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Topic: B.B. King Tour Dates, New Album Released

Blues artist B.B. King, will be hitting the road again in early September in support of his upcoming album, One Kind Favor. Produced by T-Bone Burnett, the album has the legendary guitarist revisiting "The B.B. King That Was," recording songs that he originally performed at the beginning of his career, or were influential on his development as a blues artist and performer. One Kind Favor was released on Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 by Geffen Records. King and his band of road warriors will be hitting the highway on September 6th, the first leg of the tour running through December 1. Upcoming B.B. King tour dates are listed below.

B.B. King Tour Dates
09/06 @ Harrah's Laughlin Rio Vista Ampitheatre, Laughlin NV
09/07 @ Celebrity Theater, Phoenix AZ
09/18 @ CenturyTel Center, Bossier City LA
09/19 @ Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi MS
09/20 @ Pearl River Resort, Choctaw MS
09/21 @ Von Braun Center, Huntsville AL
09/25 @ The Klein Memorial Auditorium, Bridgeport CT
09/26 @ The Bushnell Ctr. for Perf. Arts, Hartford CT
09/27 @ Sovereign Center, Reading PA
09/28 @ Paramount Center For The Arts, Peekskill NY
09/30 @ MGM Grand Detroit Casino, Detroit MI
10/02 @ Stranahan Theater, Toledo OH
10/03 @ Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet IL
10/04 @ SIU Arena, Carbondale IL
10/05 @ Welk Resort Theatre, Branson MO
10/07 @ Century II Perf. Arts & Convention Ctr., Wichita KS
10/17 @ Route 66 Casino, Albuquerque NM
10/23 @ Inn of the Mountain Gods Casino, Mescalero NM
10/25 @ Boulder Theater, Boulder CO
10/29 @ Iowa State Center, Ames IA
10/31 @ The Riverside Theatre, Milwaukee WI
11/14 @ Riverwind Casino, Norman OK
11/16 @ Meyerson Symphony Center Dallas, TX
11/18 @ American Bank Center, Corpus Christi TX
11/24 @ The Tabernacle, Atlanta GA
11/26 @ Birchmere, Alexandria VA
11/28 @ North Shore Music Theatre, Beverly MA
11/29 @ House of Blues, Atlantic City NJ
11/30 @ Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham NC
12/01 @ Maryland Theatre, Hagerstown MD

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Re: B.B. King Tour Dates, New Album Released

Hey, just wondered if this had been missed. I'd love to see BB King if he was in a venue near me! smile. Go and see him whilst you still can.

Anyone heard the album yet?

Remember too he is the one that gave Joe his big break at 12 years old.

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Re: B.B. King Tour Dates, New Album Released

Greenose wrote:

Hey, just wondered if this had been missed. I'd love to see BB King if he was in a venue near me! smile. Go and see him whilst you still can.

Anyone heard the album yet?

Remember too he is the one that gave Joe his big break at 12 years old.

Excellent album. B.B.'s best in years in my opinion. T Bone Burnett did a fantastic job at capturing B.B. They went back to B.B.'s sound in the 50's, even going as far as re creating a recording studio circa 1950, and all the songs were cut live, with all the songs carefully picked to fit that style. He's still in great form, guitar and vocal wise, and for a man who will be 83 as of September 16th, players a quarter of his age can still take pointers from him. Just a small combo with a horn section, the production's been stripped back compared to his recent albums, and thus it's more tough than anything he's put out in many a year.

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4 Reply by BluesMan (edited by BluesMan 2008-09-03 10:21:51)

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Re: B.B. King Tour Dates, New Album Released

Already have my tickets for the October 31st show Keith. Dawn has never seen B.B., while I've seen him twice back in the early '70s. I told her he's one person you must see in your lifetime. What really is great is I'll be seeing both the old master and his young friend who's also a master of the guitar now in October. Yes, I'll see both B.B. and Joe in the same month. Really looking forward to both shows!

Roy

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Re: B.B. King Tour Dates, New Album Released

On the Sept 13th edition of Billboard's Top 200 Album Charts, B.B. is sitting at #37 with this album. B.B. King in the Top 40 at age 82? Who woulda thunk it? Major Congrats to B.B.!

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