B.B. King: The Life of Riley, a documentary about the life of B.B. King, is set to hit select theaters later this month: Narrated by Morgan Freeman, B.B. King: The Life of Riley is the untold true American story of an orphan boy from the heart of the Mississippi Delta who rose to music stardom around the world and inspired a generation of fans against all odds. The documentary … [Read more...]
Erratic B.B. King Performance
B.B. King is one of my all-time guitar heroes. That's what makes news like this really sad to me: Slowed by age and infirmity, including diabetes, King continues to tour — with sometimes painful results. In St. Louis, some fans are singing the blues after an erratic weekend performance led to a stream of audience catcalls and early departures. Concertgoers said King's … [Read more...]
B.B. King at Sing Sing Prison
I've watched this B.B. King video live from Sing Sing Prison numerous times, and it gets me every time. It has elements of everything that has made B.B. so great for so long: his charisma, his singing, and his guitar playing. It has everything in about five and a half minutes. … [Read more...]
B.B. King Museum
Nashville-based writer and media producer Craig Havighurst (of String Theory Media) has recently written an article for the Washington Post about the opening of the B.B. King Musuem and Delta Interpretive Center in King's hometown of Indianola, MS: The B.B. King Museum took shape over the past five years as a biracial coalition raised private and state money with the aim of … [Read more...]