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Kelvin Harrison Jr. lands role of B.B. King in Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Elvis’ movie

The film resumed shooting back in September after star Tom Hanks was hit with the coronavirus

From blue to new – how the blues invented a century of music, in 20 songs and albums

In Partnership with Netflix SONG: Robert Johnson – Crossroad Blues (1937) What it did: Popularised Johnson’s great creation myth – that his fame was the result...

B.B. King’s estate clarify that two separate films about the blues legend are in production

'The Wire''s Wendell Pierce will star in an unofficial film, with King's estate producing their own biopic

A stone has been dedicated to BB King in Mississippi

The stone forms the first part of a memorial garden for the late blues guitarist

BB King coroner reports no evidence of poisoning following family’s claims

The blues musician's daughters had accused his manager of foul play

BB King’s manager to remain executor of his estate despite family objections

The late blues musician's daughters recently objected against their father's will

BB King’s children claim he left a second will

The musician's daughters are involved in a legal dispute with his long-term manager

BB King’s son says claims made by his sisters that King was poisoned were ‘extreme’

King died in his sleep on May 14

BB King’s funeral service streamed online – watch

President Obama issued a statement read at the ceremony and Fats Domino performed

Thousands attend BB King open casket viewing in Mississippi

The late blues guitarist will be buried on Saturday (May 30)