|
Updated: 12:35 PM Mar 16, 2009
Friends, Family Remember Ala. Bluesman Willie King
Willie King gained fame singing the blues, but not many tears were shed at his funeral.
Posted: 10:15 AM Mar 16, 2009Email Address: rhiana@wtvy.com |
|
Font Size:
ALICEVILLE, Ala. (AP) -Willie King gained fame singing the blues, but not many tears were shed at his funeral.
Friends and family filled the Aliceville City Hall on Sunday to celebrate the life of the 65-year-old blues artist.
King's daughter, Ayeshah King, said her father was never consumed by fortune or fame. He always put others before himself.
King's song "I Am the Blues" opened and closed the funeral.
King was raised by his sharecropper grandparents in west Alabama, but his music took him to major blues festivals in America and Europe. He died March 8.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
More Stories
Video Reports 
WTVY.com Features
 |
Get the ingredients you need to cook with Rach all week long. |
 | |
 |
Today's Hits, Classics & Soaps. Don't miss an episode. |
| |
 |
Full length exclusive concerts from hot artists. |
| |
 |
Fitness Tips Lose Weight, Get Fit with Michele |
| |
 |
Take a break! Classic Pacman, Frogger, Asteroids and more. |
| |
 |
FREE Listings Sell almost anything locally. |
| |
