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spanone

(135,636 posts)
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 10:34 AM Sep 2019

There is no Music in the trump White House / no mention of the Arts....ever

MUSIC PRESENTED AT THE WHITE HOUSE FROM PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA

These performances are all available on YOUTUBE

MUSIC AND ARTS
Performances at the White House

Memphis Soul

President Obama Hosts In Performance at the White House: Memphis Soul

Soulsville, USA: The History of Memphis Soul Student Workshop

Backstage at the White House: Memphis Soul

Alabama Shakes, Steve Cropper, and Booker T. Jones: "Born Under A Bad Sign"

Eddie Floyd: "Knock On Wood"

Cyndi Lauper and Charlie Musslewhite: "Try a Little Tenderness"

Joshua Ledet: "When A Man Loves A Woman"

Mavis Staples: "I'll Take You There"

Queen Latifah: "I Can't Stand the Rain"

Sam Moore: "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby"

Justin Timberlake and Steve Cropper: &quot Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"

William Bell: "You Don't Miss Your Water"

Booker T. Jones & Ensemble: Grand Finale "In The Midnight Hour"

Sam Moore and Joshua Ledet: "Soul Man"

Gershwin Prize for Burt Bacharach

Behind the Scenes as Burt Bacharach and Hal David receive the Gershwin Award

Arturo Sandoval and Stevie Wonder: “Make It Easy on Yourself”

Burt Bacharach: "What the World Needs Now Is Love"

Diana Krall: "The Look of Love"

Lyle Lovett: "Always Something There to Remind Me"

Michael Feinstein: "Close to You"

Mike Myers: “What’s New Pussy Cat”

Rumer: “A House is Not a Home”

Sheléa and Arturo Sandoval: "Anyone Who Had a Heart"

Sheryl Crow & Lyle Lovett: "I’ll Never Fall In Love Again"

Stevie Wonder: “Alfie”

Sheryl Crow: "Walk On By"

Red, White, & Blues

B.B. King & Ensemble: "Let the Good Times Roll"

Gary Clark, Jr.: "Catfish Blues"

Shamika Copeland & Gary Clark, Jr.: "Beat Up Old Guitar"

Buddy Guy and Jeff Beck: "Let Me Love You"

Buddy Guy, Mick Jagger, Gary Clark Jr., & Jeff Beck: "Five Long Years"

Mick Jagger & Jeff Beck: "Commit a Crime"

Keb' Mo' -- "Henry"

Mick Jagger: "Miss You"

Mick Jagger: "I Can't Turn You Loose"

Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, & Warren Haynes: "I’d Rather Go Blind"

Trombone Shorty: "St. James Infirmary"

Buddy Guy & Ensemble: "Sweet Home Chicago"

President Obama Welcomes Guests to "In Performance in the White House: Red, White and Blues"

Behind the Scenes: Red, White and Blues

Backstage at the White House: Tedeschi & Trucks

Backstage at the White House: Warren Haynes

Backstage at The White House: Keb Mo

President Obama Sings "Sweet Home Chicago"

President Obama Welcomes Guests to "In Performance at the White House: Country Music"

Behind The Scenes: In Performance at The White House: Country Music

President Obama Celebrates Country Music

Alison Krauss: "When You Say Nothing at All"

Dierks Bentley & Lauren Alaina: "Always on My Mind"

Darius Rucker: "I Got Nothing"

Dierks Bentley: "Home"

James Taylor: "Riding on a Railroad"

James Taylor: "Wichita Lineman"

Kris Kristofferson: "Me & Bobby McGee"

Lauren Alaina: "Coal Miner's Daughter"

Lyle Lovett: "Cowboy Man"

Arnold McCuller & Lyle Lovett: "Funny How Time Slips Away"

Mickey: "Crazy"

Darius Rucker & Kris Kristofferson: "Pancho & Lefty"

The Band Perry: "I Will Always Love You"

The Band Perry: "If I Die Young"

he Motown Sound

Amber Riley

Natasha Bedingfield

Gloriana

John Legend

Mark Salling

Jordin Sparks

Mens' Medley

Nick Jonas

Seal

Sheryl Crow

Smokey Robinson & Sheryl Crow

Stevie Wonder

Behind the Scenes at "In Performance at the White House: The Motown Sound"

The Sound of Young America: The History of Motown

Raw Video: The Four Tops & The Temptations Surprise White House Tours

Music of The Civil Rights Movement

Yolanda Adams Performs at the White House

Smokey Robinson & Jennifer Hudson Perform at the White House

John Mellencamp Performs at the White House

Natalie Cole Performs at the White House

Joan Baez Performs at the White House

Jennifer Hudson Performs at the White House

Yolanda Adams Performs at the White House

The Freedom Singers Perform at the White House

Smokey Robinson Performs at the White House

The Blind Boys of Alabama Perform at the White House

Music That Inspired the Movement Student Workshop

An Evening of Classical Music

President Obama Opens White House Evening of Classical Music

Sharon Isbin Performs at the White House

Awadagin Pratt Performs at the White House

Alisa Weilerstein Performs at the White House

Alisa Weilerstein and Sujari Britt Perform at the White House

Alisa Weilerstein and Jason Yoder Perform at the White House

Joshua Bell and Awadagin Pratt Perform at the White House

Joshua Bell and Sharon Isbin Perform at the White House

Joshua Bell, Awadagin Pratt, and Alisa Weilerstein Perform at the White House

An Evening of Music, Poetry, and Spoken Word

The President and First Lady Open White House Poetry Jam

Mayda del Valle at the White House Poetry Jam

James Earl Jones Performs Shakespeare at the White House Poetry Jam

Michael Chabon & Ayelet Waldman Speak at the White House Poetry Jam

Esperanza Spalding Performs at the White House Poetry Jam

Jamaica Osorio Performs "Kumulipo" at the White House Poetry Jam

Joshua Bennett Performs at the White House Poetry Jam

Lin-Manuel Miranda Performs at the White House Poetry Jam

A Broadway Celebration

Assata Alston: "Gimme Gimme"

