US President Barack Obama just couldn’t say no when Mick Jagger held out a mic and soon Barack Obama was singing out the blues with legendary B.B King and Buddy Guy.

WASHINGTON / NationalTurk – Obama’s trademark motto is ‘yes we can ‘. But few knew Barack Obama was quiet a performer.

The Us President Barack Obama showed his singing and performing skills at The White House, where the heritage of blues music was celebrated during preparations for ‘ In Performance at the White House’ musical events.

At a star-studded concert featuring senior and younger Blues artist like B.B King, Buddy Guy, Jeff Beck, Keb Mo, Troy ”Trombone Shorty” Andrews, Gary Clark Jr. Warren Haynes, Derek Truck, Shemekia Copeland and Susan Tedeschiand the First Lady Michelle Obama, the founder of the Blues workshop, admitted she can’t sing or play an instrument but her husband, Us President Barack Obama stole the show from guest Mick Jagger which was later tweeted by Mick Jagger : ‘ Met President Obama who listened to a few tunes during rehearsal,” Jagger tweeted, adding that the president Obama seemed ‘ really relaxed and happy!’

Blues legends, Mick Jagger perform with President Obama at the White House

The East Room of the White House was transformed into an intimate blues club on Tuesday night for a concert featuring blues all-stars of the past, present and future — and none other than the US President Barack Obama himself.

The presence of blues legends such as B.B. King and Buddy Guy have impressed some of the art form’s youngest performers, including jazz musician Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews.

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Obama’s surprise blues performance came at the end of the playlist when the blues ensemble was singing “Sweet Home Chicago,” the blues anthem of Barack Obama’s home town.

Buddy Guy prodded the US president, saying he’d heard that the president sang part of an Al Green tune recently, and adding, “You gotta keep it up.”

So, too, was Jagger. Obama stopped by to visit the performers as they rehearsed Monday, and Jagger spread the word.

Obama Blues : US President sings Blues and steals the show at White House

“Met President Obama who listened to a few tunes during rehearsal,” Jagger tweeted, adding that the president “seemed really relaxed and happy!”

This music speaks to something universal,’ Obama announced ‘. “No one goes through life without both joy and pain, triumph and sorrow. The blues gets all of that, sometimes with just one lyric or one note. ”

BB King, 86, arrived in a wheelchair but rose tall to kick off the night with a raucous “Let the Good Times Roll,” quickly joined by other members of the ensemble. And he followed with “The Thrill is Gone.”

The concert comes in recognition of Black History Month. In addition, Obama breaks ground Wednesday on the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, which is to open in 2015 on the National Mall.

The first lady celebrated the timing, noting that the blues “traveled from the Deep South into every part of the country and just about every form of music that we hear today.”

“The blues are as deeply American and as deeply human as just about any form of music in this country,” she said, calling it an “art form that stirs our souls and helps us rise above our struggles.”

Andrews, whom Michelle Obama noted was once “a little boy marching through the streets of New Orleans with a trombone twice his size,” said he hoped to “steal a few things from the legends” – and had already picked up tips from Jagger.

“He was in character right away, like he was playing in a stadium,” Andrews said of Jagger. “It didn’t matter if we were rehearsing or getting ready to do the show, he was right there.”

Barack Obama sings Sweet Home Chicago

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The president rose at the end to introduce the ensemble as the “White House Blues All-Stars” for the final song of the night, “Sweet Home Chicago.”Then Jagger handed over the mic, and Obama seemed compelled to comply.

“For Michelle and me,” the president said, “there’s no blues like the song our artists have chosen to close with — the blues from our hometown.”

‘ Come on, baby don’t you want to go,’ the charismatic Us President sang out twice, handing off the mic to B.B. King momentarily, and then taking it back to tack on “Sweet Home Chicago” at the end of his performance.

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