B.B. King

'Summer of Soul' Is a Political Snapshot Wrapped Up in a Concert Film

Directed by Questlove

PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2021

In the summer of 1969, hundreds of thousands of people gathered in New York for a celebration of love, music and countercultural activism....

Wendell Pierce (a.k.a. Bunk from 'The Wire') Is Playing B.B. King in a Biopic

PUBLISHED Oct 20, 2020

Wendell Pierce — the actor best known as playing Detective Bunk Moreland in The Wire — has landed himself quite the role. The actor has rev...

Celebrate Our Planet with Bill Nye's 'Mixtape for Mother Earth'

PUBLISHED Apr 22, 2020

In the lead-up to Earth Day 2020, animals have run wild in urban spaces, Los Angeles residents have been able to see their city again, and...

B.B. King's "Lucille" Guitar to Be Sold at Auction

PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2019

B.B. King's famous "Lucille" guitar will be heading to auction this fall.   It's not the only guitar the blues legend ever owned with the n...

Detectives Investigating Claims That B.B. King Was Murdered

PUBLISHED May 26, 2015

Earlier this month, 89-year-old blues legend B.B. King passed away. While reports indicated that he died in his sleep due to a series of sm...

B.B. King's Children Challenge Will, Accuse Manager of "Undue Influence"

PUBLISHED May 25, 2015

Last week, legendary blues musician B.B. King passed away at the age of 89. Over the years, King had 11 children with different partners. F...

Blues Legend B.B. King Dies at 89

PUBLISHED May 15, 2015

The blues world has lost a true legend, as B.B. King has died at the age of 89. The Mississippi-born singer-guitarist passed away in his s...

B.B. King

Co-Headlining Stage, LeBreton Flats, Ottawa ON, July 14

PUBLISHED Jul 15, 2013

"I'm 87 years old, why did you wait so long to bring me here?" A rare example of a genuine blues act playing the Ottawa Bluesfest, the lege...