Audra McDonald: "Happiness is a Thing Called Joe"

Audra McDonald: "Can't Stop Talking About Him"

Brian d'Arcy James: "Blue Skies"

Chad Kimball: "Memphis Lives in Me

Elaine Stritch: "Broadway Baby"

Idina Menzel & Marvin Hamlisch: "What I Did For Love"

Idina Menzel: "Defying Gravity"

Karen Olivo & Dancers: "America"

Nathan Lane & Brian d'Arcy James: "Free"

Tonya Pinkins: "Gonna Pass Me a Law"

Grand Finale - "You Can't Stop the Beat"

Gershwin Prize for Stevie Wonder

India Arie: "Summer Soft"

Stevie Wonder: "Sir Duke"

Stevie Wonder: "Signed, Sealed, Delivered"

Paul Simon: "If It's Magic"

Mary Mary: "Higher Ground"

Martina McBride: "You and I"

Tony Bennett

Esperanza Spalding: "Overjoyed"

Diana Krall: "Blame It on the Sun"

Anita Johnson: "I Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer"

Fiesta Latina

Gloria Estefan, Sheila E., & Jose Feliciano: "No Llores"

Jose Feliciano

Los Lobos

Marc Anthony

Marc Anthony Encore

Thalia

Tito El Bambino

Sheila E. & Pete Escovedo

Gloria Estefan & Ensemble: "Mi Tierra"


