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XM re-names blues channel, gives B.B. his own show
XM Radio ^ | 07/15/08 | XM

Posted on 07/15/2008 11:33:45 AM PDT by raccoonradio

B.B. King signs on to host weekly music show

Iconic Bluesman to Take On DJ Duties in September!

Blues music icon B.B. King will begin hosting his own weekly music show for XM Radio beginning in September 2008. The program will feature a broad range of blues and gospel music hand-selected by King, along with stories about the artists and other personal anecdotes from the bluesman's epic career.

In anticipation of King's hosting debut, today XM relaunched its dedicated blues channel "Bluesville" as "BB King's Bluesville (XM 74).


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: bbking; bluesmusic; satelliteradio; xm
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1 posted on 07/15/2008 11:34:27 AM PDT by raccoonradio
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To: raccoonradio

Ol’ B is getting up there—I think he turns 82 in Sept.
(born in Sept of ‘26, I believe)


2 posted on 07/15/2008 11:36:20 AM PDT by raccoonradio
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To: raccoonradio

IIRC, Isn’t BB a conservative?


3 posted on 07/15/2008 11:36:22 AM PDT by lesser_satan (Cthulu '08! Why vote for the lesser evil?)
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To: lesser_satan

Hope so!


4 posted on 07/15/2008 11:36:40 AM PDT by raccoonradio
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To: raccoonradio

I’ll have to wait for the merger. I have Sirius. Their blues station is great also.


5 posted on 07/15/2008 11:37:04 AM PDT by Ron in Acreage (GREEN=The new color of communism)
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To: raccoonradio

If it’s as good as Bob Dylan’s show — sign me up!


6 posted on 07/15/2008 11:38:03 AM PDT by JennysCool
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To: Ron in Acreage

Yeah that merger may go through (maybe 3-2 vote?) any time now. I have XM but have heard Sirius (car rental had it).
My first exposure to XM was just over a yr ago, when it
was on my Jet Blue flight


7 posted on 07/15/2008 11:39:01 AM PDT by raccoonradio
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To: JennysCool

yeah I love blues (have been a longtime college radio blues
DJ) and other types of music; I like some of XM’s channels like Willie’s Place (13, classic country), Bluesville etc


8 posted on 07/15/2008 11:40:41 AM PDT by raccoonradio
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To: raccoonradio

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She got great big feet
Long, lean and angry
She ain’t had nothing to eat
But she’s my woman
And I love her just the same
She’s a fine looking woman
And Caldonia is her name


9 posted on 07/15/2008 11:44:40 AM PDT by the_devils_advocate_666
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To: raccoonradio
Nobody can paint a picture with a guitar like B.B. King does in The Thrill is Gone.

Nobody.

10 posted on 07/15/2008 11:50:03 AM PDT by Hatteras
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To: Ron in Acreage

can you pikc up Rush, Hannity, and Savage on those things? I have a 2 hour commute each week and can’t pick up anything in the hills except static.

If i could pick up conservative talk and get good reception i would buy one tomorrow.


11 posted on 07/15/2008 12:25:07 PM PDT by Mr. K (Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants don't help)
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To: Mr. K

There are a few conservative channels. Patriot 144 which carries Bill Bennett from 6-9am EST, Mike Church 9-Noon, Andrew Wilkow Noon-3pm, Sean Hannity 3-6pm, and the great one Mark Levin 6-8pm. Michael Reagan after that, then NRA show.

Fox News Talk, Channel 145 Carries Brian and the Judge 9-Noon, Bill O’Reilly Noon-2pm,Spencer Hughes 2-3pm, Tom Sullivan (a frequent Rush fill in) 3-6pm, John Gibson 6-9pm.

http://www.sirius.com/siriuspatriot

http://www.sirius.com/foxnewstalk

Tou can also get the regular Fox News Channel on 131.


12 posted on 07/15/2008 4:18:54 PM PDT by Ron in Acreage (GREEN=The new color of communism)
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To: Mr. K

http://www.sirius.com/siriusinternetradio

Free 3 day online listening.


13 posted on 07/15/2008 4:30:29 PM PDT by Ron in Acreage (GREEN=The new color of communism)
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