B.B. King

Riley B. King, the guitarist better known as B.B. King, whose voice brought blues to the mainstream, died Thursday night. He was 89.

Video: President Obama Sings Sweet Home Chicago With B.B. King

By Editor

Published May 15, 2015 at 1:12 PM EDT

B.B. King at Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, Ontario, May 2007

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Watch President Obama join in on "Sweet Home Chicago" at In Performance at the White House: Red, White & Blues, courtesy of PBS.