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B.B. King: Wendell Pierce To Star In New B.B. King Biopic

submitted by Nick Oct 21st 2020 01:00 am (stereogum.com)

Wendell Pierce's gig as William "Bunk" Moreland on The Wire now has competition as the actor's most iconic role. Pierce, also known for his work on Jack Ryan, Treme, and Suits among other shows, has been cast as B.B. King in a new biopic about the famous bluesman, Collider reports. Titled The Thrill Is On,…

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B.B. King: Barack Obama sings with BB King at The White House - video

submitted by Nick Feb 22nd 2012 11:00 pm (www.nme.com)

The US President treated the crowd to a few lines from 'Sweet Home Chicago'

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B.B. King: Obama Sings With Mick Jagger, B.B. King, Buddy Guy

submitted by Nick Feb 22nd 2012 03:00 pm (stereogum.com)

Last month, Barack Obama, the President of the United States Of America, sang a few bars of Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together” at the Apollo Theater and sounded fucking incredible. He should’ve maybe left it there. Last night, the East Room of the White House hosted an all-star blues concert that f...

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B.B. King: Obama joins Jagger, B.B. King, to belt out blues (AP)

submitted by Nick Feb 22nd 2012 02:00 pm (us.rd.yahoo.com)

AP - The president just couldn't say no: Mick Jagger held out a mic almost by way of command, and soon Barack Obama was belting out the blues with the best of them.

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B.B. King: Movie Coming

submitted by Nick Dec 5th 2011 01:00 pm (www.antimusic.com)

British director Jon Brewer is working on a full-length movie about the life of B.B. King

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B.B. King: Coming To DVD and Blu-Ray

submitted by Nick Jun 30th 2011 12:00 pm (www.antimusic.com)

Image Entertainment have set a July 12th release date for B.B. King: Live on DVD and Blu-Ray