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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Lucille - The Untold Story

“He would put a lot of treble on his amp to get the sound he wanted out of Lucille. Working and being in his presence was magical”: Jerry Jemmott on playing bass with B.B. King

When Jemmott was drafted to play on the Live & Well sessions in 1969, he would find himself in awe of the King, and joined a band that would produce three albums’ worth of material

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“For King, there was nothing particularly special about the show… It would go on to rank among the best live albums of all time”: The life and times of B.B. King

To celebrate the King of the Blues' centenary, we rewind the reels of a life story that’s equal parts pain and redemption…

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Hotel bombings, car crashes, conspiracy theories, towering infernos and more: The A to Z of B.B. King

Introduction written by Joe Bonamassa

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10 Photos of Paul Thomas Anderson's Wife Maya Rudolph: Their 25-Year Secret to Love

The enduring partnership of Paul Thomas Anderson and Maya Rudolph, a Hollywood couple who have thrived creatively and personally without marriage, culminating in Anderson's 2026 Best Picture Oscar win.

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“I think about him, ‘What would B.B. King do?’” How Justin Lyons is channeling the King of the Blues in mgk's punk-rock band – and he even has his own Lucille

The mgk touring guitarist has been a superfan of the King of the Blues since he was five years old

Guitar World

Here's that noir thriller built in the original Half-Life engine you asked for

Blast your way through the neon-drenched city of Prava as you aim to take down its most dangerous gangster.

PC Gamer

'Enter the arena': Roman restoration project reveals secret 'Commodus Passage' in Colosseum

Want to walk in the footsteps of Roman emperors? Now you can because an ancient secret passageway in Rome's Colosseum used exclusively by emperors is now open to the public for the first time since its construction almost 2,000 years ago.

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10 Years Ago, A Legendary Director Made A Misunderstood Gothic Romance Masterpiece

Guillermo del Toro's misunderstood Gothic romance deserves to find its audience.

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The best Walking Dead episodes, ranked

We pick out the very best episodes of The Walking Dead, from the zombie-filled 'What Comes After' to heartbreaking entry 'The Grove'

Total Film

We can all help get young London working again

With almost 1 million young people in the UK not in employment, education or training, The Standard and The King’s Trust launch urgent campaign to tackle youth unemployment — with £500,000 from the Dispossessed Fund to get it started

Evening Standard

12 Unforgettable Comic Book Moments That Left Fans Speechless

For modern audiences, unforgettable comic book moments now happen in billion-dollar comic book films. Tony Stark’s death in 2019’s Avengers: Endgame or the three Spider-Men appearing in 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home are just two examples of modern, unforgettable comic book moments.

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Ultimate Guide to The Walking Dead Universe in Fortnite

The Walking Dead Universe lends itself as a perfect crossover for Fortnite. With Zombie type enemies and iconic weapons (Lucile I'm looking at you),

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Call the Midwife season 14 finally lands in the US - but prepare yourself for a Lucille bombshell

Call the Midwife season 14 has finally arrived on PBS and it might just be the best season yet.

WhatToWatch

Manifesto, theory, rant: Yumna Kassab’s ‘post-novels’ have a bit of everything

Yumna Kassab’s new book, The Theory of Everything, is not a typical novel. It is, its blurb declares, “a fictional theory, a rant, a manifesto […] five mini-novels or else five post-novels”.

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First trailer for The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2 sees Maggie fight a bear, Hershel plot revenge, and Negan give Lucille a terrifying upgrade

The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2 is out in May

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Call The Midwife fans left 'in tears' after an emotional episode

The latest Call The Midwife episode has stirred up strong feelings among viewers

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Call the Midwife season 14 episode 5 recap: Cyril returns from Jamaica with shocking news

Call the Midwife season 14 episode 5 sees Cyril return to Poplar but he's hiding a big secret.

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Is Cyril leaving Call The Midwife? What we know of the character's departure after 'slow burn' romance teased

With Cyril's wife Lucille having left Poplar to return home for some time, this has left both the character and the show's writers in a difficult position - is Cyril leaving the series?

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Call the Midwife season 14 episode 2 recap: is a reunion for Cyril and Lucille on the cards?

Call the Midwife season 14 episode 2 sees Cyril make a huge decision about his future as he grows closer to Rosalind.

The Guardian - UK

Nine hours and 52 minutes: did Dave Strachan’s ambulance wait cost him his life?

When he woke up with chest pains, his wife, Lucille, called 999, expecting help to arrive in minutes. But as he drifted in and out of consciousness, their wait continued ...

Guitar World

“I have never experienced anything like that. There was B.B. King grease that had been baked on there for years and the strings were heavy as hell”: Lee Ritenour on the time he played B.B. King’s prized guitar Lucille

Lee Ritenour recalls the moment B.B. King spontaneously called him on stage – and he ended up playing the King’s Gibson

Guitar World

“Being close to him is like approaching a source of spiritual energy. I gave him my guitar as a sign of respect”: B.B. King once gifted one of his Gibson Lucille guitars to the Pope – now it’s up for sale

After belonging to B.B. King and Pope John Paul II’s Vatican collection, the guitar is expected to fetch more than $80,000 at auction

Guitar World

10 legendary blues guitars, from Lucille to Lucy and the ‘Loch Ness Monster of Les Pauls’ – a priceless Gibson that has been missing for more than 50 years

Named and famed! Behind every great blues player is a great guitar, and they don’t come more iconic than this...

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Tiktok Ban Could Impact 170 Million American Users

The potential ban on TikTok in the U.S. raises concerns about national security and economic implications for businesses, creators, and users.

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Warning: Deep Purple's new animated video for Dweezil Zappa's remix of Smoke On The Water contains dragons

The six-minute remix of Smoke On The Water comes from the upcoming 50th anniversary super deluxe edition of Deep Purple's Machine Head

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