1996 - B.B.King

TUZLA, Bosnia and Herzegovina — B.B. King played the blues to those troops who may be going through their own "blues." "This is very special to me. It's special to be allowed to do this," King said to reporters shortly after arriving at Tuzla Air Base in Bosnia and Herzegovina aboard a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules. "I like to meet people and make them happy." For a man who has earned just about every national arts accolade there is —including induction into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award — and has traveled worldwide to perform in hundreds of countries, it's hard finding something new and special to do. "I'm proud to be an American. The troops here are always doing the best they can do."