Bb King Blues Festival News

 
Blues Brother
Good Times
And who could have predicted that the festival would boast a list of past performers that includes BB King, Ray Charles, John Lee Hooker, Joe Cocker, Etta James, Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Guy, Bobby “Blues” Bland and Albert Collins? This year's festival ...

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Get the blues in Greensboro this weekend
Winston-Salem Journal
Bnois King, left, and Smokin' Joe Kubek have performed with such legends as Stevie Ray Vaughn and BB King. Credit: James Bland The Carolina Blues Festival will be held Saturday at Festival Park in downtown Greensboro, next to the Greensboro Cultural ...

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B.B. King plans August show at Tuscaloosa Amphitheater
Tuscaloosa News
Buy Photo File | AP By Mark Hughes Cobb TUSCALOOSA | The legendary king of the blues, BB King, will return to town for the first time in 11 years, for an Aug. 25 concert at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater, according to Red Mountain Entertainment.

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Grateful Web
Tedeschi Trucks Band's "Everybody's Talkin'' Out Now
Grateful Web
Other featured performers include: Herbie Hancock, Esperanza Spalding, Wynton Marsalis and others. The Tedeschi Trucks band is on the road all summer hitting festivals and theaters as well as a special run of performances with the legendary BB King.

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Desert Messenger (blog)
Bluesman Deacon Jones added to Blythe River Blues Festival lineup
Desert Messenger (blog)
Jones' resume includes 18 years touring with the legendary John Lee Hooker (photo left) and seven years playing with Freddie King. Jones joins Fran Banish, 7th Sons, Bernie Pearl, the South Main Street Blues Band and Paul Winer on the festival bill.


 
Tim Grobaty: Pride Weekend leads parade of events in Long Beach
Contra Costa Times
By Tim Grobaty, Columnist Blues guitarist Bernie Pearl at his Long Beach, Calif., home on January 26, 2012. Pearl played with all the greats, including BB.King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Etta James. (Jeff Gritchen / Staff Photographer) WE DON'T SEE ...

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Mid Columbia Tri City Herald
Hardest working blues musician coming to Tri-Cities on May 12
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald
He has won the Bay Area Music Award for outstanding blues album and outstanding blues musician. Several years ago, he also won the BB King Entertainer of the Year award for his sassy but classy sound, and in 2001 and 2002 he accepted the invite to ...