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The World Jim Lived In

Leonard King

Son of B.B. King

Wynne, Arkansas

Leonard King is the son of blues legend B.B. King and a lifelong acquaintance of Jim Quessenberry in Wynne, Arkansas. The King and Quessenberry families moved in overlapping circles in the small-town Delta world where everybody knew everybody.

Others in This Circle

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Johnny Surgeoner

Local Sauce Maker — Wynne, Arkansas
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Dave Block

Local Character — Birdeye, Arkansas
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Kelly Thomas

Storyteller — Harrisburg, Arkansas
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Bill Clinton

42nd President of the United States
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B.B. King

Blues Legend — Indianola, Mississippi
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Sonny Liston

World Heavyweight Boxing Champion — St. Francis County, Arkansas
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Conway Twitty

Country Music Legend — Helena, Arkansas
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Johnny Cash

The Man in Black — Kingsland, Arkansas
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Gary Hart

U.S. Senator & 1988 Presidential Candidate
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Wayne Martin

NFL Player — New Orleans Saints
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William Maurice Smith, Jr.

Arkansas Political Figure
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Shorty Owens

Owner — Pluck A Duck Lodge, Beedeville, AR
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Peggy Bunker

Co-Host — The All-Star BBQ Showdown
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Jim Sanderson

Lawyer & 1993 Inaugural Crew
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Louis Jack Berger

Owner — Pancho's Restaurants & 1993 Inaugural Crew
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Paul McIlhenny

CEO — Tabasco / McIlhenny Company
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Lucille

B.B. King's Girlfriend — Namesake of the Guitar
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Charlie Rich

Country Music Legend — Colt, Arkansas
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Guy Pacaud

French Chef & 1990 Memphis in May Collaborator
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Sandy

Jim's Assistant — Pit Operations