President Barack Obama Moves With Jagger
Feb. 22 2012, Published 4:00 a.m. ET
Wild horses couldn't keep President Barack Obama away from the mic, as the commander in chief performed and alongside a trio of musical legends in Mick Jagger, B.B. King and Jeff Beck in the East Room of the White House Tuesday night.
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The president did not channel Al Green this time, paying tribute to his hometown with a rendition of Sweet Home Chicago.
He described to the AP his love of music -- particularly the blues.
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"This music speaks to something universal: No one goes through life without both joy and pain, triumph and sorrow,” he said. “The blues gets all of that, sometimes with just one lyric or one note."
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The event was taped for an upcoming PBS special, In Performance at the White House: Red, White and Blues, which airs Monday at 9/8c.
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