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B.B. King

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2012

    B.B. King Plays the Blues at the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami, January 4

    ​B.B. King Knight Concert Hall Adrienne Arsht Center, Miami Wednesday, January 4, 2011 Better Than: A nice, big bottle of chilled Arbor Mist. A half-century ago, Riley "Blues Boy" King and his fine, fat-bodied guitar, Lucille, would make regular wintertime trips to Miami for some rockin', rollin ... More >>

  • Music

    December 29, 2011

    B.B. King at Arsht Center January 4

    ​B.B. King Knight Concert Hall Adrienne Arsht Center, Miami Wednesday, January 4, 2011 Better Than: A nice, big bottle of chilled Arbor Mist. A half-century ago, Riley "Blues Boy" King and his fine, fat-bodied guitar, Lucille, would make regular wintertime trips to Miami for some rockin', rollin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2011

    Miami Music Legend Henry Stone Talks B.B. King's 50-Year History in Miami

    ​We could write a book about Henry Stone's musical contributions. The dude is a legend. Based in Miami since about 1948, he was good friends with Sam Cooke. He cut some of Ray Charles's earliest recordings out of a little studio on Flagler Street in Downtown Miami. And he personally knew every l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2011

    B.B. King Announces One-Night Stand at Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami

    via bbking.com​If you're a genuine blues junkie jonesing for that groove, shout, "Riding with the King!" Guitar master, American Roots legend, and celebrity spokesman for the OneTouch blood glucose monitoring device B.B. King has just announced a one-night stand in Miami as part of the the 2011 ... More >>

  • Music

    June 23, 2011

    Big Poppa E and the E Band at Tobacco Road June 27

    via bbking.com​If you're a genuine blues junkie jonesing for that groove, shout, "Riding with the King!" Guitar master, American Roots legend, and celebrity spokesman for the OneTouch blood glucose monitoring device B.B. King has just announced a one-night stand in Miami as part of the the 2011 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 13, 2011

    Big Poppa E Rules the Blues at Tobacco Road Tonight

    ​The oldest liquor license in Dade County belongs to Tobacco Road. B.B. King has played there, John Lee Hooker has played there, and more blues legends than you can roll a barrel of whiskey at have too. It's the type of place where you can swing your wang dang doodle till you find the right wo ... More >>

  • Music

    April 7, 2011

    The Lee Boys at the Stage April 8

    ​The oldest liquor license in Dade County belongs to Tobacco Road. B.B. King has played there, John Lee Hooker has played there, and more blues legends than you can roll a barrel of whiskey at have too. It's the type of place where you can swing your wang dang doodle till you find the right wo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2011

    The Lee Boys Bring Sacred Steel Back to the Stage April 8

    via facebook.com/theleeboys​The Lee Boys is a world-famous family band of six Perrine natives who all went to Miami Killian Senior High School. It's three brothers -- rhythm guitar man Alvin, and singers Derrick and Keith -- alongside three nephews -- pedal steel guitar player Roosevelt Collier ... More >>

  • Music

    March 10, 2011

    Henry Gray & the Cats at Colony Theatre March 11

    via facebook.com/theleeboys​The Lee Boys is a world-famous family band of six Perrine natives who all went to Miami Killian Senior High School. It's three brothers -- rhythm guitar man Alvin, and singers Derrick and Keith -- alongside three nephews -- pedal steel guitar player Roosevelt Collier ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2010

    Come Crash the New Times' Miami Music Festival VIP Party

    Lil Daggers are total VIPs.​We here at New Times are gonna be hosting a VIP party to help launch the 2010 edition of the Miami Music Festival. And yeah, we want all our friends to come, including you, J-Lo, and Jimmy Buffett. The bad news: Part of the night (9 to 11 p.m.) will be invitation-only ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2010

    Crossfade Live: Iko Iko at Q American Barbeque

    ​ According to band leader Graham Wood Drout IKO IKO have been playing in Miami for over 30 years. We caught the legendary Dade County killers live at Q American Barbeque on the West End of Miami's Design District on Saturday night. We asked the band if we could record some songs, Graham thought a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2010

    Tonight! Eric Clapton at BankAtlantic Center

    Eric Clapton is one of the greatest guitarists alive. The man -- currently gabbing with Buddy Guy on his signature T-Mobile phone on TV -- long ago earned his place in the pantheon of rockers as a guitar god.Clapton began his career in the early '60s playing with British blues-rock pioneers the Yar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    Concert Review: B.B. King at Hard Rock Live, February 2

    Photo by Bernard Hacker​B.B. King & Buddy GuyHard Rock Live, HollywoodTuesday, February 2, 2010 
 Better Than: Hearing hip-hop and electronic music all Super Bowl week The Review: The collective age of the two performers at Hard Rock Live on Tuesday Night was 157 years.   ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 21, 2010

    Got the Blues? Get Healed

    Photo by Bernard Hacker​B.B. King & Buddy GuyHard Rock Live, HollywoodTuesday, February 2, 2010 
 Better Than: Hearing hip-hop and electronic music all Super Bowl week The Review: The collective age of the two performers at Hard Rock Live on Tuesday Night was 157 years.   ... More >>

  • News

    December 3, 2009

    Tobacco Road turns 97. What would you like to do before you're that old?

