The undisputed king of electric blues is scheduled to play to a packed audience Friday night at Centennial Hall.

BB King - King of the Blues CD 4 of 4 BB King - King of the Blues CD 4 of 4 Tracks: 01 Let The Good Times Roll 5:33 02 Don't You Lie To Me 6:09 03 Mother Fuyer 3:06 04 Never Make A Move Too Soon 5:29 05 When It All Comes Down 4:12 06 Better Not Look Down 3:22 07 Caldonia 2:48 08 There Must Be A Better World Somewhere 3:46 09 Play With Your Poodle ...

When you see a Mississippi Blues Trail sign in Ferriday next spring, don't assume that state lines have been redrawn.

PRINCESS ANNE - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is rolling out the red carpet for some notable names who they say will attend a fundraising gala early next year.

HE is fast becoming Europe's number-one guitar slinger, and is about to grace Blaenau Gwent with his talented presence.

The undisputed king of electric blues is scheduled to play to a packed audience Friday night at Centennial Hall.

One summer evening, I saw B.B. King play a concert on an outdoor stage. It was the end of a hot day.

"...captures the dirty essence of the Stones in concert. You can almost hear the sweat streaking along fretboards..." The Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger ; Keith Richards ; Mick Taylor ; Bill Wyman ; Charlie Watts .

I've always liked the Christmas song Merry Christmas Baby. The first version that I ever heard was the blues singer Charles Brown's version.

Of note: Schneider gained fame on NBC's "Saturday Night Live." B.B. King Where: House of Blues, 329 N. Dearborn St., Chicago Tickets: $33 and $36; on sale 10 a.m. today at www.LiveNation.com Of note: King scored with "The Thrill is Gone" in 1970.

The Mississippi Development Authority appeared before the Joint Legislative Budget Committee recently to submit its budget request for fiscal year 2011, which starts next July.

This week folklorist William Ferris returns to Mississippi to promote his new book, Give My Heart Ease: Voices of the Mississippi Blues.

It's been a cold 40 years of Winter. Since 1969 Johnny Winter has conquered all that there is to seize in the "blues race." He has been awarded Grammy accolades, performed at the original Woodstock festival, been recognized as one of the supreme guitarists of all time by Rolling Stone , and been inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame.

Murali Coryell spent years shunning his legacy. With an affinity for languages, he toyed with the idea of becoming a translator or an academic.

Around this time of year students at Southern Miss can be found attempting to schedule their class line-up for the next semester to be as stress-free as possible, which includes finding out which professors are a bore and which professors flat-out rock.

Nearly 40 years after The Beatles called it quits, the Fab Four and their occasionally still-active arch rivals, The Rolling Stones [ tickets ] , are still battling it out for the hearts and discretionary dollars of classic-rock fans and gift buyers.

Las Vegas, once known as just a gambling town in the desert, is now known for much more, including the culinary scene which has been booming over the past decade.

Even after the deluge of Woodstock 40th anniversary commemorations we've seen this year, a new box set revisiting the Rolling Stones' celebrated U.S. tour a couple of months after those three days of peace and music makes an invaluable addition to the pop music archives.

PHOTOS: Above, Bruce Springsteen rehearses for the night's show. CLICK PIC FOR MORE PHOTOS OF THE ROCK HALL OF FAME'S MSG BASH Rock 'n' roll can cover a lot of ground - at least when the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame defines it.

Audio for this story from All Things Considered will be available at approx. 7:00 p.m. ET October 31, 2009 - William Ferris grew up in eastern Mississippi, just outside Vicksburg.