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B.B. King
B.B. King


Background information
Birth name Riley B. King
Born September 16, 1925
Born place Itta Bena, Mississippi, United States
Genre(s) Blues
Blues Rock
Electric Blues
Soul
Years active 1949—present
Label(s) Reprise Records
Geffen Records
Interscope Records
MCA Records
Associated acts Eric Clapton
Bobby Bland
Pappo
Website Website



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Velvet Revolver's Slash 'To Mentor American Idol Stars'

April 27, 2009
Velvet Revolver's Slash 'To Mentor American Idol Stars'Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash is to mentor contestants on American Idol.

Slash will help the wannabe stars during Rock Week, according to a post on his Twitter micro-blog.

He wrote: “American Idol has asked me to do the mentor bit for Rock Week.”

The former Guns N' Roses guitarist will join a host of stars, including Mariah Carey and Neil Diamond, who have tutored hopefuls on the show.

American Idol has launched the careers of the likes of Jennfier Hudson, Kelly Clarkson and David Cook.

(by Jason Gregory)



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