The Blue Flame is no longer standing and the memories of the time when it hosted legendary Blues musicians have begun to fade. Located near present-day WKBL Drive in Covington, the nightclub was once the place where B.B. King, Bobby “Blue” Bland, Rufus Thomas and Little Milton played. Their appearances in Covington in the late 1940s are corroborated in Sebastian Danchin’s … [Read more...] about Covington once hosted Blues legends B.B. King, Bobby “Blue” Bland and Muddy Waters
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Did you know B.B. King played in Covington?
According to locals who remember, during the early days of his career, B.B. King used to play in Covington. As remembered by Covington alderwoman Minnie Bommer, Eugene “Nez” Eaton and his wife Katie Bell ran Eaton's Cafe on North Main Street for nearly 20 years. The cafe was located on the lot that is now greenspace next to the existing Burnett’s Bar B-Q, and there was an … [Read more...] about Did you know B.B. King played in Covington?
