B.B. King passed away Thursday night at the age of 89. The legendary musician is being remembered fondly by Twitter users the world over and, as such, is a trending topic on the social-media site today. But in an explanatory note for why he's trending, Twitter curators apparently had to make it all about President Obama.
"When Barack Obama sang 'Sweet Home Chicago' with B.B. King" read the teaser, noting more than 450,000 tweets about King. See the screen capture below: