JACKSON, Miss. — B.B. King, born Riley B. King on Sept. 16, 1925, in Itta Bena, Mississippi, was an icon in music history. With his groundbreaking guitar playing and soulful voice, King became a ...

The influence of R&B, jump blues and jazz artists are heard on the debut album of Jad Tariq, a Memphis guitarist-vocalist and ...

Greg Johnson, head of special collections and professor in the UM Libraries, places a record on the Blues Archive’s antique ...

Back in 1989, when Joe Bonamassa was 12 years old, he had enough guitar chops to open for the legendary B.B ... blues charts, the all-time record. And Bonamassa, who is playing Feb. 28 at the MGM ...

Blues is the ancestral parent of jazz, so it’s appropriate that Jazz at Lincoln Center hosts an annual Blues Jam to showcase ...

Metro Concerts Live announced Wednesday that prodigy jazz and blues performer Kingfish will ... winning musician who has been likened to B.B. King, is well-known for his live performances and ...

Performers included greats such as B.B. King, Junior Parker and Sam Cooke who all contributed ... and the Belmont community have long served as a place that celebrates blues music and culture. He ...

16 WAPT'S KENNEDI COOPER IS DOWNTOWN... AT THE STARTING LINE. MEGAN, THIS IS THE 18TH YEAR FOR THE BLUES MARATHON AND THIS YEAR LEGENDARY BLUES SINGER B.B KING AND CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST MEDGAR EVERS ...

Growing up, B.B. King was one of his favorite blues artists. “His music just stuck with me. And, my dad was a huge fan, and I was his kid, so naturally, I was all about B.B. King too.” ...

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The guitarist is touring behind his latest release “Blues Deluxe Vol ... as his Smokin’ Joe Bonamassa band opened up for B.B. King. As a teen, he made waves in Bloodline, the band he formed ...

Blues artist Castro Coleman tributed King during his national anthem performance. “I was honored and then to play one of BB’s guitar ... ways to spotlight blues music.