21-05-2015 21:46 via news.yahoo.com

Memphis plans send-off for 'King of the Blues'

Memphis, Tennessee, where guitar legend B.B. King started his career, will mourn the late King of the Blues with a procession next week before his burial in his native Mississippi. The city announced a concert next Wednesday followed by a procession down Beale Street -- the downtown strip famous for its blues clubs -- where B.B. King derived his stage-name. "B.B. King and Memphis had a long-time love affair, so it's only fitting that the city mark his life on Beale Street," Mayor
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