About 30 years ago, my wife and I owned a small Nightclub/restaurant in Wilmington DE just south of Philly.
On occasion, a few promoters would call us to have a act do a warm-up on a weekday night prior to their appearance in Philly....
One of those was a last minute (same day) performance by a guy I had never heard of BB King.... I was 23 and into rock not Blues...
We booked him for virtually nothing, the promoter stated he just wanted a warm up venue and a stool and a mic on stage.
There was only about 50 people enjoying dinner when he arrived. The nicest guy you would ever meet in the music industry.
He and I had dinner together then he asked me if I would like to hold “Lucille”. I did not know that he named his guitar...
The 30-50 people there got a real treat for two sets.....
I started listening to some blues after that...
Sounds about right and rings true to my ears. See my previous post on this thread.
“...The nicest guy you would ever meet in the music industry...”
I’ve heard that about him too.
There are a lot of jag-offs in show biz that don't deserve even that, but B.B.King is definitely not one of that crowd. I'll bet your patrons will talk about this once in a lifetime opportunity for a long, long time.