The thrill is back: B.B. King comes to MSU
Lansing State Journal
March 15, 2006
A half-century ago, B.B. King decided his timing was perfect.
A former cotton-picker from the Mississippi Delta, he was playing rhythm-and-blues records on a Memphis radio station. King - who reaches the MSU Auditorium tonight - was bridging eras.... Today, at 80, he continues to bridge generations....
The schedule had seemed ideal, with back-to-back concerts featuring members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: It would be King (chosen in 1987, the Rock Hall's second year) Thursday at the MSU Auditorium, then Aerosmith (chosen in 2001) Friday at the Breslin Center.
Then came the news Wednesday that Aerosmith was canceling its show....
People can grumble about that or shrug it off: This is still a great week for music. Besides, King is the star who led to Aerosmith and more. Consider a two-step process:
-- Aerosmith loved the Rolling Stones. "To say I worshipped the Stones was an understatement," singer Steven Tyler once wrote.
-- And the Stones loved B.B. King.
March 15, 2006
A half-century ago, B.B. King decided his timing was perfect.
A former cotton-picker from the Mississippi Delta, he was playing rhythm-and-blues records on a Memphis radio station. King - who reaches the MSU Auditorium tonight - was bridging eras.... Today, at 80, he continues to bridge generations....
The schedule had seemed ideal, with back-to-back concerts featuring members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: It would be King (chosen in 1987, the Rock Hall's second year) Thursday at the MSU Auditorium, then Aerosmith (chosen in 2001) Friday at the Breslin Center.
Then came the news Wednesday that Aerosmith was canceling its show....
People can grumble about that or shrug it off: This is still a great week for music. Besides, King is the star who led to Aerosmith and more. Consider a two-step process:
-- Aerosmith loved the Rolling Stones. "To say I worshipped the Stones was an understatement," singer Steven Tyler once wrote.
-- And the Stones loved B.B. King.
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