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Backstage with Keb Mo

Summary: 
Blues singer Keb Mo performs "America the Beautiful" at the White House.

Keb Mo is a singer, songwriter, and blues guitarist. He's a three-time Grammy award winner. And in 2006, in the final episode of The West Wing, he sang "America the Beautiful" at the inauguration of President Matt Santos.

Last week, he sat down inside the White House to reprise that performance. Check it out:

Don't forget to watch "In Performance: Red, White, and Blues" tonight on your local PBS station.


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