Slash, Bonamassa & More To Honour B.B.

The all-star tribute event Icon: The Life and Legacy of B.B. King, honouring one of the greatest names in blues history, will be staged by the Grammy Foundation and Grammy Museum on 1 September. It will take place at the Wallis Annenberg Centre for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California.
In February, the 58th annual Grammys ceremony included a tribute performance of ‘The Thrill Is Gone’ by B.B. admirers Bonnie Raitt, Chris Stapleton and Gary Clark Jr. Stapleton was chosen for the event after after Grammy telecast executive producer Ken Ehrlich saw a clip of him covering the track on YouTube.
The music director for September’s gala will be Jimmy Vivino, who will be joined by his Basic Cable Band, the longtime house band the Conan late-night talk show on US television. There will also be a pre-event VIP reception, and a small selection of auction items signed by participating artists will be available exclusively to attendees for silent bidding. Ticketing information can be found here.
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Bill malone
July 28, 2016 at 11:07 am
This remarkable event should be relived for those who cannot be there. Let all of us ceibrate the immortal bb king with these great R&B artists
Rob Fisher
July 29, 2016 at 2:22 pm
Yes would be great if a DVD was made,would buy one.