Was Bill Clinton actually a good saxophone player?

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Re: Was Bill Clinton actually a good saxophone player?

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Carroll wrote:John Quincy Adams played Flute (as did many gentlemen of the time)
Thomas Jefferson played Violin, Cello and Clavichord.
Chester Arthur played Banjo.
Woodrow Wilson played Violin
Harry Truman played Piano.
Richard Nixon (as was mentioned above) played Piano and Accordion.

also of note :wink: Benjamin Franklin played many musical instruments, among them Guitar and Violin. Patrick Henry played Flute and Fiddle. Ross Perot played the Accordion and Condeleeza Rice was destined to become a Concert Pianist before getting into politics. Mahatma Gandi played the Concertina and Sir Edward Heath was an Organist and Conductor (London Symphony 1971).
I heard somewhere that Warren Harding played tuba.
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Re: Was Bill Clinton actually a good saxophone player?

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In 1988, after Clinton gave the infamously long nominating speech for Dukakis, he was on the Tonight Show making fun of himself for that speech.

He performed a solo with the band. According to my memory (not the best), it seems like after the fact Doc described him as a "pretty good amateur" or something like that.
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Carroll wrote:..... Chester Arthur played Banjo....
I guess I ought to be ashamed of myself but I had to 'Google' this guy to find out which president he was! :oops:
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Re: Was Bill Clinton actually a good saxophone player?

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OldsRecording wrote: I heard somewhere that Warren Harding played tuba.
Not sure if he was a player or just a poser...
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