Author: Matt Marshall

The B.B. King Beale Street Memorial is this afternoon at 12:45 CST, and American Blues Scene will be sending live coverage of the event, including video and images, through Twitter and Facebook. Just after noon, a procession including King’s body will move to Beale Street’s Handy Park for a tribute. King’s nickname came from his time in this city when he started being called “Blues Boy,” which was later shortened to B.B. WATCH LIVE NOW On Friday, May 29, a public viewing will be held at the B.B. King Museum in Indianola from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. The funeral…

Award-winning Rock-and-Roll Hall of Famer Booker T Jones is headlining Buddy Guy’s Legends Blues Fest on Saturday, June 13th

Good friends of American Blues Scene Buddy Guy’s Blues and Music News has posted this interactive B.B. King timeline. “This morning, I come to you all with a heavy heart.,” Buddy Guy wrote on Facebook. “BB King was the greatest guy I ever met. The tone he got out of that guitar, the way he shook his left wrist, the way he squeezed the strings… man, he came out with that and it was all new to the whole guitar playin’ world. He could play so smooth, he didn’t have to put on a show. The way BB did it is the way we all…

Hey Joe might be a sort of “tribute” to Jimi, but make no mistake — this album carries all the spirit and ardent fire of the word “tribute” like Miles Davis’ “A Tribute to Jack Johnson” did.

Visitation arrangements have been made for B.B. King, and there are emerging details about where his body will finally rest.

Wear blue this week to honor the king of the blues and the music he dedicated his life to! Details inside.

King was the magnificent state of Mississippi’s eternally humble and unbelievably impactful offering of the most honest American dream.

In honor of the BB King Entertainer of the Year award, which last night went to the great Bobby Rush, we’ve compiled a list of interesting ‘hidden gem’ facts about the life and legacy of B.B. King!!

The 36th Blues Music Award WINNERS will be announced in this thread and live on Twitter! And if you enjoyed our live coverage tonight and our new website redesign, we put the same hard work, effort, and excitement into a bold and vivid print magazine made just for blues fans… it even features an advice column from now-BB King Entertainer of the YEAR Bobby Rush!!! Subscribe now to start getting the very BEST in the blues delivered hot and fresh to your door. FINAL UPDATE 11:41 WITH ALL WINNERS B.B. King Entertainer Bobby Rush Elvin Bishop John Németh Rick Estrin Sugaray Rayford Band Elvin Bishop…

Randy Chortkoff, founder, president and CEO of Delta Groove Productions, passed away today at 8:40am in Los Angeles at the age of 65. A highly successful entrepreneur outside of the music business, Chortkoff simultaneously followed his true passion as a music producer, performer, and promoter for two decades before founding Delta Groove Productions almost 15 years ago. Delta Groove was his labor of love, a culmination of a lifelong devotion to traditional blues and roots music. Through his vision and leadership, the company quickly rose to its current position as an industry leader, encompassing Delta Groove Records, Eclecto-Groove Records, No…