75-year-old B.B. King keeps his show on the road

The latest edition of the B.B. King Blues Festival tour is now history, but its 75-year-old namesake isn't 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.

King's 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 year's 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.