060629 - B.B. King Concert only on MPB

( Jackson , Miss.) -- Tune in to Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB) on Thursday, July 13 th , at 8:00 p.m. to watch B.B. King: Homecoming .

Each year this international artist, with probably the most grueling tour schedule in the country, stops to return to his hometown in the Mississippi Delta to perform a free concert to benefit children of the area.

MPB captured this year's concert and brings the music home to you, along with excerpts of a "Blues class" taught by King at Mississippi Valley State University , where he was awarded a doctorate degree for his many achievements.

Catch B.B. King: Homecoming on MPB television on Thursday night, July 13 th , at 8:00.

For more information regarding this and other programs on MPB, visit www.mpbonline.org .

NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	CONTACT: Kathy Broom
June 29, 2006	601.432.6683
Watch B.B. King in concert on MPB
( Jackson , Miss.) -- Tune in to Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB) on Thursday, July 13 th , at 8:00 p.m. to watch *B.B. King: Homecoming* . Each year this international artist, with probably the most grueling tour schedule in the country, stops to return to his hometown in the Mississippi Delta to perform a free concert to benefit children of the area. MPB captured this year's concert and brings the music home to you, along with excerpts of a "Blues class" taught by King at Mississippi Valley State University , where he was awarded a doctorate degree for his many achievements. Catch *B.B. King: Homecoming* on MPB television on Thursday night, July 13 th , at 8:00. For more information regarding this and other programs on MPB, visit www.mpbonline.org .