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(VIDEO) Thunder Bay Television's 1996 interview with B.B. King

Blues legend B.B. King died on Thursday, leaving a legacy of music and memories behind. King, who was 89, was no stranger to Thunder Bay, last playing the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium in 2007.
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Bluesman B.B. King (right) poses for a 2007 picture with Bob Halvorsen, general manager of the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium. (Submitted)

Blues legend B.B. King died on Thursday, leaving a legacy of music and memories behind. 

King, who was 89, was no stranger to Thunder Bay, last playing the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium in 2007. He was also here in 1996, when former Thunder Bay Television reporter Paula Scott caught up with the bluesman. 

Here's an unedited version of the interview she conducted on his tour bus. 

 

 

 



Leith Dunick

About the Author: Leith Dunick

A proud Nova Scotian who has called Thunder Bay home since 2002, Leith is Dougall Media's director of news, but still likes to tell your stories too. Wants his Expos back and to see Neil Young at least one more time. Twitter: @LeithDunick
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