Riley B. King was born in Indianola, deep in the Mississippi Delta, in 1925. He was the son of Alfred King and Nora Ella King. He was named Riley after the Irishman who owned the plantation on ...
As a little kid, blues meant hope, excitement, pure emotion.“ B.B. King Riley B. King is the son of Alfred and Nora Ella King and he was born in Indianola, deep in the heart of the Mississippi ...
Mississippi will proudly commemorate the centennial birthdays of two of its most iconic figures— Riley “B.B.” King and Medgar ...