Bill Clinton plays the blues

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The occasion was the 40th anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival, held in a tent on the lawn of the White House. A host of jazz legends played, and at the conclusion Clinton called them all up on stage for a bow. He said a little speech, thanks for coming and goodnight, and then... almost as soon as he finished talking, people in the audience started yelling for him to play. And then the musicians all started asking him to play. He said no at first... but they eventually convinced him.

Channel: Music
Uploaded: June 24, 2007 at 3:28 am
Author: leoshephard

Length: 00:03:17
Rating: 4.64
Views: 263449

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Video Comments:
sabresfn2661 (August 21, 2008 at 6:47 am)
this is why clinton was my favorite president
timdeal (August 20, 2008 at 8:11 am)
Yeah, I agree. Bush has absolutely no rhythm or soul, but Slick Willy had both. He was a soul man.
MilesTrane21 (August 20, 2008 at 6:55 am)
Did you not see him in the video where Bush plays a conga with an African band?

It was extremely embarrassing. Bill's not great, but he's not awful either.
MilesTrane21 (August 20, 2008 at 6:48 am)
This is "All Blues" by Miles Davis.
birdlives239 (August 19, 2008 at 6:58 pm)
hated him for president, loved his music selection..
bergler71 (August 17, 2008 at 7:57 pm)
who's your mom?
cavj251 (August 17, 2008 at 8:30 am)
awesome bill
jsweenie13 (August 16, 2008 at 7:57 pm)
ive heard much worse from amateurs. and its good to see that an american president shows an interest in blues music. IMO one of the better presidents of the 20th century.
Jazzman303 (August 17, 2008 at 10:52 pm)
Blues.... Its Jazz... jsweenie13
jsweenie13 (August 18, 2008 at 7:16 am)
this ones a fine line. yah its all blues, but theyre using a blues standard for lyrics so im more apt to call it blues. even though its a jazz festival