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Mississippi State University Associate Professor of Art Alexander Bostic unveiled his painting of legendary Mississippi bluesman B.B. King during the second-annual B.B. King Day at Mississippi Valley State University in Itta Bena earlier this month.
The daylong celebration featured panel discussions and performances around a theme of “The Influence of Jazz History.”
The evening ended with a concert at the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center in Indianola.
Read about it in the Maroon Memo.