Presidential Musicians

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Just read this:

http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0434/eddy.php

Now I'm wondering which presidents have been musicians? Clinton, obviously. Others?

Despite the US-bias of my question, I'd be interested in hearing of any world leaders.

JC-L (JC-L), Wednesday, 25 August 2004 19:51 (twenty-one years ago)

I've heard Paul Martin plays the skin flute!

Huck, Wednesday, 25 August 2004 19:55 (twenty-one years ago)

dwight eisenhower invented ska

a.r.b, Wednesday, 25 August 2004 20:00 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.an-irrational-domain.net/images/jaz/jaz84eighties.JPG

Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 25 August 2004 20:05 (twenty-one years ago)

didn't vaclav havel have some connection with the plastic people of the universe?

chuck, Wednesday, 25 August 2004 20:28 (twenty-one years ago)

he was a fan and wrote liner notes for them.

hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 25 August 2004 20:31 (twenty-one years ago)

i know he got them to play in his barn, and im pretty sure their arrest was the catalyst for Charter 77 started.

Felonious Drunk (Felcher), Wednesday, 25 August 2004 20:33 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.nandotimes.com/nt/images/century/photos/century0275.jpeg

Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains), Wednesday, 25 August 2004 20:38 (twenty-one years ago)

is that lauren bacall?

cinniblount (James Blount), Wednesday, 25 August 2004 20:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Of course it's Lauren Bacall.

Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 25 August 2004 20:43 (twenty-one years ago)

just when i though harry truman couldn't get any more badass

cinniblount (James Blount), Wednesday, 25 August 2004 20:45 (twenty-one years ago)

the piano player pictured above also dabbled in music criticism. or maybe it was meta-music criticism.

lovebug starski (lovebug starski), Wednesday, 25 August 2004 20:46 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah he was meltzer before meltzer was meltzer

cinniblount (James Blount), Wednesday, 25 August 2004 20:47 (twenty-one years ago)

http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Newsweek/Photos/mag/040202_Issue/040124_KerryLennon_hu.standard.jpg

Marcel Post (Marcel Post), Wednesday, 25 August 2004 20:52 (twenty-one years ago)


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