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B.B. King's tour plans reach into April
After spending the latter part of 2001 promoting “A Christmas Celebration of Hope” (MCA), his first holiday album, blues legend B.B. King is back on the road pushing “Here and There: The Uncollected B.B. King.” This tour focuses on the casino circuit through early March.
It has been a busy time for King. On Jan. 11, Foxwoods Resort Casino, dubbed “the world’s largest casino,” opened the B.B. King Dance Club and B.B. King Night Club, which offer dancing, jazz, blues and comedy in the adjoining venues. King has three other clubs, in New York City, Los Angeles and Memphis.
He is featured in television ads for Burger King, as well as an advertising campaign for XM Satellite Radio called “Radio to the Power X.”
Released in late 2001, “A Christmas Celebration of Hope” is a 13-track collection comprised of traditional holiday favorites with a blues spin. "Here and There: The Uncollected B.B. King," includes duets with Willie Nelson, Albert Collins, Gary Burton and Grover Washington Jr.
King also turns up on Tony Bennett's latest album, "Playing With My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues" (RPM Records/Columbia), on which he and Bennett sing "Let the Good Times Roll."
February
8 - Bossier City, LA - Horseshoe Casino Riverdome
9 - Galveston, TX - Mardi Gras
10 - Dallas, TX - Next Stage
13 - Tucson, AZ - Music Hall
14 - Phoenix, AZ - Celebrity Theater
15 - Albuquerque, NM - Kiva Auditorium
16 - Colorado Springs, CO - Arnold Hall at U.S. Air Force Academy
17 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
20 - Kalamazoo, MI - State Theater
21 - Ann Arbor, MI - University of Michigan
22 - Vevay, IN - Belterra Resort and Casino
23 - Baraboo, WI - Ho-Chunk Casino
24 - Minneapolis, MN - Orchestral Hall
25 - Des Moines, IA - Civic Center
26 - Topeka, KS - Performing Arts Center
28 - Mount Pleasant, MI - Soaring Eagle Casino
29 - Merrillville, IN - Star Plaza Theatre
31 - Cleveland, OH - State Theater
April
3 - New Brunswick, NJ - State Theater
4 - Easton, PA - State Theater
5 - Westbury, NY - Westbury Music Fair
6 - Darby, PA - Tower Theater
7 - Baltimore, MD - Mini Arena