BB King opens his new blues club

December 12, 2009 - 2:03 pm

Blues king BB King christened his new blues club at The Mirage on Friday with an all-star lineup showing up. Joining King, 84, at the opening were Willie Nelson, Buddy Guy, Lee Ritenour, Robert Cray, Steve Cropper, and Lee Roy Parnell. Attendees included comedian Ron White, "Grey’s Anatomy" star James Picken Jr, singer Matt Goss, the stars of The History Channel’s "Pawn Stars," NASCAR driver Taylor Barton, Louis Prima Jr., Kissy Simmons of "The Lion King" in Las Vegas, Kissy Simmons; Shar Jackson, Robin Antin, the Sin City Sinners and the casts of "Fantasy" and "Thunder from Down Under." (Photos courtesy Denise Truscello/WireImage)
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