BB King Funeral Planned for Next Week

The body of blues legend B.B. King will return next week to the Mississippi Delta where his life and career began.   In Memphis, Tennessee - where King won the nickname Beale Street Blues Boy - a tribute will be held May 27 before his body is driven to his hometown of Indianola, Mississippi.   A public viewing will be held on May 29 at the B.B. King Museum in Indianola, and the funeral will be May 30 at the nearby Bell Grove Missionary Baptist Church. The 15-time Grammy winner...

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