The Stax Museum of American Soul Music will launch a new photo exhibit, "B.B. King in Memphis," on July 24. The exhibit features photos of B.B. King's 1982 Labor Day weekend concert at the Mud Island ...

Working a series of odd jobs (including driving a tractor and street performing) after a move from Mississippi (where he was raised by sharecroppers on a cotton plantation), Riley B. King became known ...

Genesis Health and River Music Experience are proud to present a grand concert event to benefit Genesis Diabetes Care Center, featuring the "King of the Blues" himself --- the legendary B.B. King.

Sept. 16, 2025, will be a milestone in the history of Memphis and American music, as it marks what would have been B.B. King’s 100th birthday. To all who ever heard him play, King was the one true ...

To honor what would have been the blues legend's 100th birthday, Memphis is throwing a 2-day party. Memphis, Tennessee is known as the Home of the Blues, and there was no bigger or brighter ambassador ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Tuesday would have been B.B Kings' 100th birthday. It also wraps up the 100 Days of Blues in Memphis, which started June 8 and honors the international blues legend. On Tuesday night, ...