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.
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The World Jim Lived In
Leonard King
Son of B.B. King
Wynne, Arkansas
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