    Photo by Bernard Hacker​B.B. King & Buddy GuyHard Rock Live, HollywoodTuesday, February 2, 2010 
 Better Than: Hearing hip-hop and electronic music all Super Bowl week The Review: The collective age of the two performers at Hard Rock Live on Tuesday Night was 157 years.   ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2009

    National Album Review: The Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out (40th Anniversary Edition)

    ​The Rolling StonesGet Yer Ya-Ya's Out! 40th Anniversary Edition (ABKCO)In rock and roll, 1969 was perhaps the most historic year of the 20th Century. Of course both The Isle of Wight and Woodstock went down that year. Black Sabbath and The Doobie Brothers were formed. And, yes, the Beatles broke ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2009

    Top Ten Thursdays: The Top Ten Guitarists Right Now

    Buddy Guy plays the Arsht Center.​Blues badass Buddy Guy -- along with Big Easy piano man Dr. John -- performs Friday at the Knight Concert Hall at the Arsht Center. A huge influence on Eric Clapton and countless others, Guy continues to elate audience members with his guitar heroics at the g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2009

    Archive Diver: Alien Sex Fiend, BTO, Dizzy, Leo Casino, Iggy, Jay Leno, and Poison

    via Miami New Times archives week of October 12 - 18, 1988​ Alien Sex Fiend aka the Fucking Martians, ok we just made that up, were booked at Respectable Street Cafe in West Palm and the Cameo Theatre on Miami Beach back in 1988.The Miami New Times Concert Calendar from the week of October 12 - 18 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2009

    B.B. King to Bring Blues Club to West Palm Beach

    BB's in NYC.Every day he has the blues, and a hundred and some-odd days from now he'll be bringing them to CityPlace.  "He" is Riley B. King, aka Beale Street Blues Boy, aka Blues Boy King, aka B.B. King, and the fourth of his B.B. King's Blues Clubs is slated to occupy the space now home to Le ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2009

    BB King and Buddy Guy - Your Pre West Palm Show Warmup

    If you haven't heard already, two of the world's greatest living blues guitarists descend on South Florida on February 9. The legendary BB King and Buddy Guy will be rocking the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. The show is not sold out and the cheapest tickets available can be obtained for $ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2008

    Wednesday Night: Q-Tip at Revolution

    Photo by Eddie RosenstockQ-Tip with The Cool KidsWednesday, November 26, 2008Revolution, Fort LauderdaleBetter Than: Watching Q-Tip live on Letterman.The Review: Rap shows normally feature an MC accompanied by a tour DJ and a laptop, but when an artist such as Q-Tip brings a tight band with him onst ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2008

    Happy 83rd Birthday B.B. King

    Photo by Eddie RosenstockQ-Tip with The Cool KidsWednesday, November 26, 2008Revolution, Fort LauderdaleBetter Than: Watching Q-Tip live on Letterman.The Review: Rap shows normally feature an MC accompanied by a tour DJ and a laptop, but when an artist such as Q-Tip brings a tight band with him onst ... More >>

  • Music

    August 7, 2008

    Pinetop Perkins

    Pinetop Perkins and Friends (Telarc)

  • Music

    July 31, 2008

    Marc Knopfler

    Pinetop Perkins and Friends (Telarc)

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2008

    Last Night: BB King at the BankAtlantic Center

    Pinetop Perkins and Friends (Telarc)

  • Music

    October 19, 2006

    Eric Clapton

    Pinetop Perkins and Friends (Telarc)

  • Music

    December 30, 2004

    Shemekia Copeland

    Pinetop Perkins and Friends (Telarc)

  • Film

    December 2, 2004

    Next Best Thing

    If you weren't at this landmark blues concert, Lightning in a Bottle will do

  • Bars and Clubs

    May 13, 2004

    BEST JUKEBOX

    The Sandbar Lounge

  • Calendar

    December 25, 2003

    Royal Blues

    Musical monarch continues his reign

  • Calendar

    May 29, 2003

    Cookin' Sounds

    Gerber's blues are like poultry, er, poetry

  • Bars and Clubs

    May 15, 2003

    BEST JUKEBOX

    Beaches Bar & Grill

  • Music

    September 21, 2000

    Three's a Charm

    B.B. King's annual wingding proves the blues is still all right

  • Music

    September 23, 1999

    The Man Who Would Be King

    The thrill still isn't gone for B.B. King

  • Music

    August 19, 1999

    Goin' Down Slow

    Miramar's Grady Champion has got the blues

  • Music

    December 3, 1998

    Rotations

    Miramar's Grady Champion has got the blues

  • Music

    September 17, 1998

    Ruminations from the Royal Court

    Miramar's Grady Champion has got the blues

  • Music

    April 23, 1998

    Blues Chips

    Miramar's Grady Champion has got the blues

  • Music

    February 26, 1998

    Jonny on the Spot

    Miramar's Grady Champion has got the blues

  • Music

    August 28, 1997

    Rotations

    Miramar's Grady Champion has got the blues

  • Music

    April 3, 1997

    Moaning in Mississippi

    Miramar's Grady Champion has got the blues

  • Film

    February 20, 1997

    Stings Like a Bee

    Miramar's Grady Champion has got the blues

  • Music

    October 3, 1996

    Rotations

    Miramar's Grady Champion has got the blues

  • Music

    July 4, 1996

    Even Major Labels Get the Blues

    Miramar's Grady Champion has got the blues

  • Music

    June 6, 1996

    Buddy System

    Miramar's Grady Champion has got the blues

  • Music

    March 23, 1995

    Rotations

    Miramar's Grady Champion has got the blues

  • Music

    July 6, 1994

    Blues Collar

    Slingin' hash or singin' the blues, it's all in a day's work

  • Music

    June 29, 1994

    Rotations 11

    Slingin' hash or singin' the blues, it's all in a day's work

  • News

    November 24, 1993

    Program Notes 32

    Slingin' hash or singin' the blues, it's all in a day's work

  • Music

    August 18, 1993

    Gator Country

    Bruce Iglauer's mighty independent record company all started with a Hound Dog. Now his main stars are here to howl

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