In 2026, music fans continue to celebrate the centenary of Memphis legend and blues icon B.B. King. This month, King’s legacy continues to be honored with the release of a new tribute to his 1975 ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. He was the one to influence the greats, from O.G. Chicago blues phenoms such as Buddy Guy, ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, the British ...

A month ago, on February 16th, a group of some of the greatest living blues musicians gathered at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York, to celebrate the music of the late, great B.B. King.

SPEAKING OF BIRTHDAYS, THIS YEAR MARKS THE CENTENNIAL BIRTHDAYS OF TWO MISSISSIPPI ICONS. BLUES LEGEND B.B. KING AND CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER MEDGAR EVERS. >> TODAY, THE STATE IS KICKING OFF A YEAR OF ...

Experience the legendary BB King's album 'Lucille Talks Back' reimagined and released after 50 years, introducing his blues to a new generation.

Sixty-six years passed from the time in 1948 when Riley King auditioned for a spot on Sonny Boy Williamson's radio program, until his final performance at the House of Blues on October 3, 2014 in ...

His funeral was Saturday at a Baptist church in Mississippi, near where he worked in cotton fields as a teenager A week after his death, King received cheers and a standing ovation at a memorial ...