B.B. King to tour through the holiday season
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Legendary blues performer B.B. King is celebrating his holiday album "A Christmas Celebration of Hope" with nearly two months' worth of dates.
The tour kicks off on Nov. 4 in Edmonton, Alberta, and runs through Dec. 30.
"A Christmas Celebration of Hope" (MCA), which features "Please Come Home for Christmas" and "Auld Lang Syne," is King's first Christmas record. MCA Records is donating all the profits from the album to City of Hope, a biomedical research and treatment center, according to King's official website. The record hits stores Nov. 6.
Produced by King, the 13-track "A Christmas Celebration of Hope" features two originals: "Christmas Celebration," which he originally released in 1960, and the new instrumental song "Christmas Love."
Earlier this year, MCA released "Here and There: The Uncollected B.B. King." The album includes duets with Willie Nelson, Albert Collins, Gary Burton and Grover Washington Jr.
In February, King won two Grammys, one for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for "Is You, or Is You Ain't (My Baby)" with Dr. John, and Best Traditional Blues Album for "Riding with the King" with Eric Clapton.
November
4 - Edmonton, Alberta - Edmonton Jubilee
5 - Calgary, Alberta - Calgary Jubilee
6 - Cranbrook, British Columbia - Cranbrook Multiplex
8 - Kelowna, British Columbia - Sky Reach
10 - Fort Yates, ND - Prairie Casino
11 - Fargo, ND - Fargo Civic Auditorium
13 - Cedar Rapids, IA - Paramount Theater
14 - Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theater
16 - Normal, IL - Braden Auditorium at Illinois State University
17 - Rockford, IL - Coronado Theater
18 - Sioux City, IA - Orpheum Theater
20 - Universal City, CA - B.B. King's Blues Club
23 - Las Vegas, NV - Stardust Resort and Casino
28 - Thousand Oaks, CA - Civic Arts Plaza
29 - Anaheim, CA - Sun Theatre
30 - Temecula, CA - Pechanga Entertainment Center
December
6 - New York, NY - B.B. King's Blues Club
8 - Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid Hudson Civic Center
9 - Durham, NH - Whittemore Center
11 - Morristown, NJ - Community Theatre
14 - Rahway, NJ - Union County Art Center
15 - Bangor, ME - Bangor Auditorium
16 - Burlington, VT - Flynn Theatre of the Performing Arts
26 - Sarasota, FL - Van Wezel Performing Arts Center
27 - Fort Myers, FL - Barbara B. Mann center
28 - Melbourne, FL - Maxwell King Center for the Performing Arts
29 - Pompano Beach, FL - Pompano Beach Amphitheatre
30 - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall
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