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BOOK/MAGAZINE: Lead Belly: A Life in Pictures

Like a celebration thrown by B.B. for his countless fans, published for the occasion of his 80th birthday, The B. B. King Treasures brings remembrances, photos, and rare and personal memorabilia together in a magnificent collection from his life and career. In 1947, with a two-and-a-half dollars in his pocket and his guitar on his back, Riley B. King, a sharecropper moonlighting as a blues and gospel musician, hitchhiked to Memphis from his home in Indianola, Mississippi. Today, after touring...

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18:21 on May 28 2010

BOOK/MAGAZINE: Lead Belly: A Life in Pictures

All About Jazz — Like a celebration thrown by B.B. for his countless fans, published for the occasion of his 80th birthday, The B. B. King Treasures brings remembrances, photos, and rare ... more info
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18:05 on May 28 2010

BOOK/MAGAZINE: The B.B. King Treasures: Photos, Mementos and Music from B. B. King's Collection

All About Jazz — In 1947, with a two-and-a-half dollars in his pocket and his guitar on his back, Riley B. King, a sharecropper moonlighting as a blues and gospel musician, hitchhiked to ... more info
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