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There is no Music in the trump White House / no mention of the Arts....ever (Original Post) spanone Sep 2019 OP
K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2019 #1
Why would the orange $hit want to watch someone else on stage? mnhtnbb Sep 2019 #2
+1000 smirkymonkey Sep 2019 #14
Uncultured boor is the perfect description of... 3catwoman3 Sep 2019 #50
severe case of sex on the wrong brain certainot Sep 2019 #101
+1001 Demovictory9 Sep 2019 #57
Hell, I'd be all over it if I could get those great musicians to perform at my home. groundloop Sep 2019 #109
Maybe Kid Rock and Ted Nugent are too busy. dem4decades Sep 2019 #3
Ted had an appointment to shit himself. madinmaryland Sep 2019 #116
And Kid Rock was starting a brawl in Waffle House. groundloop Sep 2019 #122
LOL dem4decades Sep 2019 #156
Hank Williams Jr couldn't get out of his shift at WalMart. CaptYossarian Sep 2019 #165
I wasn't aware that a love of music virgogal Sep 2019 #4
Everything except two things are not a requirement. Ilsa Sep 2019 #5
JFK and Jackie set the tone for arts appreciation. . . DinahMoeHum Sep 2019 #30
Eisenhower's favorite performers kskiska Sep 2019 #166
Never give a sword to a man who can't dance... Wounded Bear Sep 2019 #6
+1. yonder Sep 2019 #17
The Saudis didn't know that proverb. Totally Tunsie Sep 2019 #43
this is bad, too Grasswire2 Sep 2019 #153
FDR employed artists on a national scale. Kid Berwyn Sep 2019 #7
Yes he did,to create jobs,but the topic here is music for music's sake. virgogal Sep 2019 #8
as is baseball Larrybanal Sep 2019 #16
Actually it's a celebration and promotion of the US arts. Lars39 Sep 2019 #84
There's a WPA mural in my local post office. dawg day Sep 2019 #12
The USPS was forced to sell off many WPA post offices from our national art collection. stuffmatters Sep 2019 #152
I think it speaks to character and taste. murielm99 Sep 2019 #9
Trump does not have a live-in pet. keithbvadu2 Sep 2019 #76
He has pet peeves - hundreds of them.... KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2019 #90
Agreed. Although Liking music and Having a pet does not necessarily MarcA Sep 2019 #128
I like music and I have a pet. murielm99 Sep 2019 #140
... spanone Sep 2019 #15
Hey, thanks! Very cool. nolabear Sep 2019 #39
👍🏼😎 spanone Sep 2019 #41
Thanks for posting bdamomma Sep 2019 #73
So like Trump, you have no use for the Arts or Music? tenderfoot Sep 2019 #26
Your reading skills are virgogal Sep 2019 #42
That may well be but someone's complete indifference sheds plenty of light onto their lack of ... tenderfoot Sep 2019 #46
Same to you. virgogal Sep 2019 #53
LOL tenderfoot Sep 2019 #54
Virogal - do you love music? EarnestPutz Sep 2019 #29
It's the culture treestar Sep 2019 #36
Typical response. n/t demmiblue Sep 2019 #49
It's not a requirement, but it's certainly evidence of their humanity, The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #55
I think that a love of music is associated with an inquiring mind, curiosity and interest in others irisblue Sep 2019 #99
"...love of music is associated with an inquiring mind, curiosity and interest in others." yonder Sep 2019 #110
I think appreciation of music (and all the arts) is also volstork Sep 2019 #146
Truman & daughter Karadeniz Sep 2019 #103
It's a sign of a well-rounded human being. Iggo Sep 2019 #105
Nixon played the piano. Clinton the sax. I don't know about the bushes, madinmaryland Sep 2019 #117
And Obama sings Control-Z Sep 2019 #158
This is dreadful The King of Prussia Sep 2019 #160
Ahhh---once again. Kingofalldems Sep 2019 #123
Yep RandiFan1290 Sep 2019 #161
Some of us see you clearly. Turin_C3PO Sep 2019 #127
Do we need the Hubble? ChubbyStar Sep 2019 #130
I don't wear a mask.....ever. virgogal Sep 2019 #149
Thank God ChubbyStar Sep 2019 #150
LOL....sometimes,when I look in the mirror,I wish I could. virgogal Sep 2019 #151
Not that it's a requirement - but as Shakespeare pointed out soldierant Sep 2019 #135
You're right-- I checked the Trump WH channel-- dawg day Sep 2019 #10
That's what kills me. This family has billions of dollars, or at least hundreds of millions, and smirkymonkey Sep 2019 #25
He golfs. She shopped. dawg day Sep 2019 #81
No music, no art, no books, no pets, just lots and lots of mirrors. redstatebluegirl Sep 2019 #11
No grandkids, either, which I find bizarre. SMC22307 Sep 2019 #20
I doubt he could even name them. redstatebluegirl Sep 2019 #21
LOL You're probably right. (n/t) SMC22307 Sep 2019 #27
+1000 bronxiteforever Sep 2019 #23
trump likes gold leaf all over his buildings, probably fake, as that cheapskate... brush Sep 2019 #65
He could put up his phony Time magazine cover that graced his clubhouses. keithbvadu2 Sep 2019 #78
He has no soul. sinkingfeeling Sep 2019 #97
no mirror, just idealized portraits of himself. Demovictory9 Sep 2019 #104
Not a surprise, really ... neeksgeek Sep 2019 #13
"Trump strikes me as the sort who might own... a really nice turntable and record collection, pangaia Sep 2019 #22
And it would have to be made of gold treestar Sep 2019 #40
Interesting observation. There is something empty about Trump, and PatrickforO Sep 2019 #18
Parallels republicans in general.. artless. empty, bland, nothing lives.... pangaia Sep 2019 #24
And no sense of humor, irony, sarcasm, self-introspection, empathy, sympathy, etc. erronis Sep 2019 #85
The former... with maybe a little of the latter tossed in later pangaia Sep 2019 #86
Hitler started out as a painter, but he wasn't good enough The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #34
Not to defend Hitler or his taste, but at least he was INTERESTED in the arts. maddiemom Sep 2019 #138
Kick and recommend. bronxiteforever Sep 2019 #19
Music would interfere PatSeg Sep 2019 #28
Another epic music performance at Kennedy Center greblach Sep 2019 #31
Man, that was an INCREDIBLE performance from Heart!!!!!!! spanone Sep 2019 #32
Thanks for posting - hadn't heard that version. KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2019 #94
Man, that was great. Thanks and welcome to DU yonder Sep 2019 #115
That gave me goosebumps! lunatica Sep 2019 #118
I've never heard of Spanky doing anything related to the arts in any way. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #33
In his mind "The Apprentice" was high art FakeNoose Sep 2019 #52
Probably tone deaf! True Blue American Sep 2019 #61
And then there was this: Tanuki Sep 2019 #75
Article with tons of pictures xxqqqzme Sep 2019 #155
renoir fake IcyPeas Sep 2019 #95
A reporter should ask Trump what he's listening to. JohnnyRingo Sep 2019 #35
He'd lie, no question about it. John Fante Sep 2019 #159
But the traitor can go to nazi rallies get togethers and play music without permission turbinetree Sep 2019 #37
called the "Humanities" for a reason handmade34 Sep 2019 #38
+1 demmiblue Sep 2019 #63
well bdamomma Sep 2019 #87
Trump likes to use hits for his rallies. But the only mention I can recall of his playing highplainsdem Sep 2019 #44
He also has no concept of what the music he uses means... Wounded Bear Sep 2019 #47
James Galway was there at the first St Patrick's Day in 2017 and was very annoyed fierywoman Sep 2019 #45
He only likes "white" noise. Mendocino Sep 2019 #48
Touche 🤣 madinmaryland Sep 2019 #119
All of Trump's music is played inside his head. Sneederbunk Sep 2019 #51
I have mentioned before. there is no evidence trump listens to music, enjoys theater, dance, movies Demovictory9 Sep 2019 #56
So true. lindysalsagal Sep 2019 #96
Of course not. Just as there are no pets. There is NO LIFE in the white trash house at the moment. UniteFightBack Sep 2019 #58
Everything about him MFM008 Sep 2019 #114
All previous presidents were interested in the arts in some way The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #59
Thanks!!! spanone Sep 2019 #64
Could bdamomma Sep 2019 #89
Maybe. The GOPers have been trying to kill the National Endowment for the Arts The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #91
+1. Even W proclaimed June 2001 "Black Music Month" dalton99a Sep 2019 #133
Very telling, yet so unsurprising that this void sammythecat Sep 2019 #154
Art and music nourish my soul cp Sep 2019 #60
I'm with you. Haggis for Breakfast Sep 2019 #137
My new playlist! FailureToCommunicate Sep 2019 #62
I looked forward to the performances on PBS Politicub Sep 2019 #66
The Grifters trusty elf Sep 2019 #67
Pets? Brewh Sep 2019 #68
The man that hath no music in himself, lutherj Sep 2019 #69
Ol' Will nails it again. "The motions of his spirit are dull as night." The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #79
There does indeed tend to be more music in the White House whenever Democrats are in office sandensea Sep 2019 #70
Some of my favorites: Lin-Manuel Miranda and the Hamilton cast: demmiblue Sep 2019 #71
If it's not about him bdamomma Sep 2019 #72
He likes paintings of himself, The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #77
This message was self-deleted by its author Arthur_Frain Sep 2019 #74
Charta Ching! usaf-vet Sep 2019 #80
No books either that I have heard of randr Sep 2019 #82
Except for "his" books, which he didn't actually write. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #93
Music and Musical Performances in the White House Timeline TeamPooka Sep 2019 #83
Come on folks, the tRumps have lots of fine arts in the White House... KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2019 #88
Trump thinks great art ..... CatMor Sep 2019 #92
but they own a beautiful white piano..... IcyPeas Sep 2019 #98
Which is probably never tuned or played The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #102
Jesus thanks tacky! lunatica Sep 2019 #121
I didn't see Gwen Stefani on the list lillypaddle Sep 2019 #100
Hatred of the arts is a true sign of a psychopath. Initech Sep 2019 #106
No artist would want to be associated with this White House coeur_de_lion Sep 2019 #107
Nixon played the piano Turbineguy Sep 2019 #108
To be fair... SpankMe Sep 2019 #111
That's probably true. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #113
Least surprising story of the day. Paladin Sep 2019 #112
The *only* reference I have re Trump listening to music was maybe 5 years ago. no_hypocrisy Sep 2019 #120
Jackie Kennedy brought in Pablo Casals, the great cellist... Hekate Sep 2019 #124
You forgot Man cannabis_flower Sep 2019 #125
Trump is a narcissistic pig and the only voice he wants to hear is his own. Vinca Sep 2019 #126
Is true to a certain extent Wash. state Desk Jet Sep 2019 #131
Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda @ Obama White House... liberalguilt57 Sep 2019 #129
Nobody does music better than 45 Mira Sep 2019 #132
I am sure the pResident would find all of this very boring. Might keep japple Sep 2019 #134
Bill Clinton used to invite noted scientists to dinner so he, Hillary, and Chelsea could learn from RVN VET71 Sep 2019 #136
I don't think that's a complete list Mosby Sep 2019 #139
He's completely artless -- devoid of creativity or any appreciation of it Blue Owl Sep 2019 #141
A music festival at today's white house Mr.Bill Sep 2019 #142
Also the Broadway cast of Aladdin, including the original Genie, Jasmine and Aladdin, LastLiberal in PalmSprings Sep 2019 #143
I knew the Obamas loved music but I had no idea how much. What a great list. And I've been trickyguy Sep 2019 #144
And no dog. nt SayItLoud Sep 2019 #145
I wouldn't wish that on any mutt!!! spanone Sep 2019 #147
Sir Paul sang Michelle at the White House lpbk2713 Sep 2019 #148
I was surprised this didn't make the list! DFW Sep 2019 #162
The only art Trump has ever heard of is The Art Of The Deal DFW Sep 2019 #163
I want to cry out of pain of the way things used to be. Botany Sep 2019 #164
Money can't buy class. Neither he nor his wife have any Lady_Chat Sep 2019 #157

mnhtnbb

(31,319 posts)
2. Why would the orange $hit want to watch someone else on stage?
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 10:41 AM
Sep 2019

The guy is a malignant narcissist. EVERYTHING has to be about him and focused on him. That doesn't happen when one is a member of an audience.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
14. +1000
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 11:25 AM
Sep 2019

This, exactly. He has to be the star of every show, the most fascinating thing in every room, the focus of everyone's attention ALL THE TIME!

Also, he is an uncultured boor - as well as a boring person - who does not have any interest in the arts, nor the attention span to actually sit through a concert, even a short one. He is such a vulgar, egocentric ignoramus. It's an embarrassment.

3catwoman3

(23,820 posts)
50. Uncultured boor is the perfect description of...
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 12:10 PM
Sep 2019

...this coarse, crude, common, and crass clod.

Or, has his Russian handlers would say, nekulturny.

groundloop

(11,488 posts)
109. Hell, I'd be all over it if I could get those great musicians to perform at my home.
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 02:10 PM
Sep 2019

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Hey, Buddy Guy. I'm having a cookout, wanna' come play a few tunes for me? Oh, and while your at it could you maybe invite a few of your friends to come along also, maybe Eric for instance. And let's see if Dylan is available too. Thanks man, see ya' soon. Oh, what's that.... Mick and his boys want to stop in also. Sure, I'm sure we can fit them in.


tRump, on the other hand only cares about things which will bring him profit.

 

virgogal

(10,178 posts)
4. I wasn't aware that a love of music
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 10:41 AM
Sep 2019

was a POTUS requirement. I have been around since FDR and don’t recall much about their music habits.

Ilsa

(61,675 posts)
5. Everything except two things are not a requirement.
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 10:48 AM
Sep 2019

But some people in office like celebrating the diversity of talents in the USA, and like to show their appreciation for the arts as part of the American experience. It's not important to trump unless it's part of a "deal."

Kid Berwyn

(14,651 posts)
7. FDR employed artists on a national scale.
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 10:55 AM
Sep 2019

"I, too, have a dream-to show people in the out of the way places, some of whom are not only in small villages but in corners of New York City-something they cannot get from between the covers of books-some real paintings and prints and etchings and some real music."

— Franklin Roosevelt to Hendrik Willem Van Loon, January 6, 1938



Art of the New Deal

 

Larrybanal

(227 posts)
16. as is baseball
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 11:28 AM
Sep 2019

you seem to like that.what is your problem with music...forget trump. he only cares about trump...nothing else

dawg day

(7,947 posts)
12. There's a WPA mural in my local post office.
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 11:08 AM
Sep 2019

I'll have to get a snap of that.

Also I support my state historical society, and in the library are many volumes of county histories, because the WPA also -- get this-- paid historians to do these histories.

stuffmatters

(2,574 posts)
152. The USPS was forced to sell off many WPA post offices from our national art collection.
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 08:40 PM
Sep 2019

One of the great tragedies from the Repugs(ALEC/Koch) campaign to destroy the USPS. Our national treasures were sold for pennies on the dollar to satisfy impossible demands on USPS. Absolutely obscene.
At least we, the American taxpayers, still own the WPA/FSA's collection of all the original negatives by artistic icons from Dorothea Lange to Gordon Parks. You used to be able to write the Smithsonian and get a print struck from any FSA negative for $20...the price may have gone up a little, but I think you still can order them.

murielm99

(30,657 posts)
9. I think it speaks to character and taste.
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 11:04 AM
Sep 2019

This "president" does not have a pet. He does not invite musicians to the White House. I think that shows a lack of character, taste and soul.

MarcA

(2,195 posts)
128. Agreed. Although Liking music and Having a pet does not necessarily
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 04:10 PM
Sep 2019

make one a good Leader or Person.

murielm99

(30,657 posts)
140. I like music and I have a pet.
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 05:22 PM
Sep 2019

You are right. I would make a terrible President. At least I know this.

spanone

(135,636 posts)
15. ...
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 11:28 AM
Sep 2019

Last edited Mon Sep 2, 2019, 12:01 PM - Edit history (1)



A lyrical history of the American presidency and people, this is the story of a show that goes on. Elise Kirk traces the story of more than 200 years of musical performance in the White House to present the tale of the American process of music-making—how music in a democracy has been absorbed, shaped, transformed, and perceived from the period of George Washington to early in the Donald J. Trump administration. Whether dramatic or abstract, vernacular or cultivated, music can mold the political process and shape a historic event in a manner like no other. Nancy Reagan once said, “What but art can cause tears among strangers?”


https://www.whitehousehistory.org/collections/music-in-the-white-house

 

virgogal

(10,178 posts)
42. Your reading skills are
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 12:06 PM
Sep 2019

lacking if that’s what you took from my post. The topic is presidential love of the arts,especially music. That is something that most don’t consider when choosing a president.

tenderfoot

(8,424 posts)
46. That may well be but someone's complete indifference sheds plenty of light onto their lack of ...
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 12:09 PM
Sep 2019

character.

