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B.B. King Would Have Been 96 This Week

by Paul Cashmere

16 September would have been B.B. King’s 96th birthday. B.B. King died in 2015 but his company continues. The B.B. King estate is working with Gibson guitars on a new series of B.B. King guitars.

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BB King Photo by Damien Loverso

B.B. King’s First Guitar Goes To Auction

by Paul Cashmere

B.B. King’s first guitar, the guitar B.B. King learned to play guitar on, is going to auction.

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BB King Photo by Damien Loverso Bluesfest Byron Bay

B.B. King Was Not Poisoned

by Music-News.com

B.B. King’s autopsy reveals he was not poisoned.

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BB King Photo by Damien Loverso Bluesfest Byron Bay

B.B. King Coroner Says There Is No Evidence Of Murder

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Following allegations from two of the daughters of B.B. King, the Las Vegas coroner has confirmed said that preliminary evidence showed no sign that the blues great had been murdered.

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BB King Bluesfest Photo by Damien Loverso

B.B. King Friends And Family Farewell A Blues Legend

by Paul Cashmere

Blues legend B.B. King has been farewelled by family and friend at a memorial service in Las Vegas.

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BB King Photo by Damien Loverso Bluesfest Byron Bay

BB King Memorial Planned For Saturday

by Paul Cashmere

BB King will be farewelled at a memorial service is Las Vegas this Saturday.

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Bono and U2. image by Ros O'Gorman

U2 Play When Loves Comes To Town As BB King Tribute VIDEO

by Paul Cashmere

U2 have included ‘When Love Comes To Town’ into their set of their second Vancouver show as a tribute to B.B. King.

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BB King Photo by Damien Loverso

BB King Cause Of Death Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

Blues legend BB King died from a series of mini strokes brought on by diabetes.

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Watch The Entire BB King Glastonbury Set From 2011 VIDEO

by Paul Cashmere

BB King performed at the Glastonbury Music Festival on June 24 2011.

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R.I.P. B.B. King 1925-2015

by Paul Cashmere

Blues legend B.B. King has passed away at the age of 89.

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BB King’s Daughter Loses Power Of Attorney Case

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Karen Williams, the daughter of B.B. King, entered a Las Vegas courtroom on Thursday afternoon to try and get the power of attorney for her father’s affairs from his manager, Laverne Toney.

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BB King Resting In Hospice Care

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

B.B. King has been admitted to hospice care near his home in Las Vegas.

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BB King Released From Hospital

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

BB King has been released from hospital following a health scare last week.

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BB King Rushed To Hospital

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

BB King is currently in a Las Vegas hospital after having a “diabetes-related emergency.”

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Hamish Anderson

Hamish Anderson, The Aussie Guitarist B.B. King Has Noticed

by Paul Cashmere

Hamish Anderson is the Melbourne blues guitarist even B.B. King is taking notice of.

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B.B. King Falls, Cancels Remaining Shows

by Paul Cashmere

Blues legend B.B. King has cancelled his next eight shows after falling on stage in Chicago on Friday night.

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Buddy Guy Named BB King Entertainer Of The Year

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Buddy Guy was named the B.B. King Entertainer of the Year at Thursday night’s 35th annual Blues Awards held in Memphis.

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BB King The Life Of Riley Movie Trailer Revealed WATCH

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

BB King’s lifestory, as told in the documentary The Life of Riley, will soon be released into theaters, to Video on Demand and via DVD and Blu-Ray.

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BB King Rep Defends Bad Show

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The representatives for artist B.B. King has sent a statement to St. Louis’ Post-Dispatch in response to a review written by critic Daniel Durchholz of the singer/guitarist’s recent show.

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BB King Shocks St Louis Fans With Abysmal Performance

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

B.B. King played a show Friday night at the Peabody Opera House in St. Louis and all of the reviews point to a very strange evening.

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B.B. King’s Memphis Club Damaged By Fire

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

A fire started in the kitchen at B.B. King’s Blues Club on Beale Street in Memphis on Monday morning, damaging the recently refurbished facility.

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Dick Wagner

Alice Cooper Bandmate Releases Memoirs

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Dick Wagner has played with a long list of rock greats including Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, Aerosmith, KISS, Peter Gabriel, Meat Loaf, Etta James, Rod Stewart and many more.

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Madonna Kicks Off This Week’s New Releases

by Andrew Tijs

Madonna’s MDNA launches an interesting week in new releases – Katy Perry, Odd Future, Lionel Richie, Paul Weller and more.

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Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones

President Obama Gets His Ya Yas Out With Mick Jagger and B.B. King

by Paul Cashmere

President Obama had a personal re-enactment of the Rolling Stones ‘Get Yer Yas Yas’ 1969 Madison Square Garden bill tonight when Mick Jagger and B.B. King performed at The White House.

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B.B. King Would Have Been 96 This Week

16 September would have been B.B. King’s 96th birthday. B.B. King died in 2015 but his company continues. The B.B. King estate is working with Gibson guitars on a new series of B.B. King guitars.

September 17, 2021
BB King Photo by Damien Loverso
B.B. King’s First Guitar Goes To Auction

B.B. King’s first guitar, the guitar B.B. King learned to play guitar on, is going to auction.

July 19, 2021
BB King Photo by Damien Loverso Bluesfest Byron Bay
B.B. King Was Not Poisoned

B.B. King's autopsy reveals he was not poisoned.

July 15, 2015
BB King Photo by Damien Loverso Bluesfest Byron Bay
B.B. King Coroner Says There Is No Evidence Of Murder

Following allegations from two of the daughters of B.B. King, the Las Vegas coroner has confirmed said that preliminary evidence showed no sign that the blues great had been murdered.

May 28, 2015
BB King Bluesfest Photo by Damien Loverso
B.B. King Friends And Family Farewell A Blues Legend

Blues legend B.B. King has been farewelled by family and friend at a memorial service in Las Vegas.

May 24, 2015
BB King Photo by Damien Loverso Bluesfest Byron Bay
BB King Memorial Planned For Saturday

BB King will be farewelled at a memorial service is Las Vegas this Saturday.

May 19, 2015
Bono and U2. image by Ros O'Gorman
U2 Play When Loves Comes To Town As BB King Tribute VIDEO

U2 have included 'When Love Comes To Town' into their set of their second Vancouver show as a tribute to B.B. King.

May 17, 2015