McComb musician plays BB King in new miniseries
Castro Coleman is living his dream as he hits the small screen to play one of his idols.
B.B. King’s gravesite getting memorial courtyard
Nearly seven months after blues legend B.B. King died, his Mississippi gravesite is being turned into a serene spot where blues fans can pay their respects.
Miss. Blues Commission names B.B. King Secretary of State of the Blues
The Mississippi Blues Commission has designated music legend B.B. King as Mississippi’s Secretary of State of the Blues.
Funeral for B.B. King held in Miss. Delta hometown
Hundreds of people filled a church in the Mississippi Delta for the funeral Saturday of B.B. King, who rose from sharecropper in the area’s flat cotton fields to worldwide fame as a blues singer and guitarist who influenced generations of entertainers.
Lawyer: Allegations B.B. King was poisoned ‘ridiculous’
Two B.B. King heirs who’ve been most outspoken about the blues legend’s care in his final days have accused King’s two closest aides of poisoning him.
B.B. King viewing set for Las Vegas ahead of Mississippi funeral
A public viewing for blues legend B.B. King will be held in Las Vegas before his body is sent to Mississippi, where plans are being made for services in his hometown next week, King’s business manager said Monday.
Historic club becomes meeting place for King’s fans, friends
Club Ebony was once a hopping juke joint, a place where blues masters B.B. King, Little Milton and Howlin’ Wolf performed for residents of this humble farming community looking to spice up their Saturday nights with dinner, dancing and maybe some drinks.
Outtakes: The King may be gone but the thrill remains
There should be NC-17 stickers on B.B. King albums.
Maybe even NC-30 stickers.
‘Blues can never die’: B.B. King reigned but music lives on
B.B. King believed anyone could play the blues, and that “as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.”
Exhibit to open at B.B. King Museum
An exhibit of 30 paintings of Mississippi blues performers will go on display Aug. 21 at the B. B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center.
B.B. King marker returned in Leflore Co.
A Mississippi Blues Trail Marker commemorating the birthplace of blues legend B.B. King in Leflore County has been returned.
B.B. King, Kilmichael to be honored on Blues Trail
The town of Kilmichael and blues legend B.B. King will be honored with a marker on the Mississippi Blues Trail.
B.B. King set to open MSU Lyceum Series
Delta-born blues music icon B.B. King kicks off the 2011-12 Mississippi State University Lyceum Series season with an Oct. 11 concert.
B.B. King set to open MSU Lyceum Series
Delta-born blues music icon B.B. King kicks off the 2011-12 Mississippi State University Lyceum Series season with an Oct. 11 concert.