B.B. King buys club in Mississippi hometown.(Brief article)

From: Jet | Date: April 21, 2008 | Copyright information

Blues legend B.B. King is the new owner of a juke joint in his Mississippi Delta hometown of Indianola.

For the past three decades, Mary Shepard has owned the nightspot Club Ebony, where King has played throughout the years. According to reports, the artists who may have performed there since 1945 include Count Basic, Ray Charles, ...

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