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Episode Detail: The Blues - In Performance at the White House

“The Blues,” with B.B. King, Jonny Lang, guitarist John Cephas and harmonica player Phil Wiggins, singer-pianist Marcia Ball and host Della Reese. Songs include “Good Morning Blues” (Reese); “The Thrill Is Gone” and “How Blue Can You Get” (King); “St. Gabriel” and “Sing It” (Ball); “Let It Roll” and “Walking Blues” (Cephas and Wiggins); “A Quitter Never Wins” and “Still Rainin' ” (Lang); “Let the Good Times Roll” (All).
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Premiered: 1981, on PBS
Rating: TV-G
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Premise: An occasional series featuring concerts from the nation's capital that, over the years, has showcased performers as diverse as Mikhail Baryshnikov, Elvis Costello and Steve Martin. As Nancy Reagan noted in the first program, `With the participation of public television, the East Room becomes a concert hall for the entire nation.'

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