Greenville in Washington County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

B. B. King

King of the Blues

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 27, 2017

1. B. B. King Marker

Inscription.
Through the 1950's, 1960's, 1970's,
1980's & 1990's there has been only one
King of the Blues.
B. B. King

Riley B. King
Born 1925 Indianola, Ms.
Known as "Beale Street Blues Boy"

Erected 2015 by the Greenville Blues Walk Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.

Location. 33° 24.74′ N, 91° 3.864′ W. Marker is in Greenville, Mississippi, in Washington County. It can be reached from South Walnut Street north of Main Street, on the right when traveling north. Embedded in the sidewalk by the Walnut Street Blues Club. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 128 South Walnut Street, Greenville MS 38701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds

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itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: James Michael Dill (a few steps from this marker); George "All Nite" Allen (a few steps from this marker); Charles K. Rickard (within shouting distance of this marker); David "Honey Boy" Edwards (within shouting distance of this marker); Charley Patton (within shouting distance of this marker); Mississippi Sheiks (within shouting distance of this marker); Donald Hayes Brown (within shouting distance of this marker); Where Main Street Meets the River (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenville.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on B.B. King. (Submitted on September 26, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

B. B. King Marker is just to left of wooden bench. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 27, 2017

2. B. B. King Marker is just to left of wooden bench.

B. B. King at Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, in May 2007. image. Click for full size.

Kasra Ganjavi (CC BY 3.0)

3. B. B. King at Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, in May 2007.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 26, 2017. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 552 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 26, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.