A black granite slab now marks the gravesite of B.B. King, the blues icon who died nearly seven months ago in Las Vegas but was returned for burial in his beloved native Mississippi as he wished.
More than 100 relatives, friends, fans and former employees gathered Friday to dedicate the stone that eventually will become the centerpiece of a memorial garden outside the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center.
Click here to read more about the dedication of B.B. King’s gravesite maker and memorial garden outside the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center.
