King hopes this will turn Indianola into a tourist attraction and guarantee its future.

NPR: Building a Museum for B.B. King

This is where it began, in the back bedroom of an Indianola shack.

NPR: Building a Museum for B.B. King

On the other side, black Indianola thrived in the 1940s and '50s.

NPR: Building a Museum for B.B. King

King's oldest friends, a lawyer who still lives and works in Indianola.

NPR: Building a Museum for B.B. King

Yesterday in Indianola, Mississippi, the man better known a B.

NPR: Building a Museum for B.B. King

King plans to build a large mansion in Indianola.

NPR: Building a Museum for B.B. King

King Museum in the musician's hometown of Indianola, Miss.

NPR: The Thrill Is Strong for 80-Year-Old B.B. King

From Indianola, NPR's Wade Goodwyn reports.

NPR: Building a Museum for B.B. King