KING - B.B. KING LAUNCHES BLUES FESTIVAL TOUR

Blues great B.B. KING is launching a US touring festival with pals AL GREEN and ETTA JAMES this summer (07). The B.B. King Blues Festival will visit Atlanta, Georgia; Detroit, Michigan; Chicago, Illinois, and Los Angeles, among other cities. The 16-city trek will begin at the site of tragic model ANNA NICOLE SMITH's death, the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel + Casino in Florida on 24 July (07). JOAN OSBORNE, ROBERT RANDOLPH and JAMES HUNTER will join the tour for select dates. It's unlikely the tour will venture overseas because 81-year-old King announced last year (06) he'd no longer be performing abroad.