King of the road
Nearly 79, blues legend B.B. King is driven to tour and perform
B.B. King has a lot to be happy about these days. Last September, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him third on its list of the greatest guitarists of all time, behind Jimi Hendrix and Duane Allman. In May, the king of Sweden presented him with the Polar Music Prize, the Nobel Prize of popular music (previous winners include Ray ... (Full Article: 1287 Words)
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