B.B. King's Endless Blues Highways

By Tom Cole

Published December 27, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

Blues legend B.B. King is still on the road. It's no surprise, really. The 77-year-old guitarist been toured nearly non-stop for more than half a century and he's still playing more than 200 events a year. NPR's Tom Cole offers a profile.

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B.B. King's Endless Blues Highways