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B.B. King
B.B. King


Background information
Birth name Riley B. King
Born September 16, 1925
Born place Itta Bena, Mississippi, United States
Genre(s) Blues
Blues Rock
Electric Blues
Soul
Years active 1949—present
Label(s) Reprise Records
Geffen Records
Interscope Records
MCA Records
Associated acts Eric Clapton
Bobby Bland
Pappo
Website Website



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Bruce Springsteen, Tom Morello To Play Pete Seeger Birthday Party

March 19, 2009
Bruce Springsteen, Tom Morello To Play Pete Seeger Birthday PartyBruce Springsteen, Tom Morello and Eddie Vedder will perform at a gig celebrating the 90th birthday of Pete Seeger on May 3rd.

Other acts due to perform at New York's Madison Square Garden include Steve Earle, Ben Harper and Billy Bragg.

In recognition of Seeger's landmark birthday – and the year he was born, 1919 – tickets will cost from $19.19 to $250.

Proceeds from the concert will go towards the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater organistion, which protects the city's Hudson River.

(by Jason Gregory)



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