• Bill Anderson's Acoustic Guitar Found at Pawn Shop 50 Years Later

    Toyota released a commercial last year that featured a young woman buying a storage unit, where she discovers on of B.B. King's iconic Gibson "Lucille" model guitars, which she promptly returns to the blues legend (in her Camry), and he rewards her with an autographed axe of her own. Sounds like a far-fetched story, but a similar incident occurred recently when a man found an acoustic guitar belonging to country icon Bill Anderson at a pawn shop, and opted to return it.

  • No Poison in B.B. King Autopsy Report; Manager Cleared of Murder Allegations

    The world was shocked when relatives of B.B. King suggested that his manager had poisoned the blues legend as an attempt to get to his will, and fortunately we can report that the Las Vegas/Clark County coroner has ruled that no poison was found during the icon's autopsy. John Fudenberg reported to Rolling Stone that Alzheimer's was the primary cause of death, but a cocktail of other ailments—including type 2 diabetes, coronary artery atherosclerosis, congestive heart failure, hypertension and cerebral vascular disease—couldn't have helped.

  • B.B. King's Children Claim Second Will Exists, Among Poisoning Rumors

    One would have hoped that B.B. King would have gotten more attention following his death in May, at least in terms of album sales and renewed interest. Instead, we've gotten clashes over control of the blues legend's estate, allegations of murder, and now four of King's children have claimed that a second will exists.

  • Where Next For Third Man Records? Our Predictions: London, Austin and...Malta?

    Jack White has always had his hometown Detroit's back, whether that means building baseball fields, paying off the debts of the local Masonic temple or—in this case—opening a new location for his Third Man Records. The rocker made headlines all over the nation yesterday when he announced that his label would be opening a new retail store (with office space) in Michigan, expanding from its current headquarters in Nashville. It got us at Music Times wondering, where is he likely to expand to next? Here are five cities that may be the next place to open a Third Man Records location (hint: New York City ain't one of them. White noted recently that he dislikes the city strongly).

  • B.B. King's Son Questions Sister's Poisoning Accusations At Manager

    You always hope that when a famous and very successful musician dies that there won't be any drama with the children. However this isn't always the case when there are big dollars and many parties involved. The passing of B.B. King has left a situation that seems to get messier by the day as his 15 kids and manager are fighting for control over his assets. Two of his daughters, Patty Elizabeth King and Karen Williams have accused B.B's long-time business manager LaVerne Toney, who had power of attorney and control of the blues legend's finances and medical care, of poisoning King. Now one of his son's Willie is disputing his sister's claims that Toney poisoned the "Lucille" singer.

  • Back of The Billboards: 'Gold' by B.B. King

    Society always celebrates the records that top the Billboard 200 album chart. Back of The Billboards is a Music Times weekly segment that looks at the opposite end: the new record that finished closest to the back of the Billboard 200 for the previous week. We hope to give a fighting chance to the bands you haven't heard of. This week we look at 'B.B. King: Gold,' one of the many compilations of the blues legend's work that has seen a resurgence in sales following his death two weeks ago.

  • B.B. King's Daughters Accuse Manager of Poisoning Blues Legend

    The death of B.B. King has largely been marked by joyous tributes to one of the most influential guitarists of all time, but now things have taken a dark turn as two of his daughters have accused aides of poisoning the blues legend. The Associated Press acquired court documents filed last week.

  • B.B. King's Family Clashes with Manager Over Control of Legend's Affairs

    B.B. King's continued health issues have opened the door to a more uncomfortable series of event's in the blues legend's life regarding his family's struggles with longtime manager Laverne Toney over control of the guitarist's care and property. Three of his children—Patty King, Rita Washington and Karen Williams—filed for control of their father's care, alleging elder abuse and theft on the part of Toney, although a Las Vegas court ruled that there was no proof of abuse to justify handing over control of his affairs.

  • B.B. King Reports Entering Hospice Care in Las Vegas; Guitarist is 89

    B.B. King is apparently under hospice care according to reports from The Hollywood Reporter. An ambulance came to his home in Las Vegas on Friday but his business manager, Laverne Toney, said that the performer opted to receive care at his home versus heading to the hospital.

  • B.B. King Hospitalized for Dehydration

    The King of Blues, B.B. King, was rushed to the hospital last night, April 6, and treated for dehydration caused by his Type 2 diabetes. Initial reports did not include the reason for his hospital visit, but King's daughter later told 'The Los Angeles Times' that the 89-year-old guitar legend was feeling "much better." The singer was hospitalized last October for the same reason, which resulted in the cancellation of eight shows.
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