B.B. King fills 2009 calendar

B.B. King , who continues to tour relentlessly at age 83, has extended his non-stop road trip well into 2009.

The blues legend's current trek launched in September and now stretches through next spring. King, whose full itinerary is listed below, opened the New Year last week with a Jan. 2 performance in Santa Ynez, CA, and he's currently set to play nearly 30 shows across the US through mid-April. During the month of February, he'll co-headline concerts with fellow blues-rock legend Buddy Guy.

King, a 14-time Grammy winner, scored the highest-debuting solo album of his nearly 60-year career with his latest release, "One Kind Favor." The set, which surfaced in August, debuted at No. 37 on The Billboard 200 and currently holds the No. 3 spot on the Top Blues Albums chart after 17 weeks.

"One Kind Favor," produced by T Bone Burnett (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Roy Orbison), features covers of old blues songs that inspired King as a young man, and 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. The track "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" is streaming at King's MySpace page.

In 2008, King also offered up "Live," a DVD/CD collection recorded during several 2006 concerts at his own B.B. King's Blues Clubs in Nashville and Memphis. The DVD comprises 18 classic King tracks, while the CD features 12 songs from the live sets.

The blues icon, who started his recording career in the '40s, has released more than 50 albums and been inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In September, he was honored with the opening of the $14 million B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center in his hometown of Indianola, MS.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
 tour dates and tickets
February 2009
5 - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall
6 - Orlando, FL - UCF Arena
7 - West Palm Beach, FL - Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
10 - Hilton Head Island, SC - Shoreline Ballroom
12 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
14 - Kansas City, MO - Midland Theatre
15 - Louisville, KY - Louisville Palace Theatre
16 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre
18 - Providence, RI - Providence Performing Arts Center
20 - Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall
21 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
22 - Boston, MA - House of Blues
24 - Red Bank, NJ - Count Basie Theatre

March 2009
25 - Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theatre
27 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
28 - Rochester, NY - Rochester Auditorium Theatre
29 - Baltimore, MD - Lyric Opera House
31 - Easton, PA - State Theatre Center for the Arts

April 2009
1, 2 - Glenside, PA - Keswick Theatre
9 - Kearney, NE - First Tier Events Center
10 - Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater
11 - Casper, WY - Casper Events Center
14 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kingsbury Hall
16 - Oakland, CA - Fox Oakland Theater


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