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Plenty of Supporters But Only One Legend Invited to White House Motown Tribute Concert?



Jonas Brothers

How in the world can you celebrate the amazing music of Motown with a tribute concert and out of all the living legends from that era still, uhm, living, only invite The Mightly Smokey Robinson? Well, if your re-election is right around the corner and you’re gonna need the youngster vote and volunteers to come out in droves again, why not abuse the occasion?

Some of the performers at tonight’s White House tribute to Motown don’t seem to have much obvious connection to Motown. But they do have a connection: to Obama.

Tonight’s East Room event is titled, “The Motown Sound: In Performance at the White House – a Thank You from the Obamas to Their Supporters.”

OK, actually, it’s only titled, “The Motown Sound: In Performance at the White House,” but that hardly seems to do the event justice.

Let’s start by wondering what white teen idol Nick Jonas is doing on the line up.



I can’t say I’m completely familiar with Mr. Jonas’s ouvre, but what I’ve heard of it sounds like standard teeny bopper stuff to me.

It would seem he has as much connection to Motown as Lawrence Welk. But it turns out his band, the Jonas Brothers, sang at a celebration of Obama’s inauguration.

It appears the Obamas have been carefully cultivating this megastar. Many of the delirious fans he’s had over the last few years, of course, will be of voting – and canvassing – age in 2012.

Motown deserves better.


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