--- - |- LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - 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 also ranks as his highest-charting solo set since "Live in Cook County Jail" traveled to No. 25 in 1971. "Favor" is King's 33rd chart entry. Although he has...
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So I've got a bit of conundrum, mostly because I'm an idiot and don't consult my calendar before buying concert tickets. A few weeks ago, I purchased tix to see BB King on Saturday, August 11 at 5:00pm. He's playing downtown in Baltimore at Pier 6. Today, not thinking, I also purchased tix to see Alison Krauss & Union Station on the same date, at 8:00pm. They're playing in Columbia, MD at Merri...
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Music legend B.B. King recently achieved two milestones in his career, first off, his new record the T-Bone Burnett produced One Kind Favor debuted at 37 on the billboard charts, which made it the highest-debuting solo album of his nearly 60-year recording career. Secondly, and perhaps more significantly, the $15 million B.B. King Museum and [...]
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When one thinks of B.B. King , it's hard to imagine that there were any blues artists that were around before he was for him to list as influences. B.B. King should be on hundreds of lists AS an influence! I mean, the guy's been making music for literally well over half a century, and he's still going strong. With his latest release, One Kind Favor , King covers twelve songs from other blues ...
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Sirius XM Radio has announced the February 20 premier of You and Me with B.B. King. The weekly hour long show will be heard on Channel 74 on both the Sirius and XM service, also known as B.B. King's Bluesville.Each week, B.B. King will personally select a broad range of blues music featuring his favorite songs by peers from the past and today's artists. The blues legend will also share persona...
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On June 16th, via Music Video Distributors, a live concert featuring blues legend B.B. King, 'B.B. King -At Sing Sing Prison', filmed at the maximum security prison north of New York City in 1972 will see its first appearance on DVD.By 1972, The Prison Concert was already an established, if infrequent event in the calendars of American jails; the blueprint had been set by the famous performance...
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B.B. King 02/05/09 - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall 02/06/09 - Orlando, FL - UCF Arena 02/07/09 - West Palm Beach, FL - Kravis Center 02/10/09 - Hilton Head Island, SC - Shoreline Ballroom 02/12/09 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium 02/14/09 - Kansas City, MO - Midland Theatre 02/15/09 - Louisville, KY - Louisville Palace Theatre 02/16/09 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre 02/18/09 - Providence, R...
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Buy at AllPosters.comToday is the birthday of B.B. King. He was born Riley B. King on September 16 in 1925. That makes him 88 years old. He is one of the senior bluesmen alive today.I could go on and on about him, becuase I truly do love him, his music and have seen him live many times. So I'm going to keep this one short, by saying "Happy Birthda Mr. King."B.B. King @ SqueezeMyLemon
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B.B king will be kicking off a tour with Al Green and Etta James this summer starting in Miami. This is a must see for fans of blues and soul music, the B.B King Blues festival is only hitting 16 cities, so you may or may not be in for a little travel. As of now, King's official site hasnt posted the full tour info, so the dates are unknown.*Source* "Billboard":http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/ne...
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