Have a miserable day.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,280 posts)
55. It's not a requirement, but it's certainly evidence of their humanity,
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 12:12 PM
Sep 2019

curiosity and appreciation of something other than power.

irisblue

(32,829 posts)
99. I think that a love of music is associated with an inquiring mind, curiosity and interest in others
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 01:28 PM
Sep 2019

An active brain in fact. I do not think Mr. Trump has that.

But about FDR, you sentme looking...
https://www.whitehousehistory.org/the-roosevelts-as-entertainers

Snip- In 1936, she invited contralto Marian Anderson to sing at the mansion—three years before her landmark concert at the Lincoln Memorial—while baritone Todd Duncan, who originated the role of Porgy in George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, along with the Howard University glee club also found their talents welcome in the environs of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.


Source-https://www.whitehousehistory.org/music-and-musical-performances-in-the-white-house-timeline

Snip-1940s
As the war in Europe cast its shadow over the capital’s social life, White House entertaining diminished. But one event in particular stands out: "A Program of American Songs for American Soldiers," presented by Burl Ives, Wade Mainer and other folk, spiritual and ballad singers in 1941.



I can honestly understand why public music & arts were not a big part of depression & war era FDR White House .




yonder

(9,631 posts)
110. "...love of music is associated with an inquiring mind, curiosity and interest in others."
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 02:24 PM
Sep 2019

Exactly right. Curiosity and inquisitiveness outside of ones immediate self-interest is one thing that makes us human, the lack of which is what I would expect from tRump, Inc.

volstork

(5,394 posts)
146. I think appreciation of music (and all the arts) is also
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 06:09 PM
Sep 2019

associated with what some would term the "soul," or a deep connection to humanity, spirituality, and the things that are beyond our understanding. Oliver Sacks said, "Music needs no mediator; it pierces the heart directly."

IQ45 has no soul, he's just an ill-fitting suit.

madinmaryland

(64,920 posts)
117. Nixon played the piano. Clinton the sax. I don't know about the bushes,
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 03:00 PM
Sep 2019

but I assume they had enough culture to appreciate music and the arts

160. This is dreadful
Tue Sep 3, 2019, 07:53 AM
Sep 2019

But can you imagine Trump even trying it? I think Nixon, for all his faults, was a somewhat cultured man.[link:

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ChubbyStar

(3,191 posts)
150. Thank God
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 07:27 PM
Sep 2019

Wearing a mask is so hard, I can't imagine an 85 year old trying to wear one. That is ridiculous!

soldierant

(6,648 posts)
135. Not that it's a requirement - but as Shakespeare pointed out
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 05:04 PM
Sep 2019

“The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils; The motions of his spirit are dull as night, And his affections dark as Erebus. Let no such man be trusted. Mark the music.”

fit for treasons?
Stratagems?
Spoils?
Affections dark as Erebus?

Personally I think Shakespeare nailed him.

dawg day

(7,947 posts)
10. You're right-- I checked the Trump WH channel--
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 11:05 AM
Sep 2019

Nothing about art or music-- just Trump.

The only art is the plastic surgery of Ivanka's face when she stiltedly recites her "wrap-up" of the G-20.

It's just amazing. How shallow are this person and family? If you had "billions" and lived in Manhattan, really, wouldn't you have brought your children up going to Broadway and the symphony and the Met? A poor kid going to a PS there would have tons more exposure to the arts and music than the Trumps do.

The Obamas, of course, aren't just curious, live-loving people. They're good attentive parents who wanted to expose their children (and the country's children) to our great culture. I remember Mr. Obama introducing a jam band by saying that there were some benefits to being president, and one is being able to call up BB King and Mick Jagger and ask them to come jam.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
25. That's what kills me. This family has billions of dollars, or at least hundreds of millions, and
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 11:34 AM
Sep 2019

they spend none of that on art or culture. No concerts, theatre, opera, museums, lectures, no books. How can you grow up living in the middle of Manhattan and not even be curious enough to attend any of the thousands of cultural events that go on every week in that city?

There are so many interesting things to do, see and hear. Most people, if they had the money and the free time would jump at the chance to experience what NYC has to offer culturally. But not the Trumps. This is why they will always be boorish and crass.

dawg day

(7,947 posts)
81. He golfs. She shopped.
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 12:54 PM
Sep 2019

Now he still golfs, but apparently she does nothing much up there in Maryland with her parents and son.
What a waste of wealth, power, and space.



redstatebluegirl

(12,264 posts)
11. No music, no art, no books, no pets, just lots and lots of mirrors.
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 11:05 AM
Sep 2019

Maybe he has that portrait of him from Mar A Largo. He is devoid of any soul, no mind, no kindness.

SMC22307

(8,088 posts)
20. No grandkids, either, which I find bizarre.
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 11:33 AM
Sep 2019

What a contrast between, say, Teddy Roosevelt, or even Poppy Bush. There just doesn't seem to be any *life* at Dirty Don's White House. No kids playing under the desk. No dogs or kitties romping around. No playing in the snow. His predecessors were natural at it, unlike the star of shit reality show we're sucked into now.

brush

(53,475 posts)
65. trump likes gold leaf all over his buildings, probably fake, as that cheapskate...
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 12:30 PM
Sep 2019

won't spring for the real thing.

keithbvadu2

(36,369 posts)
78. He could put up his phony Time magazine cover that graced his clubhouses.
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 12:54 PM
Sep 2019

He could put up his phony Time magazine cover that graced his clubhouses.

neeksgeek

(1,214 posts)
13. Not a surprise, really ...
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 11:14 AM
Sep 2019

Trump strikes me as the sort who might own... a really nice turntable and record collection, let’s say, but never actually plays any records for fear of damaging them or it. Or like owners of Leica cameras who don’t photograph.

