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B.B. King celebrates his 86th Birthday
Born Sept 16, 1925, Riley B. King, known to us as B.B. King, celebrates his 86th birthday today!
Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at No.3 on its list of the "100 greatest guitarists of all time"
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B.B. King performs on Steve Cropper's new album, Dedicated
B.B. King performs with Shemekia Copeland on Steve Cropper's new album, Dedicated, due to be released on Aug 9th, 2011.
B.B. King and Skemekia Copeland performs on track #3 titled Baby Don't Do It.
As the original guitarist of Stax Records house band Booker T. & The M.G.'s., Steve Cropper has had a storied career. Voted #36 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time, Cropper has worked with blues legends such as Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, and the Blues Brothers Band. His debut album on 429 Records is a tribute to R&B and doo wop act, The 5 Royales. The collection features reworked versions of the groups most enduring songs, and includes duets with Lucinda Williams, Bettye LaVette, John Popper, Sharon Jones, and others
B.B. King’s Bluesville moves to channel 70 on SiriusXM
On Wednesday, May 4, SiriusXM is reordering its channels to make it easier to find the programming you like. As a result, B.B. King’s Bluesville, the home of authentic blues from the past to the present, will move to channel 70 on both Sirius and XM. For more information, visit www.siriusxm.com/channelupdate
Australia Tour Announced
His reign as King of the Blues has been as long as that of any monarch on earth, and today we're thrilled to announce that B.B. King will be making his long awaited return to Australia in April 2011. Already announced for Byron Bay's Bluesfest, he'll also be playing shows in Sydney & Melbourne!
B.B. King to perform at the National Christmas Tree Lighting
Watch B.B. King, Sara Bareilles and Maroon 5 perform live at the National Christmas Tree Lighting on December 9th at 5pm ET. The National Christmas Tree Lighting 2010 will be broadcast on PBS across the country.
B.B. King and Lucille: A Love Story
Perhaps no other musical partnership has a history as long as that of the blues legend B.B. King and his beloved guitar named “Lucille.” Today the Gibson B.B. King Lucille model is a gorgeous ebony queen with gold hardware bearing King’s name on its headstock. But over the years there have been many Lucilles, including an actual woman whose name King took for his guitar... READ MORE
B.B. King to perform at Nelson Mandela Day 2010 Madrid Spain
Nelson Mandela Day 2010 Madrid is delighted to announce that B.B. King has agreed to perform a free concert in honour of Nelson Mandela on June 2nd.
B.B. King is without doubt one of the greatest blues guitarists of all time, and this will be a unique occasion to see him on stage. Access to the show, conceived as an invitation, is free. The show will also count on the presence of many celebrities supporters of Nelson Mandela Day 2010.
Madrid
Nelson Mandela Day was born following huge international success of the celebration of Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday in London in 2008. The following year the inaugural international Mandela Day celebrations took place in New York, again with the same success. Now Madrid has been chosen to host the first and official Nelson Mandela’s International Day in 2010, following the UN resolution last November that declared July 18 as the International Day of Nelson Mandela.
For more information on Nelson Mandela Day please visit http://www.mandeladay.com
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B.B. King Live with the Rolling Stones
40 years ago, B.B. King opened for the Rolling Stones at their Nov. 28/29 shows at Madison Square Garden in New York City. And now for the first time ever, you can hear his amazing performance on the 40th Anniversary edition of the Rolling Stones' Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out album. Check it out on iTunes now!
B.B. King continues roadwork, some with Buddy Guy
B.B. King isn't letting his recent 84th birthday slow him down as he plots an extensive fall and winter itinerary featuring a mixture of solo shows and co-headlining dates with Buddy Guy.
The legendary bluesman returns to the stage Nov. 10 in Portland, OR, working his way along the West Coast through early December. Following a New Year's Eve (12/31) performance in Tulsa, OK, King will be hitting the road with Buddy Guy for a theater run that currently spans 13 cities. The full schedule can be found by clicking the TOUR tab at the top of this page.King, a 14-time Grammy winner, scored the highest-debuting solo album of his nearly 60-year career with his latest release, "One Kind Favor." The set, which surfaced in August of last year, debuted at No. 37 on The Billboard 200 chart.
Produced by T Bone Burnett (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Roy Orbison), "One Kind Favor" features covers of old blues songs that inspired King as a young man, and was made to sound like it was recorded in the '50s. Players include Dr. John on piano, Nathan East on standup bass and Jim Keltner on drums.
A 14-track live set entitled "B.B. King Live at the BBC" surfaced in March.
After more than 60 years in the music business, King still takes his stage appearance seriously, thanks in large part to a piece of advice given to him by his second cousin, fellow blues musician Bukka White.
"If you want to be a good blues singer, people are going to be down on you, so dress like you're going to the bank to borrow money," King revealed in a recent interview with the UK's Telegraph.
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