'I have played in some places before that have been beautiful, but this is probably the icing on the cake,' John said as he sat down at his piano.
British pop legend Elton John rocked the White House on Friday night, playing for President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden in a South Lawn performance the White House said would "celebrate the unifying and healing power of music."
The president, in brief remarks to kick things off, said he and the first lady invited John to come and perform at the White House when he was stopping in DC on his farewell concert tour. He spoke about how with his music, John helped so many find their voices and he changes so many lives. It's not the first time the singer has been at the White House. In 1998, President Bill Clinton invited him to play at a state dinner for then-U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair, along with Stevie Wonder.In his 2017 memoir, "Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose," Biden recounted visiting his son Beau in the hospital one night shortly before Beau died of brain cancer. John had been at the White House earlier that day, Biden wrote.
In addition to his music, John has also been lauded for his work as an AIDS activist, having testified numerous times on Capitol Hill in support of AIDS funding. To date, according to its website, the Elton John AIDS foundation has raised over $600 million since its inception in 1992.
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