In honor of the recent PBS special at the White House, “Red, White and Blues,” I thought I would share excerpts from the show with you. Hopefully you were able to catch the whole show this last Monday night, but in case you didn’t the show has been released on YouTube for all of us to see. Parts 1 and 2 will include moments from every performance from the show and even features a little bit of vocals from President Obama at the very end. It was a great show and it was very cool to see the blues get the appreciation it truly deserves. I hope you enjoy the show as much as I did!
The first part includes performances from B.B. King, Trombone Shorty, Jeff Beck, Buddy Guy, Mick Jagger, Shemekia Copeland and Gary Clark Jr. Plus Booker T Jones leads the White House Band. Check out part 1 at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQNK_i1pJNY.
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Part 2 of the White House blues special features Gary Clark Jr., Keb’ Mo’, Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, Warren Haynes, Buddy Guy, Jeff Beck, Mick Jagger, and a special performance from President Barack Obama. Plus more from the White House Band led by Booker T. Jones. Check it out at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o00MoH8Jbgo.
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The White House PBS special, “Red, White and Blues,” features a stellar lineup of the blues greats that are on the scene today and have been a large part of the blues scene for decades. It truly is great to see the blues get the attention that it truly deserves. I hope you enjoyed the post and this great TV special. Stay tuned for more content from Blues Guitar Unleashed.
Thanks!
Griff
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Nice to have a President that appreciates the blues… and knows the words to “Sweet Home Chicago” – Did you hear him sing some Al Green at an earlier event?