About a decade after the death of Mississippi-born blues legend B.B. King, music lovers across the South will celebrate what would have been his 100th birthday — showing just how impactful his music continues to be.
Born September 16, 1925 on a plantation near Indianola, Riley B. King became “one of the most influential blues musicians of all time,” releasing more than 50 albums and winning 15 Grammy Awards, according to the B.B. King Museum and bbking.com.
He was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in 1984 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, according to the B.B. King Museum…