Historic Elkhorn Church celebrates annual Homecoming
By Monica Land KILMICHAEL – The members of the Elkhorn Primitive Baptist Church are celebrating their 35th annual homecoming celebration this weekend and the public is invited for refreshments,...
View ArticleHolmes County recognized with Mississippi Blues Trail Marker
Special to The Mississippi Link JACKSON – On Tuesday, July 17, Holmes County was the latest recipient of a marker on the Mississippi Blues Trail. The marker was unveiled at 115 Yazoo Street in...
View ArticleB.B. King kicks of annual festival with marker unveiling in Kilmichael
By Monica Land KILMICHAEL - There is no doubt that legendary bluesman B.B. King is a down-to-earth kind of guy. His superstar status has earned him international and worldwide recognition and his...
View ArticleB.B. King honored with marker on Miss. Blues Trail
The town of Kilmichael had a lot to sing about Tuesday afternoon when the “King of the Blues”, B.B. King stopped by for the unveiling of the latest marker on the Mississippi Blues Trail. King, 86, is...
View ArticleB.B. King’s ‘Lucille’ featured on state’s new license plate
Soon Mississippi vehicles will be sporting a new image on the state's license plates: B.B. King's guitar. Starting Oct. 1 pates will feature the slogan "Birthplace of America's Music" and B.B. King's...
View ArticleB.B. King and others among 2013 Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees
Mississippi native B.B. King, Elvis Costello and Ray Davies are among the nominees for the 2013 Songwriters Hall of Fame. They're joined by a slew of top acts, including Jimmy Buffett, Vince Gill and...
View ArticleB.B. King Museum hosts Black History Month Musical Celebration
In keeping with their mission to preserve the rich culture and music of the Mississippi Delta, The B.B. King Museum will host free musical programs every Thursday in February in honor of Black History...
View ArticleEvents planned for 50th anniversary of Medgar Evers’ death
Myrlie Evers, chairman of the Board of Directors of the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Institute (MMEI), has announced plans for a national commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of her...
View ArticleB.B. King Homecoming Festival set for July 3
The B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center in Indianola said the annual homecoming festival in honor of their namesake and the legendary bluesman, B.B. King, is scheduled for July 3. King, a...
View ArticleHistoric Kilmichael church to hold homecoming
The Elkhorn Primitive Baptist Church is having their annual church homecoming on Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26. Organizers of the event said the celebration is in its 36th year and will kick off...
View ArticleB.B. King’s historical marker on Mississippi Blues Trail is missing
GREENWOOD, Mississippi (AP) — A Mississippi Blues Trail Marker commemorating the birthplace of blues legend B.B. King near Berclair in Leflore County is missing. The marker was located in front of a...
View ArticleBlues legend B.B. King in hospice at his home in Las Vegas
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) – Blues legend B.B. King remains in hospice care Saturday at his home in Las Vegas. King’s longtime business manager Laverne Toney says the musician had a...
View ArticleB.B. King’s family loses bid for control of his affairs
By KEN RITTER LAS VEGAS (AP) — Noted blues man B.B. King — his health failing at age 89 — is in the middle of tug of war between some of children and his longtime manager. Three of King’s 11 surviving...
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BB KING-GUARDIANSHIP Vegas judge: No evidence bluesman B.B. King is being abused (AP) A dispute over B.B. King’s health and wealth was tossed out of court Thursday by a judge in Las Vegas who said two...
View ArticleB.B. King viewing set for Vegas ahead of Mississippi funeral
(AP) A public viewing for blues legend B.B. King will be held in Las Vegas before his body is sent to Mississippi, where plans are being made for services in his hometown next week, King’s business...
View ArticlePolice: Probe of B.B. King death depends on coroner findings
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) – Las Vegas police say there’s no active homicide investigation of the death of B.B. King, despite claims by two of the blues legend’s heirs that King’s...
View ArticleB.B. King: Lawyer says allegations blue’s legend was poisoned ‘ridiculous’
(AP) Two B.B. King heirs who’ve been most outspoken about the blues legend’s care in his final days have accused King’s two closest aides of poisoning him, but the attorney for King’s estate called the...
View ArticleB.B. King’s Mississippi gravesite getting memorial courtyard
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Nearly seven months after blues legend B.B. King died, his Mississippi gravesite is being turned into a serene spot where blues fans can pay their respects. At a ceremony Friday a...
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