelson
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7:00 pm
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Chastain Park Amphitheatre Peter Conlon Presents
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BB King
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8:00 pm
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Cape Cod Melody Tent
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BB King
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8:00 pm
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South Shore Music Circus
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BB King
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8:00 pm
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Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
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BB King
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7:00 pm
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Charlottesville Pavilion
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BB King
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8:00 pm
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Ferguson Center for the Arts Concert Hall
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BB King
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8:00 pm
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Wolftrap Farm
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BB King
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7:30 pm
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Celebrity Theatre
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BB King
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8:00 pm
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Sovereign Performing Arts Center
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BB King
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8:00 pm
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Stranahan Theatre
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BB King
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7:30 pm
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SIU Arena
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BB King
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7:00 pm
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House of Blues Atlantic City
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| More BB King News: |
| Yet B.B. King remains an intrinsically humble superstar, an utterly accessible icon who welcomes visitors into his dressing room with self-effacing graciousness. Between 1951 and 1985, King notched an amazing 74 entries on Billboard's R&B charts, and he was one of the few full-fledged blues artists to score a major pop hit when his 1970 smash "The Thrill Is Gone" crossed over to mainstream success (engendering memorable appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show and American Bandstand).
The seeds of King's enduring talent were sown deep in the blues-rich Mississippi Delta. That's where Riley B. King was sired, in Itta Bena, to be exact. By no means was his childhood easy. Young King was shuttled between his mother's home and his grandmother's residence. The youth put in long days working as a sharecropper and devoutly sang the Lord's praises at church before moving to Indianola -- another town located in the very heart of the Delta -- in 1943. |