President Obama will award the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song to former Beatles’ vocalist Sir Paul McCartney at the White House East Room 2nd of June. He is the third recipient of the award next to Paul Simon and Stevie Wonder.
A presidential concert will follow dubbed as In Performance at the White House Celebrating the Music of Paul McCartney: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize. It will be aired on PBS stations, 28th of July 2010 at 8:00pm ET. Performers include the Jonas Brothers, Faith Hill, Stevie Wonder, Jack White, Jerry Seinfield, among others, and McCartney himself.
As for Sir McCartney, this recognition is just one among many that he had received. His contribution to music is no doubt, and in fact he is considered as the most successful songwriter of popular music in the history. There are emerging musicians and compelling artists today, and maybe one, two, or more of them find inspiration in him.
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