B.b. King Viewing Draws More Than 1,000 In Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) — B.B. King kept drawing fans in Las Vegas, and a family feud simmered, during a public chance to say goodbye ahead of a weekend memorial service and a final King of the Blues road tour leading back home to the Mississippi Delta. More than 1,000 people streamed past the body of the music legend during a four-hour public viewing Friday, said Matt Phillips, manager of the Palm South Jones Mortuary several miles west of the Las Vegas Strip. Ushers ran out of 900 printed cards bearing King's dates of birth and death and lyrics to his signature song, "The Thrill is Gone." A steady string of King's hit songs — "Everyday I Have the Blues," ''Sweet Little Angel," ''Why I Sing the Blues" — never stopped as ushers directed people to move past a casket framed by floral arrangements and two of his guitars, always called Lucille. The viewing was followed by a Friday night musical tribute at a rock 'n' roll venue on the Las Vegas Strip hosted by Shirley King, who performs as Daughter of the Blues. Several of his adult children accused his longtime business agent, LaVerne Toney, of endangering his health and raiding his wealth.

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