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by on Jul.13, 2015, under Videos

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Aretha Franklin and Lyle Lovett were among the musicians who performed at a special White House concert

President Barack Obama paid tribute to gospel music at a special White House concert, saying it had helped to shape America.

“I’ve got to say, you’re having a pretty good night when T Bone Burnett and the Queen of Soul herself, Aretha Franklin, show up at your house to jam,” Obama said. Lyle Lovett, Rhiannon Giddens, Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Shirley Caesar, Tamela Mann, Michelle Williams, Darlene Love and the Morgan State University Choir were the musicians who brought audience members to their feet.

T Bone Burnett was executive music director and Billy Maxwell was music director.

But “the heart” of gospel still remains true, although it has evolved over time, Obama said.

“It still has an unmatched power to strike the deepest chord in all of us, touching people of all faiths and of no faith,” he said as he opened the latest in a series of White House concerts, this one celebrating the role of gospel music in American life.

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