Al Green and several record company executives have commented on President Barack Obama’s performance of a snippet of Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together” at a campaign fundraiser at the Apollo Theater in Harlem.
Al Green told Billboard.com, “I was thrilled that the President mentioned my name and that if he can get the economy going and do all that he wants to do, then we will ALL be together.”
Imran Majid Sr., director of A&R at Universal Republic Records, said: “The Apollo is a tough crowd to win over even if you’re the president. The fact that he was not booed off stage says to me he’s got a chance.”
Jacob Fain, director A&R at SonyATV Music Publishing ,chipped in with: “I was impressed with what I saw, but I’m really going to need a meeting before I decide if he has any true star power.”
Does the President of the U.S. have what it takes for a recording career?
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