Not that I have a problem with people taking care of their stuff, you understand.

I’ve just never gotten along well with people who only have things for status. Trump apparently sees no status symbolism in having a pet, or having live musical performances at the White House. Or in becoming better informed, for that matter. And status is the only reason he’d do any of these things.

pangaia

(24,324 posts)
22. "Trump strikes me as the sort who might own... a really nice turntable and record collection,
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 11:33 AM
Sep 2019
let’s say, but never actually plays any records for fear of damaging them or it."


Really?

treestar

(82,383 posts)
40. And it would have to be made of gold
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 11:58 AM
Sep 2019

that's why he has all that crass gold decor - he can't think of any other way to show his wealth off.

PatrickforO

(14,516 posts)
18. Interesting observation. There is something empty about Trump, and
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 11:32 AM
Sep 2019

the lack of music and arts is symptomatic of it.

Parallels Hitler in a way. He had strange ideas about art - thought he could micromanage it. But he was all straight angles, ponderous architecture and propaganda.

erronis

(14,955 posts)
85. And no sense of humor, irony, sarcasm, self-introspection, empathy, sympathy, etc.
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 12:59 PM
Sep 2019

The list goes on.

Now, is it that the (R) brand attracts shallow, non-empathetic, etc. people; or is it that the (R)'s are re-programmed to be robotic morons?

Not totally a rhetorical question.

pangaia

(24,324 posts)
86. The former... with maybe a little of the latter tossed in later
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 01:00 PM
Sep 2019

as the disease drags them lower and lower

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,280 posts)
34. Hitler started out as a painter, but he wasn't good enough
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 11:54 AM
Sep 2019

to get into a prestigious art school so he became a dictator instead. If Hitler had been a better artist maybe he wouldn't have tried to take over the world.

greblach

(256 posts)
31. Another epic music performance at Kennedy Center
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 11:45 AM
Sep 2019

Heart doing a version of Stairway to Heaven with Obama and Led Zeppelin watching... [link:

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KY_EnviroGuy

(14,483 posts)
94. Thanks for posting - hadn't heard that version.
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 01:15 PM
Sep 2019

Unbelievable A&R and wonderful musicianship.....

And, welcome to DU!......

yonder

(9,631 posts)
115. Man, that was great. Thanks and welcome to DU
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 02:48 PM
Sep 2019

It looked liked it was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone there - Jimmy Page especially, was hooked up and grooving.

And then you think of how the current WH occupant, might have responded. Some mouthing of unknown words with a couple of out-of-time head bobs.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,280 posts)
33. I've never heard of Spanky doing anything related to the arts in any way.
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 11:51 AM
Sep 2019

He doesn't host performers or go to performances - I've never heard of him attending concerts or plays - and I haven't even read any reports about what kind of music he likes. Apparently he doesn't like any. The only art he seems to like consists of paintings of himself that he buys with money from his "charities" and displays in his cheesy resorts. There was a report about a painting he had in his tacky Versailles-redecorated-by-Saddam- Hussein's-pimp apartment in NYC that he claimed was a Renoir, but he had it not because he liked Renoir but because having a Renoir was a sign of his wealth. But it was a forgery or a reproduction, and even after it was pointed out to him that the original was in a museum in Chicago, he continued to insist it was the real thing. https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/10/donald-trumps-fake-renoir Probably still does. But that's not art for art's sake, that's art for prestige's sake.

Love of the arts requires a soul. QED.

Tanuki

(14,893 posts)
75. And then there was this:
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 12:49 PM
Sep 2019
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/07/trump-files-when-donald-destroyed-priceless-art-build-trump-tower/

"The construction of Trump Tower may have been Donald Trump’s greatest achievement, but it was a disaster for the city’s artistic legacy.

To build his skyscraper, Trump first had to knock down the Bonwit Teller building, a luxurious limestone building erected in 1929. The face of the building featured two huge Art Deco friezes that the Metropolitan Museum of Art wanted to preserve. The museum asked Trump to save the sculptures and donate them, and the mogul agreed—as long as the cost of doing so wasn’t too high.


But then, according to journalist Harry Hurt III in his book Lost Tycoon, Trump discovered that taking out the sculptures would delay demolition by two weeks. He wasn’t willing to wait. “On his orders, the demolition workers cut up the grillwork with acetylene torches,” Hurt wrote. “Then they jackhammered the friezes, dislodged them with crowbars, and pushed the remains inside the building, where they fell to the floor and shattered in a million pieces.”

The art world was shocked. “Architectural sculpture of this quality is rare and would have made definite sense in our collections,” Ashton Hawkins, the vice president and secretary of the Met’s board of trustees, told the New York Times. Robert Miller, a gallery owner who had agreed to assess the friezes, told the paper that “the reliefs are as important as the sculptures on the Rockefeller building. They’ll never be made again.”

The Times reported that Trump also lost a large bronze grillwork, measuring 25 feet in length, from the building that the museum had hoped to save.

Trump—posing as spokesman John Baron, one of the fake alter egos he used to speak to the press throughout his career—told the Times that he had the friezes appraised and found they were “without artistic merit” and weren’t worth the $32,000 he supposedly would have had to pay to remove them intact. “Can you imagine the museum accepting them if they were not of artistic merit?” Hawkins said in response."


JohnnyRingo

(18,581 posts)
35. A reporter should ask Trump what he's listening to.
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 11:54 AM
Sep 2019

"I hate music" would be a telling response, but I'd expect him to lie. Hearing him fake his way through a fictional playlist would be amusing.

turbinetree

(24,632 posts)
37. But the traitor can go to nazi rallies get togethers and play music without permission
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 11:55 AM
Sep 2019

from the copyright holders ..........................go figure...........................

demmiblue

(36,751 posts)
63. +1
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 12:20 PM
Sep 2019

My humanities course was one of my favorites in college... I remember doing a paper on Guernica by Pablo Picasso.




