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Memphis, Tennessee - May 25, 2015
1. Long shot from across Beale Street of guitarist Blake Ryan fronting his band Mercury Blvd
2. Mid of guitarist Blake Ryan
3. Tight of Blake Ryan playing his guitar
4. SOUNDBITE (English): Blake Ryan, Beale Street musician:
"It's the name, it's the atmosphere, it's the mystique of Beale Street that guys like B.B. (King), and Bobby "Blue" Bland and all the others, Rufus Thomas. They all built it up before we ever got here. And we're just doing our best, you know, to keep it alive"
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5. Welcome to Beale Street sign
6. Blue Hall Juke Joint and Rum Boogie Cafe signage
7. Sound board at B.B. King Blues Club with MC welcoming the audience
8. B.B. King Blues Club neon sign
9. People walking by an image of B.B. King outside his club
10. Neon sign Lucille, the name of B.B. King's guitar, inside his club
11. SOUNDBITE (English): William Butler, B.B. King fan visiting Beale Street:
"I'm also originally from the Delta, Indianola, Mississippi, why just outside Indianola as a matter of fact so, my history and blues roots go back. They run pretty deep in my family, actually. So, I thought it was just fitting to come down and partake of his memory and the good music at his club."
++NOTE SHOTS 9-10 OVERLAID WITH AUDIO++
12. Wide of Beale Street musician Gary Hardy performing the opening bars to B.B. King's, "Three O'clock Blues
13. Mid of Beale Street musician Gary Hardy performing additional bars to B.B. King's, "Three O'clock Blues
14. SOUNDBITE (English): Gary Hardy, Beale Street musician:
"B.B. King is timeless. B.B. King could say more in three notes than guitar players could say in a hundred."
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15. A Beale Street Flipper, a 28-year performing arts tradition, performing for the street crowd while a nearby club band play's B.B. King's biggest hit, "The Thrill Is Gone"
16. Memphis resident Blake Schrouf and friends dancing in the middle of Beale Street
17. SOUNDBITE (English): Blake Schrouf, Memphis resident:
"Beale Street's a magical place. The people, the music, just the energy of Beale Street is a great place to be."
18. A man on Beale Street with an iguana on his shoulder
STORYLINE:
Blues fans are remembering the late B.B. King on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee.
King helped cement Beale as a central location for Blues music.
Clubs line the street, featuring Blues and other genres of live music, attracting tourists and music lovers from all over the world.
"It's the name, it's the atmosphere, it's the mystique of Beale Street that guys like B.B. (King), and Bobby "Blue" Bland and all the others, Rufus Thomas. They all built it up before we ever got here. And we're just doing our best, you know, to keep it alive," said Blake Ryan, a Beale Street musician.
A Beale Street procession and memorial for King are scheduled Wednesday in Memphis, followed by a Friday viewing and Saturday burial in King's hometown of Indianola, Mississippi.
Fans converged on Beale street.
"I'm also originally from the Delta, Indianola, Mississippi, why just outside Indianola as a matter of fact so, my history and blues roots go back. They run pretty deep in my family, actually. So, I thought is was just fitting to come down and partake of his memory and the good music at his club," said William Butler, a B.B. King fan visiting Beale Street.
Longtime Beale Street musician Gary Hardy said King was a one-of-a-kind.
And many people were feeling the thrill outside the clubs on Monday night.
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