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B.B. King Set for Memphis Tribute before Burial in Mississippi

B.B. King performs at Marin Center on February 26, 2014 in San Rafael, California.
B.B. King performs at Marin Center on February 26, 2014 in San Rafael, California.

*The body of blues legend B.B. King will return next week to the Mississippi Delta where his life and career began.

In Memphis, Tennessee — where King won the nickname Beale Street Blues Boy — a tribute will be held May 27 before his body is driven to his hometown of Indianola, Mississippi, reports the Associated Press.

A public viewing will be May 29 at the B.B. King Museum in Indianola, and the funeral will be May 30 at the nearby Bell Grove Missionary Baptist Church. The 15-time Grammy winner will be buried at the museum.

King was 89 when he died May 14 at home in Las Vegas.

As previously reported, a public viewing is Friday at Palm Mortuary West in Las Vegas. A private service for relatives is Saturday at the downtown Palm Mortuary chapel.

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