Who knew that our President was such a showman with such confident charm and swagger? Well, I did, for one. Ha! What a guy. I don’t care how you feel about his policies or the things he’s done (or not done), I’m strictly talking about the fact that this man’s got some serious chutzpah. Or moxie. Or whatever you want to call it. It is what it is.
Last night, if you didn’t know, was Blues Night at the White House, a concert featuring both Mick Jagger and B.B. King. The show will be televised on February 27th on PBS, and will also feature a few cameo performances by your very own President. Other performers included Jeff Beck, Susan Tedeschi – who I will discuss briefly in a moment – and Shemekia Copeland, who is the daughter of legendary blues guitarist and singer, Johnny Copeland. Her first album was also produced by one of my own personal favorites, Dr. John. She’s cool, and you should probably check her out.
Someone else you should check out if you aren’t familiar with her? Susan Tedeschi. I heard this song when I was probably thirteen and it just stuck with me so much and changed the face of my musical tastes forever (seriously; I was listening to Hanson and Britney Spears back then):
Awesome, right?
Lastly, I’m not going to go intermingling politics where I said I wouldn’t (yeah, OK), but I will leave you with one final thought: see the rigmarole that the Republican Presidential candidates are going through right now? It’s all a joke. None of them are going to win against Obama, and it’s not because he’s suave and he can sing and all that’s on the Republican candidate menu are dusty, geriatric old farts who’d rather play golf with their own personal Bernie Madoffs than cut loose and have a good time – for a good cause – like a normal person might.
That’s all, I promise!
The blues concert will be part of the “In Performance at the White House” series that airs on PBS. Get some!
never thought I’d say this, but our President is adorable!
BO makes me smile. We invited him and Michelle to our wedding (just ten days after he was sworn in) and of course they didn’t show, but they sent us a card/gift nine months later. I show it off every chance I get.
Susan’s voice—I dig her sound; there’s a tinge of Bonnie Raitt(sp) in her vocals.