When B.B. King passed away in 2015 at the age of 89, he left behind a challenge. “Do what you can to keep the blues alive,” he often told those who crossed his path. Today, on what would have been ...

Memphis, Tennessee is pulling out all the stops for what would have been the 100th birthday of Riley B. King—better known as B.B. King—the King of the Blues. The two-day celebration that blends live ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Few artists have defined the blues as profoundly as B.B. King. His soulful voice, lyrical storytelling, and ...

From ZZ Top to Jimmy Page to Susan Tedeschi, B.B. King has been a significant influence on rock and blues artists who came after him. Yet, when we think of the most ubiquitous musicians of either ...

B.B. King, the King of the Blues, would have turned 100 on Sept. 16. Most Americans know his name, his primacy among blues legends, and the singular identity of his beloved hollow-body Gibson guitar ...