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NewsOne Now Honors The Life And Legacy Of B.B. King

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The late great king of the blues, blues legend B.B. King will return home next week to the Mississippi Delta where his life and career began. In Memphis, Tennessee, where King won the nickname Beale Street Blues Boy a tribute will be held May 27 before his body is taken to his hometown of Indianola, Mississippi. B.B. King was 89 when he died May 14 at home in Las Vegas.

As posted by, Blackamericaweb.com

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