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According to Associated Press & blackamericaweb.com, the body of blues legend B.B. King will return next week to the Mississippi Delta where his life and career began.
In Memphis, TN where King won the nickname Beale Street Blues Boy, a tribute will be held on Wednesday, May 27th before his body is driven to his hometown of Indianola, MS.
A public viewing will be held on Friday, May 29th at the B.B. King Museum in Indianola, and the funeral will be Saturday, May 30th at the nearby Bell Grove Missionary Baptist Church. The 15-time Grammy winner will be buried at the museum.
King was 89 when he died on last week at home in Las Vegas, NV.
A public viewing is on Friday at Palm Mortuary West in Las Vegas. A private service for relatives will be held on Saturday at the downtown Palm Mortuary chapel.
