Claudette King, daughter of B.B. King, set to perform at Niagara Falls Blues Festival
Claudette King , daughter of blues legend B.B. King, will perform on Sept. 18 at the Niagara Falls Blues Festival For the past five years, local singer Marsha McWilson has organized the “Gospel Brunch” as part of the annual Niagara Falls Blues Festival, but this year she’s extending her event and bringing in who may be one of the festival’s most noteworthy performers. Claudette King, daughter of the late blues legend B.B. King, will perform at the festival on Sept. 18. Following in her father’s footsteps “The Bluz Queen” has made her own name in the music business as a blues and jazz singer. After a solo performance, she will join McWilson, who will open for King with her tribute to Etta James, and the two will close out the festival together. “B.B. King’s daughter called and asked if she can be in our blues festival,” an excited McWilson recalled. “I said, ‘yeah, of course!’ I’ll do Etta James around 5 p.m., (King) will go on around 6 p.m.” She added that they’d perform...