There are 6 article(s) tagged B.B. King:

• September 2025

  • Photo Gallery: B.B. King’s 100th Birthday Celebration electrifies Beale Street

    Marching bands, drumlines, street flippers and more took to Beale Street to celebrate what would be B.B. King’s 100th birthday.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 15, 2025

• July 2025

  • B.B. King lives on in Stax photo exhibit

    The photos capture the joy and energy of a live B.B. King performance.

    By Joseph Mangin July 29, 2025

• September 2024

  • The Essential Memphis Library: B.B. King’s early recordings

    From King’s WDIA debut in 1949 to his departure from Memphis only a few years later, he recorded a handful of early sides in the city. 

    By Chris Herrington September 03, 2024

• October 2020

  • The Memphis 10: Back to school, early voting, the most Memphis meal and more

    Chris Herrington says he’s worried about kids going back to school, but worried about them not going back to school, and is rooting for SCS to find a safe way to do it. Plus, nine more opinions.

    By Chris Herrington October 22, 2020

• December 2019

  • Blues Foundation announces 2020 Hall of Fame class

    Several artists who will join the 41st class of the Blues Hall of Fame have connections to Memphis.

    By Jared Boyd December 10, 2019

  • A December playlist, and a plea on behalf of musicians

    If you got paid $100 per person for a gig in 1995, you probably still get paid $100 per person for that gig in 2019. In 2020, I hope we’ll demand fair pay for musicians, and be clear about what that means. Fair pay does not equal ‘exposure’ or beer or a sandwich.

    By Elizabeth Cawein December 08, 2019