B.B. King spends fall in theaters nationwide
B.B. King is on the road again, performing at casinos, theaters and festivals across the continent through early next year.
The 85-year-old bluesman will take to the stage Thursday (10/1) in Naples, FL, followed by another 25 performances through mid-January. The schedule, which is shown at right, includes two-night stands in Nashville (10/4-5), Coquitlam, British Columbia (11/5-6); Rama, Ontario (11/19-20); and Alexandria, VA (1/1-2).
The 14-time Grammy winner continues working the road behind "One Kind Favor," his 24th studio effort, which hit shelves in 2008. The T-Bone Burnett-produced set, which features covers of established blues songs, earned King his most recent Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.
King is celebrating the 45th anniversary of "Live at the Regal," the 1965 album that was recorded live at Chicago's Regal Theater, as well as the 30th anniversary of Gibson's Lucille model guitar, created especially for him by the well-known guitar company.
1 - Naples, FL - Philharmonic Center For The Arts
4, 5 - Nashville, TN - B.B. King's Blues Club
7 - Helena, AR - Arkansas Blues & Heritage Festival
9 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater
10 - San Antonio, TX - Majestic Theatre
31 - Napa, CA - Uptown Theatre Napa
November 2010
3 - Eugene, OR - Hult Center For Performing Arts
4 - Snoqualmie, WA - Snoqualmie Casino
5, 6 - Coquitlam, British Columbia - Boulevard Casino
8 - Calgary, Alberta - Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
10 - Regina, Saskatchewan - Conexus Arts Centre
11 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - Centennial Concert Hall
12 - Minneapolis, MN - The State Theatre
13 - Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theatre
16 - Hammond, IN - The Venue at Horseshoe Casino
18 - Buffalo, NY - Shea's Performing Arts Center
19, 20 - Rama, Ontario - Casino Rama Entertainment Centre
21 - Ottawa, Ontario - National Arts Centre
January 2011
1, 2 - Alexandria, VA - Birchmere
8 - Hershey, PA - Hershey Theatre
15 - Aurora, IL - Paramount Theatre
22 - Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater
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