A president who values the arts, and who subsequently provides funding in their proposed yearly budget, is important to me.

highplainsdem

(48,731 posts)
44. Trump likes to use hits for his rallies. But the only mention I can recall of his playing
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 12:07 PM
Sep 2019

music at his private residences was a story a while back saying he played music outdoors really loud at Mar-a-Lago, specifically to annoy the neighbors, most of whom looked down on him.

And as far as the rally music goes, he seems to love using songs even after the artists tell him to stop because they don't want to be associated with him.

Wounded Bear

(58,440 posts)
47. He also has no concept of what the music he uses means...
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 12:09 PM
Sep 2019

which seems to be a Repub trait in general.

The irony of him playing the Stones' "You Can't Always Get What You Want" at his rallies never dawned on his supporters.

fierywoman

(7,641 posts)
45. James Galway was there at the first St Patrick's Day in 2017 and was very annoyed
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 12:08 PM
Sep 2019

that the audience was talking loudly during his performance. At one point he even commented on it.

Demovictory9

(32,324 posts)
56. I have mentioned before. there is no evidence trump listens to music, enjoys theater, dance, movies
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 12:12 PM
Sep 2019

reading or ANYTHING. does he appreciate flowers, trees, fine art, clouds, the rain ANYTHING

 

UniteFightBack

(8,231 posts)
58. Of course not. Just as there are no pets. There is NO LIFE in the white trash house at the moment.
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 12:13 PM
Sep 2019

Sorry no room for no text !

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,280 posts)
59. All previous presidents were interested in the arts in some way
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 12:14 PM
Sep 2019

because all of them, even the bad ones, were actual humans.

FDR created the Federal Music Project, which, as part of the New Deal, employed thousands of musicians, composers and conductors to produce public concerts. The Eisenhowers were the first to bring Broadway musical theater to the White House. JFK hosted many classical concerts at the White House, probably at Jackie's urging since his tastes were more middlebrow, but he did enough for music to get a performing arts center named after him. Nixon preferred classical music and played the piano. Jimmy Carter hung out with the Allman Brothers and was a big fan of Southern rock. Bush I liked the Oak Ridge Boys and other country music. Bill Clinton played the saxophone. W. had an iPod containing country and classic rock. Obama's tastes in music are listed in the OP.

But Trump?

Nothing.

bdamomma

(63,658 posts)
89. Could
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 01:10 PM
Sep 2019

music and the arts be classified as that bad word now to "liberal" they hate the word and the concept of liberalism.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,280 posts)
91. Maybe. The GOPers have been trying to kill the National Endowment for the Arts
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 01:12 PM
Sep 2019

for years, not to mention PBS.

dalton99a

(81,073 posts)
133. +1. Even W proclaimed June 2001 "Black Music Month"
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 04:55 PM
Sep 2019

East Room celebration: Lionel Hampton, Shirley Caesar, Bobby Jones, James Brown, Blind Boys of Alabama, the Harlem Jazz Museum Artists, Regina Belle, Take 6, etc.

sammythecat

(3,568 posts)
154. Very telling, yet so unsurprising that this void
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 10:27 PM
Sep 2019

would exist in a "man" so full of voids.

Just last night I happened to see video of Joe Rogan interviewing Penn Jillette. Jillette had two "tours of duty" with Trump on "The Apprentice&quot I've never seen the show), so having spent a lot of time with this turd he had a pretty informed and interesting summation of this completely self-absorbed and uninteresting ignoramus. It's just a little over 7 minutes long and you might find it interesting enough to invest the time. I did. I'll give one tidbit from the end. In all the hours spent with Trump, Jillette never once saw him laugh sincerely. Not once, and I'll bet that doesn't surprise you at all. What an appalling creature this man is.

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Haggis for Breakfast

(6,831 posts)
137. I'm with you.
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 05:10 PM
Sep 2019

I can't go a day without music.

It is often said that math is the universal language, but I think it's music.

Politicub

(12,163 posts)
66. I looked forward to the performances on PBS
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 12:30 PM
Sep 2019

It was such a different time. Even though Obama has been out of office for a couple of years, it seems like an eternity.

 

Brewh

(13 posts)
68. Pets?
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 12:32 PM
Sep 2019

Are there pets of any type allowed in Trump's WH? Most people who enjoy music also like little (or large) furry critters.
=

lutherj

(2,486 posts)
69. The man that hath no music in himself,
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 12:38 PM
Sep 2019

Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds,
Is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils;
The motions of his spirit are dull as night
And his affections dark as Erebus:
Let no such man be trusted.

- William Shakespeare

bdamomma

(63,658 posts)
72. If it's not about him
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 12:43 PM
Sep 2019

he doesn't bother. He hates the arts, he's never attended a Kennedy Center Honors Programme, he's uncultured and a thug. Period.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,280 posts)
77. He likes paintings of himself,
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 12:53 PM
Sep 2019

which his "charities" purchase at inflated prices and display at his golf resorts. I'll bet if some composer wrote a piece of music and called it the "Trump Concerto" he'd go to that performance.

Response to spanone (Original post)

randr

(12,408 posts)
82. No books either that I have heard of
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 12:55 PM
Sep 2019

I have suspected that the man can't read beyond a remedial level

TeamPooka

(24,156 posts)
83. Music and Musical Performances in the White House Timeline
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 12:57 PM
Sep 2019

"In June 2001, President Bush proclaimed the month of June, “Black Music Month,” encouraging “all Americans to learn more about the contributions of black artists to America's musical heritage and to celebrate their remarkable role in shaping our history and culture.” Performers Lionel Hampton, Shirley Caesar, Bobby Jones, James Brown, the Blind Boys of Alabama, and the Harlem Jazz Museum Artists attended the ceremony in the East Room.

