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Concert Celebrates The Late BB King's 90th Birthday

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – It was a bittersweet night Wednesday for Shirley King, singer and daughter of the late B.B. King.

She performed on 2nd Avenue, in what would have been the legend's 90th birthday celebration.

Shirley performed around 10:30 p.m. at BB King's Blues Club.

Meanwhile, in Memphis, a street sign was unveiled renaming a busy city street after the late bluesman, who passed away in May.

Third Street, a key Memphis thoroughfare, is now known as B.B. King Boulevard.