
Sarah Zawalski, Director of Booking & Production, Olympia Entertainment, Lee Rifield, Production Manager, Fox Theatre and B.B. King, King of the Blues.
He may be best known for "The Thrill is Gone," but after more than 50 years of performing the blues, the thrill for audiences of seeing one of the greatest guitarists in the history of music is stronger than the ever. B.B. King, beloved and revered, is both a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. His name is recongized worldwide for embodying the blues—as well as its offshoots—Rock & Roll and Rythmn & Blues. Recently, B.B. King is also known for music clubs in New York , Los Angeles, Memphis, Nashville and Orlando. He will even have his own museum—B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center in Indianola, Mississippi—due to open in September. But B.B. King is more than just a living legend, at 82 he remains the hardest working blues guitarst in show business, an undisputed master craftsman who remains dedicated to entertaining audiences. In Febuary, B.B. King returned to Detoroit for his sold-out annual engagement at the Fox Theatre, in downtown Detroit, right in the heart of the Foxtown Entertainment District. The King of the Blues has been performing to capacity crowds in Motor City for decades and for more than 15 years he has returned to the Fox Theatre again and again, commanding the stage and delighting the Fox Theater audience with his trademark electric delta sound.