During their first year in the White House, President and Mrs. Obama hosted a celebration of the music of Stevie Wonder, and welcomed Festiva Latina. Both events were part of the PBS series In Performance at the White House."
Much more at link...

https://www.whitehousehistory.org/music-and-musical-performances-in-the-white-house-timeline

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,483 posts)
88. Come on folks, the tRumps have lots of fine arts in the White House...
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 01:06 PM
Sep 2019

* Daily pin the tail on the Democrat,
* Weekly contest for most snarky Tweet,
* Monthly best message for back of Melania's wind breakers,
* Award for closest guess of the magic numbers for that weird black leather suitcase,
* A weekly piñata in basement of Hillary, Pelosi, or Schumer, and
* Monthly bonus for most creative fake gold spray paint usage in the building.

KY.........

(enough smart-ass for one Labor Day)......

CatMor

(6,212 posts)
92. Trump thinks great art .....
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 01:12 PM
Sep 2019

is the tacky Melania nude photos. They think that garbage is cutting edge art. Melania must think so too.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,280 posts)
102. Which is probably never tuned or played
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 01:33 PM
Sep 2019

and is kept only as a platform for Malaria's soft-porn photo shoots.

Initech

(99,915 posts)
106. Hatred of the arts is a true sign of a psychopath.
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 01:55 PM
Sep 2019

I can't imagine Trump painting pictures of puppies or singing Don't Stop Believing on karaoke night.

coeur_de_lion

(3,666 posts)
107. No artist would want to be associated with this White House
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 01:55 PM
Sep 2019

Plus Fredo has no interest in the arts.

No intellect either.

SpankMe

(2,937 posts)
111. To be fair...
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 02:31 PM
Sep 2019

Few, if any artists would accept invitations to this White House. Trump is toxic and is a career killer to most who'd appear at Trump's invitation.

That, and most administration officials are culturally tone deaf derelicts.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,280 posts)
113. That's probably true.
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 02:37 PM
Sep 2019

I could imagine a composer, desperate to become known, writing songs or other music paying tribute to His Orangeness that would get him/her invited to the WH and lavishly praised for his/her great contribution to the arts ("the best music anyone has ever heard!" ), and becoming the court composer, like the musicians who worked for the Medicis and other noblemen during the Renaissance (except they actually produced good stuff). But once the Trump administration has disappeared into the dustbin of history, that person wouldn't be able to get a gig writing advertising jingles for toilet paper.

Paladin

(28,204 posts)
112. Least surprising story of the day.
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 02:34 PM
Sep 2019

Why would a brain-dead clod like trump---and the rest of his crime family---have any use for music and the arts?

no_hypocrisy

(45,774 posts)
120. The *only* reference I have re Trump listening to music was maybe 5 years ago.
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 03:16 PM
Sep 2019

Breakfast with the Beatles on Sundays at 8:00 a.m. with Ken Dashow, the host. Dashow told the radio audience that he occasionally played golf with Trump and Trump would sometimes call in to ask that Dashow play "Hey Bulldog."

Wash. state Desk Jet

(3,426 posts)
131. Is true to a certain extent
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 04:45 PM
Sep 2019

But he likes music that makes him bask in all his imagined power. For example, when on the campaign trail before he was shooed in, he liked to have playing quite loud, the Rolling Stones sympathy for the devil . So.how twisted is that !

liberalguilt57

(89 posts)
129. Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda @ Obama White House...
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 04:13 PM
Sep 2019

Flashback to this clip of Lin-Manuel Miranda performing an early version of “Alexander Hamilton” at the White House, and imagine President Trump sitting there taking it all in. The Obamas knew they were witnessing a special moment. Trump wouldn’t have any idea what the whole thing was about.
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Mira

(22,378 posts)
132. Nobody does music better than 45
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 04:48 PM
Sep 2019

...grunts...farts....snorts....and the clicking of dentures.
And not to forget the constant chatter with the accompanying waving of the conductor's right hand.

RVN VET71

(2,686 posts)
136. Bill Clinton used to invite noted scientists to dinner so he, Hillary, and Chelsea could learn from
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 05:06 PM
Sep 2019

Remember that? Back when scientists weren't administration pariahs?

Blue Owl

(49,934 posts)
141. He's completely artless -- devoid of creativity or any appreciation of it
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 05:22 PM
Sep 2019

A complete moron, lacking human emotion...

Mr.Bill

(24,104 posts)
142. A music festival at today's white house
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 05:28 PM
Sep 2019

of musicians willing to perform would consist of Ted Nugent, Kid Rock and Meat Loaf.

143. Also the Broadway cast of Aladdin, including the original Genie, Jasmine and Aladdin,
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 05:31 PM
Sep 2019

as well as about 10 backup performers. It was a really fun performance.

trickyguy

(769 posts)
144. I knew the Obamas loved music but I had no idea how much. What a great list. And I've been
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 05:47 PM
Sep 2019

saying this for years now about the lack of music or culture of any kind in the WH.
This just amplifies that fact that the current resident is truly an empty man with no soul.

One of my favorite quotes: "A life without music is a mistake" - Nietsche.
And we all know who the mistake is.

DFW

(54,056 posts)
162. I was surprised this didn't make the list!
Tue Sep 3, 2019, 09:02 AM
Sep 2019


And, although this wasn't at the White House, this was pretty memorable, as well:

DFW

(54,056 posts)
163. The only art Trump has ever heard of is The Art Of The Deal
Tue Sep 3, 2019, 09:03 AM
Sep 2019

And he hasn't proved very good at it.........

Botany

(70,291 posts)
164. I want to cry out of pain of the way things used to be.
Tue Sep 3, 2019, 09:11 AM
Sep 2019

The class of the Obamas, the White House, and Paul McCartney & Company make me sad
down deep.

Lady_Chat

(561 posts)
157. Money can't buy class. Neither he nor his wife have any
Tue Sep 3, 2019, 01:04 AM
Sep 2019

So it's no surprise they have no appreciation for the arts.

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