Not just a sax man
Everybody knows about Bill Clinton’s love affair with the saxophone. (I’ve written about it here.) However, beginning today the Clinton Presidential Library is mounting an exhibition to show that President Clinton has a wider range of musical interests and is not simply a sax maniac. From today’s Times via The Associated Press: “The “World of Music” display includes a reproduction of parts of a White House music room built for the president, samples from his eclectic CD collection, a wall devoted to Mr. Clinton’s childhood idol, Elvis Presley . . . and a video of Mr. Clinton as a teenager playing in the Arkansas All-State Band. Also on view are the recorder given to Mr. Clinton by Vaclav Havel, the former president of the Czech Republic; a lutelike instrument presented by the people of Eritrea; and, yes, some of the saxophones given by presidential guests.” Unfortunately, the letter I wrote to him offering saxophone lessons that got me the above response probably didn’t make the exhibition.