Lang Lang plays the White House to honor Sir Paul McCartney, Gershwin Prize Winner for Popular Song

At the White House :) preparing the show tonight for President Obama honoring Sir Paul McCartney.

JUNE 2 2010 - Lang Lang joins a glittering list of all-star entertainers tonight in the East Room of the White House to honor Sir Paul McCartney, the third recipient of the Library of Congress' Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. President and Mrs. Obama will host the celebration, which is sure to be a hotbed of celebrities and public figures. PBS will televise the performance on July 28th at 8pm under the "In Performance at the White House" series. The PBS broadcast will include tonight's performance as well as additional footage and interviews highlighting McCartney's accomplishments in music.

Artists giving tribute to Sir Paul McCartney include Lang Lang, Stevie Wonder (last year's Gershwin Prize winner), Elvis Costello, the Jonas Brothers, Herbie Hancock, Corinne Bailey Rae, Dave Grohl, Faith Hill, Emmylou Harris, Jack White, and Jerry Seinfeld. Sir Paul McCartney will also perform.

Sir Paul McCartney, Lang Lang, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Elvis Costello, Jack White, and Dave Grohl among others took the stage at the Library of Congress' Coolidge Auditorium for a special performance yesterday in honor of the Gershwin Prize. President Obama will officially present the award at this evening's event.

Link to the PBS Broadcast: http://bit.ly/co79yf

More about the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song: http://bit.ly/bMPxkn
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  1. AnonymousMay 14, 2011 at 1:25 PM

    Lovely! It's so beautiful! And thank you for donating the proceeds to the land were I was born: Haiti.

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