75-year-old B.B. King keeps his show on the road
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The latest edition of the B.B. King Blues Festival tour is now history, but its 75-year-old namesake isnt planning to take a break from his life on the road anytime soon. The legendary bluesman has lined up a series of headlining dates that will take him to the end of the year.
Kings latest stretch of dates opens on Saturday (10/21) in Sedona, Ariz., and will conclude with a three-night-stand at his B.B. King Blues Club and Grill in New York City on Dec. 9.
Two new King albums hit stores in 2000: his self-produced CD "Making Love Is Good for You" (Universal/MCA), which features five new songs among its 14 tracks, and "Riding with the King," a collaboration with Eric Clapton . Five of the tracks recorded for "Riding with the King" were classic King songs, and John Hiatt penned the title track.
This years B.B. King Blues Festival visited more than a dozen cities in September and October and sported a line-up that included Buddy Guy, Susan Tedeschi and Tommy Castro.
October
21 - Sedona, AZ - EcoFest
22 - Phoenix, AZ - Celebrity Theatre
23 - Tucson, AZ - Centennial Auditorium
25 - Anaheim, CA - Sun Theatre
26 - Redondo Beach, CA - Performing Arts Center
27-28 - Temecula, CA - Pechanga Entertainment Center
November
1 - La Crosse, WI - La Crosse Center
3 - Columbia, MO - University of Missouri
4 - Des Moines, IA - Civic Center
5 - Omaha, NE - Orpheum Theatre
6 - Lincoln, NE - Lied Center
8 - Bozeman, MT - Brick Breedan Fieldhouse
10 - Boise, ID - BSU Pavilion
11 - Indio, CA - Fantasy Springs Casino
12 - Salt Lake City, UT - Abravanel Hall
14-15 - Universal City, CA - B.B. King Blues Club
16-18 - Las Vegas, NV - Stardust Resort & Casino
26 - Rockford, IL - Metrocentre
27 - Davenport, IA - Adler Theater
28 - Milwaukee, WI - Potawatomi Casino
30 - Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall
December
1 - Toledo, OH - Stranahan Theater
2 - Morgantown, WV - University of West Virginia
3 - Charleston, WV - Municipal Auditorium
5 - New York, NY - BMI Awards Show
6 - Englewood, NJ - John Arms Theater
7-9 - New York, NY - B.B. King Blues Club & Grill
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