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In Performance at The White House | Red White and Blues | PBS

Duration: 55:29 (Full Program)
Program: The Blues: In Performance at the White House #1802
Broadcast Date: Feb. 27, 2012

In Performance at the White House: Red, White and Blues will honor the musical form that sprang from the Mississippi Delta and flourished in the Westside of Chicago with deep roots in Africa and slavery. Hosted by President and Mrs. Obama the show will explore those roots and pay homage to the great figures of the Blues

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