Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU) on Thursday hosted its annual B.B. King Symposium, featuring discussions, tributes ...

B.B. King had a hilarious way of describing his music in comparison to contemporaries like Chuck Berry and Ray Charles.

Memphis, Tennessee is pulling out all the stops for what would have been the 100th birthday of Riley B. King—better known as ...

As I drive my rented Dodge Hornet south on Highway 61 across the flat Mississippi Delta, the region’s famous native son B.B. King croons “Why I Sing the Blues” on the radio. Music that ...

A B.B. King Blues Experience tour – which will take place to honor what would have been the year of the late blues guitar legend’s 100th birthday – has been announced for 2025 in the USA and ...

The late B.B. King, one of Mississippi's most celebrated musicians, will be honored with a centennial concert at the Natchez Music Festival.

Gibson has unveiled its latest signature guitar tribute to BB King and it is a showstopper fresh out the Murphy Lab to commemorate the King of the Blues’ legendary performance at the 1974 ...

Jimmy Buffett’s French Quarter Margaritaville location will close its doors on June 30 and will be replaced by a B.B. King’s Blues Club. According to a statement on the Decatur Street restaurant, bar, ...

Blues drummer Willie ‘The Touch’ Hayes, who played with B.B. King, the Temptations and Muddy Waters, dies at 73 Mr. Hayes, a prodigy on the drums from a young age, began touring with ...