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Riley B King


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Picture Courtesy of Jimmy Wayne

It was on this corner, when B.B. King was just a young man of 17, that locals first heard the musician destined to become the "King of the Blues." On June 6, 1980, B.B. King placed his handprints and signature in the walk.


Mississippi Blues Commission, 2004

2nd St. and Church Ave., Indianola icon