> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.hypebot.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # BB King Soars 9800% On Spotify - URL: https://www.hypebot.com/bb-king-soars-9800-on-spotify/ - Published: 2015-05-15T14:48:10.000Z - Updated: 2015-05-15T14:48:10.000Z - Description: In remembrance of the legendary BB King, his fans have been honoring the late icon by listening to his music: global streams of BB King have increased by 9800% on Spotify in the last 24 hours. - Author: Bruce Houghton - Tags: Streaming, @whitehouse, B.B. King, Barack Obama, blues, Brad Paisley, King of the Blues, Lenny Kravitz, Meghan McCain, Memphis, Tennessee, White House, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:28 [![image from www.markknopfler.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c78b272f970b-150wi "image from www.markknopfler.com")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c78b272f970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)In remembrance of the legendary **BB King**, his fans have been honoring the late icon by listening to his music: **global streams of BB King have increased by 9800% on Spotify** in the last 24 hours. The president was among the many who posted on social media honoring King who passed away overnight at age 89. // <!\[CDATA\[ // &lt;!\[CDATA\[ (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)\[0\]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = &quot;//connect.facebook.net/en\_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.3&quot;; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, &#39;script&#39;, &#39;facebook-jssdk&#39;)); // \]\]&gt; // \]\]> > "The blues has lost its king, and America has lost a legend. B.B. King was born a sharecropper’s son in Mississippi,… > > Posted by [The White House](https://www.facebook.com/WhiteHouse) on [Friday, May 15, 2015](https://www.facebook.com/WhiteHouse/videos/10153442104144238/) Related articles [![](http://i.zemanta.com/342583154_80_80.jpg)](http://www.justjared.com/2015/05/15/president-obama-celebs-react-to-b-b-kings-death/?ref=hypebot.com)[President Obama & Celebs React to B.B. King's Death](http://www.justjared.com/2015/05/15/president-obama-celebs-react-to-b-b-kings-death/?ref=hypebot.com) [![](http://i.zemanta.com/342579995_80_80.jpg)](http://tammybruce.com/2015/05/obama-notes-passing-of-bb-king-with-youtube-of-obama.html?ref=hypebot.com)[Obama Notes Passing of BB King With YouTube Of…Obama](http://tammybruce.com/2015/05/obama-notes-passing-of-bb-king-with-youtube-of-obama.html?ref=hypebot.com) [![](http://i.zemanta.com/342569365_80_80.jpg)](https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/05/15/bb-king-blues-has-lost-its-king-and-america-has-lost-legend?ref=hypebot.com)[On B.B. King: "The Blues Has Lost Its King, and America Has Lost a Legend"](https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/05/15/bb-king-blues-has-lost-its-king-and-america-has-lost-legend?ref=hypebot.com) [![](http://i.zemanta.com/338125159_80_80.jpg)](https://www.hypebot.com/google-welcomes-anyone-anywhere-through-the-doors-of-world-famous-abbey-road-studios/)[Google 360 Welcomes Anyone, Anywhere Inside The World-Famous Abbey Road Studios](https://www.hypebot.com/google-welcomes-anyone-anywhere-through-the-doors-of-world-famous-abbey-road-studios/)