BB King Takes ‘One Kind Favor’ On The Road

Legendary king of blues, BB King recently revealed a 20+ set of tour dates in support of his new album “One Kind Favor” kicking off September 6th . As previously reported on Singersroom, the blues legend will release “One Kind Favor,” a collection of old blues songs that inspired him as a young man. Set for release August 26th, the album which was Produced by T Bone Burnett (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Roy Orbison), was made to sound like it was recorded in the ’50s. Players include Dr. John on piano, Nathan East on standup bass and Jim Keltner on drums. King’s tour in support of the effort is scheduled to run through December with stops in Dallas, Toledo, Detroit, Atlantic City, Atlanta, Houston and Alexandria, VA before wrapping up December 1st in Hagerstown, Maryland. Tour Dates (Subject to change/Courtesy of LiveDaily) September 2008 6 – Laughlin, NV – Harrah’s Laughlin Rio Vista Amphitheatre 7 – Phoenix, AZ – Celebrity Theater 18 – Bossier City, LA – CenturyTel Center 19 – Biloxi, MS – Beau Rivage Resort & Casino 20 – Choctaw, MS – Pearl River Resort 21 – Huntsville, AL – Von Braun Center 25 – Bridgeport, CT – Klein Memorial Auditorium 26 – Hartford, CT – The Bushnell Center for Performing Arts 27 – Reading, PA – Sovereign Performing Arts Center 28 – Peekskill, NY – Paramount Center for the Arts 30 – Detroit, MI – MGM Grand Detroit Casino October 2008 2 – Toledo, OH – Stranahan Theater 3 – Joliet, IL – Rialto Square Theatre 4 – Carbondale, IL – Southern Illinois University Arena 5 – Branson, MO – Welk Resort Theatre 7 – Wichita, KS – Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center 17 – Albuquerque, NM – Route 66 Casino 23 – Mescalero, NM – Inn of the Mountain Gods Casino 25 – Boulder, CO – Boulder Theater 31 – Milwaukee, WI – The Riverside Theatre November 2008 14 – Norman, OK – Riverwind Casino 15 – Thackerville, OK – Winstar Casino 16 – Dallas, TX – Meyerson Symphony Center 21-22 – Houston, TX – House of Blues 24 – Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle 26 – Alexandria, VA – Birchmere 28 – Beverly, MA – North Shore Music Theatre 29 – Atlantic City, NJ – House of Blues 30 – Durham, NC – Durham Performing Arts Center December 2008 1 – Hagerstown, MD – Maryland Theatre

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