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President Barack Obama <\/strong>and First Lady Michelle Obama\u00a0<\/strong>celebrated\u00a0rhythm and blues with a special Motown concert at the White House\u00a0last night staring Smokey Robinson, John Legend <\/strong>and Jamie Foxx<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0The concert will air on PBS next week.\u00a0 Deets inside…<\/p>\n

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Smokey Robinson\u00a0headlined<\/a> PBS’ “The Motown Sound: In Performance at the White House,” last night with special guests\u00a0Jamie Foxx\u00a0and John Legend, who\u00a0performed Motown hits.<\/p>\n

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President Obama<\/strong> welcomed a slew of stars to the stage like Natasha Bedingfield,\u00a0Gloriana, Nick Jonas, Ledisi, Amber Riley, Mark Salling, Seal <\/strong>and Jordin Sparks<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Oscar winning Jamie Foxx wowed the crowd.<\/p>\n

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And so did John Legend.<\/p>\n

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The event will air on PBS\u00a0<\/em>on March 1.<\/p>\n

I can’t wait to see this special.\u00a0 This is a great lineup of talent.<\/p>\n

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