After eight Grammys, two gold records, an MTV Music Video Award, the Kennedy Center Medal of Honor, inductions into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Blues Hall of Fame, and 5 Lifetime Achievement Awards, what is there left for BB King to do? The answer is simple: play the blues.

BB King has toured ever since his 1951 hit "Three O'Clock Blues", averaging 275 concerts a year. And he's on tour again, starting in March...

Win front row tickets to see B.B.King and meet B.B. in person after the show! Details at Ultimate Band List: http://ubl.com/.

TOUR DATES:
03/15/00 House Of Blues - Las Vegas, NV
03/16/00 Sun Theater - Anaheim, CA
03/17/00 Paradise Casino - Yuma, CA
03/18/00 San Manuel Indian Casino - Highland, CA
03/19/00 B.B. King's Blues Club - Universal City, CA
04/05/00 Van Wezel Perf. Arts Ctr. - Sarasota, FL
04/06/00 Ruth Eckerd Hall - Clearwater,FL
04/07/00 Coral Springs Ctr. of Arts - Coral Springs, FL
04/08/00 Philadelphia Ctr. of Arts - Naples, FL
04/09/00 Maxwell King Center - Melbourne,FL
04/11/00 Thalia Mara Hall - Jackson, MS
04/12/00 Reed Green College - Hattiesburg, MS
04/14/00 Tower Theater - Philadelphia, PA
04/15/00 Westbury Music - Fair Westbury, NY
04/16/00 TBA - Baltimore, MD
04/20/00 Orchestral Hall - Minneapolis, MN
04/21/00 Star Plaza - Merrillvile, IN
04/22/00 Star Plaza - Merrillvile, IN
04/23/00 State Theater - Cleveland, OH
04/25/00 Walton Arts Center - Fayetteville, AR
05/15/00 State Theater - Kalamazoo, MI
05/18/00 Soaring Eagle Casino (2 shows) - Mt. Pleasant, MI

B.B. King is considered to be one of the greatest blues guitarists of the late 20th century. His unique style of playing -- integrating single string runs, "bent" chords and left hand vibrato -- has influenced countless musicians after him... more on B.B.KING: http://www.guitarsite.com/newsletters/990517/9.shtml.

...and for another angle on the Blues...

Lurrie Bell - Blues Had a Baby released November 23, 1999

His guitar blends so well with the rest of the music that you have to listen closely to realize just how inventive Bell is, how he can turn anything into a blues lick. Though he works firmly within the Chicago sound, there's nothing standard or stereotypical about this music; it's no exaggeration to say that because of people like Lurrie Bell, the blues is still alive.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00002SWRV/ref=ad_m_b_2