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Brother Joscephus: Righteous Road to Musical Ecstasy

Sunday, September 25th, 2011
by Ellen Mendlow on Playing Around

Two years ago I had my first encounter with Brother Joscephus and the Love Revival Revolution Orchestra at BB Kings. I was amazed at the

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Entertainment In The Name Of A Higher Power

Friday, December 17th, 2010
by Jordana Landres on Playing Around

A perfect storm brews every week within the interior of BB Kings main room. It’s where the singers of the Harlem Gospel Choir, with unmatched

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Staying in Town for the Getaway Weekend

Thursday, November 19th, 2009
by Woman Around Town on Living Around

According to news reports, this weekend is supposed to be the busiest travel period of the Thanksgiving holiday.  With so many heading out of town,

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BB King’s Beatlemania—A Rockin’ Tribute

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
by MJ Hanley-Goff on Playing Around

By MJ Hanley-Goff I had the chance to see what was probably the, and I mean THE greatest rock and roll band of the last

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Dionne Warwick

That’s What Friends—and Fans—Are For

Friday, January 23rd, 2009
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around

Listen to the first few notes of a Dionne Warwick song and you are ready to sing along. On Friday night, January 23, that was

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Dionne Warwick Performs at B.B. King’s

Friday, January 23rd, 2009
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around

By Charlene Giannetti Several years ago, I was in the green room at a TV station in New Jersey waiting to go on camera to

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