• Music
  • 29 May 14

WATCH: Bono pays tribute to BB King in new film

WATCH: Bono pays tribute to BB King in new film
The Hot Press Newsdesk
The Hot Press Newsdesk

It truly is a music documentary golden age we’re living in with Morgan Freeman – who else! - narrating B.B. King: The Life Of Riley, which has just hit cinema screens Stateside.

Bono, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Mick Jagger, Ringo Starr, President Obama and Keith Richards are among those paying tribute to one of the greatest bluesmen of all time.

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