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Obama sings the blues with Mick Jagger, B.B. King

President Obama took the microphone Tuesday to sing a few bars of 'Sweet Home Chicago' during a blues concert at the White House. Are Mick Jagger and B.B. King in danger of being upstaged? You decide.

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President Barack Obama sings the blues with B.B. King at the White House.

"Let the Good Times Roll".... "The Thrill is Gone".... "Sweet Home Chicago." A Republican recipe for ending Barack Obama鈥檚 presidency after one term? Not quite. It was blues night at the White House, and those were on the play list.

More important, B.B. King was in the house, and when Mick Jagger (yes, that Mick Jagger) handed President Obama the microphone Tuesday night, that was all it took to get the First Crooner to belt out a few bars with the King of the Blues (see video below).

Buddy Guy, another legendary blues man in attendance, told Mr. Obama he鈥檇 heard about the president singing a little Al Green recently and added, 鈥淵ou gotta keep it up,鈥 according to the Associated Press.

The concert, timed for Black History Month, was the latest in the 鈥淚n Performance at the White House" series and will air Monday on PBS. This one is called 鈥淩ed, White and Blues.鈥

Also performing: Trombone Shorty, Jeff Beck, Shemekia Copeland, Susan Tedeschi, Gary Clark Jr., Keb鈥 Mo鈥, Derek Trucks, and Warren Haynes.

Set list

1. 鈥淟et the Good Times Roll鈥 (Ensemble)

2. 鈥淭he Thrill Is Gone鈥 (B.B King)

3. 鈥淪t. James Infirmary鈥 (Trombone Shorty)

4. 鈥淟et Me Love You Baby鈥 (Buddy Guy, Jeff Beck)

5. 鈥淏rush With The Blues鈥 instrumental (Jeff Beck)

6. 鈥淚 Can鈥檛 Turn You Loose鈥 (Mick Jagger)

7. 鈥淐ommit A Crime鈥 (Mick Jagger, Jeff Beck)

8. 鈥淢iss You鈥 (Mick Jagger, Shemekia Copeland, Susan Tedeschi)

9. 鈥淏eat Up Guitar鈥 (Shemekia Copeland, Gary Clark Jr.)

10. 鈥淐atfish Blues鈥 (Gary Clark Jr.)

11. 鈥淚n The Evening (When The Sun Goes Down)鈥 (Gary Clark Jr.)

12. 鈥淗enry鈥 ( Keb鈥 Mo鈥)

13. 鈥淚鈥檇 Rather Go Blind鈥 (Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, Warren Haynes)

14. 鈥淔ive Long years鈥 (Buddy Guy, Jeff Beck, Gary Clark, Mick Jagger)

15. 鈥淪weet Home Chicago鈥 (Ensemble)

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