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    Obama sings 'Sweet Home Chicago' with blues great BB King

    Washington, Feb 22 (ANI): President Obama once again flexed his vocal chords as he sang a few lines of 'Sweet Home Chicago' at the finale of a blues concert at the White House.

    Blues great Buddy Guy got the president on stage by referring to his famous performance at the Apollo theatre last month when he sang a few lines of 'Let's Stay Together' at a fundraiser.

    "We were trying to get you to help us sing that because I heard you singing Al Green," ABC News quoted Guy as saying.

    "So you've started something. You've got to keep it up," he said.

    A reluctant Obama ultimately obliged and with mic in hand, sang 'Come on... Baby don't you want to go' as the crowd swayed around him and the first lady cheered him on. 'Oh come on, baby don't you want to go'.

    The president then held the mic up briefly for the legendary BB King to sing the line '... that same old place', before Obama brought it home '... sweet home Chicago.'

    Obama joined the band in the closing moments of a concert by music legends and young stars in the East Room that was part of the White House Concert Series.

    BB King, "The King of Blues", kicked off the celebration with a rousing rendition of 'Let the Good Times Roll' followed by 'The Thrill Is Gone'.

    The president and Michelle Obama, joined by first grandmother Marian Robinson and members of the administration and Congress, listened to the music of Trombone Shorty, Shemekia Copeland, Keb Mo and Jeff Beck, among others.

    Mick Jagger took to the stage roughly halfway through the concert and lived up to expectations, belting out 'I Can't Turn You Loose' and 'Miss You'.

    The salute to the blues was in recognition of Black History Month.

    "This is music with humble beginnings - roots in slavery and segregation, a society that rarely treated black Americans with the dignity and respect that they deserved," said Obama. (ANI)

     

    16 comments

    • OreoBoots  •  3 mths ago
      Sweet Home Chicago ? , More like Crooked Home Chicago , just ask Blagojovich
      • jakie 3 mths ago
        YEAH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    • riprap  •  New York, New York  •  3 mths ago
      Our grandchildren will be singing the Blues if we don't take care of this Debt.
    • TVOR  •  Thomasville, North Carolina  •  3 mths ago
      I hope he gets to return to "Sweet Home Chicago" soon.
      • jakie 3 mths ago
        AMEN !!!!!!!!!!! GO GO GO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
      • Jose 3 mths ago
        Ya I hope you to RETURN back to your Illegal Immigrant Ancestors Home land someplace in Europe as long as it Aint Here, Any place But My Land, Prove your Ancestors Have a right to be here or were Born here, I can prove where my True Native Ancestors are from, California before it became part of the USA, Yours came here on a Boat across thee Atlantic Or was it the Pacific Gulf of Mexico, or across thee Canadian Border, GO HOME your not welcome You Illegal Spik Nazi kkk Cartel teapartea Racist republican.
    • Dick  •  Ocala, Florida  •  3 mths ago
      Sweet home Chicago wants you home. Oh sorry Kenya wants you home.
    • Dick  •  Ocala, Florida  •  3 mths ago
      Obimbo sings the blues while America sings the blues because of him.
    • Sue  •  3 mths ago
      obama sings sweet home chicago perfect pack your bags you are going back to chicago
    • Mark  •  St Louis, Missouri  •  3 mths ago
      Back to 2 comments. Poor tea baggers.
    • getoutnow  •  3 mths ago
      I once heard a version of this called Sweet Home Indonesia...The Marxist Experiment ends this November and the Communist Party(Dems) become an ugly footnote in history
    • David  •  3 mths ago
      I want to hear him sing...he has a great singing voice. Wow we have a great president and stupid teabaggers can't see it. They have no vision like Santorum.
    • X  •  Houston, Texas  •  3 mths ago
      SAD day in America . . . Barack Hussien Obama like a Clown on the stage trying to buy Votes. The lowest form of dispicable . . .November 2012 . . .Barack Hussien Obama and the (D)emon-RATS will be singing the Blues alright. . .
      • Jose 3 mths ago
        What are you Who are you tea partea Cartel, Its a Disgrace to have Real Illegal Undocumented Bigots Like you tea partea Cartel Here On My Land, You seem to forget your ancestors came here Illegally, You hitler nazi kkk Bigots are Cowards, Dont Have guts to do or say anything When your not with all your Klan. Thee biggest disgrace was when your parents were allowed to breed & bring your worthless Corpse into My America, You teapartea Cartel nazi COWARD. That goes for thee rest of you teapartea supporters.
    • freedomlover  •  Los Lunas, New Mexico  •  3 mths ago
      the talibangelists and teagaggers are just jealous all they have is the huckster
    • Stephen  •  Hutchinson, Minnesota  •  3 mths ago
      does he go dah when he sings like he does in all his speeches
    • riprap  •  New York, New York  •  3 mths ago
      Obama sings with BB King? I'll vote for him now. wow
    • Arnold  •  3 mths ago
      Did Billy "The Rapist" Clinton play sex..I mean SAX for them?
    • AM  •  Westport, Connecticut  •  3 mths ago
      I loved it We'll gladly send you back to "Sweet Home Chicago" barack.
    • Skylar  •  Brookline, Massachusetts  •  3 mths ago
      They were blacking out together
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