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...Boss," Obama said in remarks at an East Room ceremony at the White House before the 32nd annual Kennedy Center Honors, where five distinguished artists - comedian Mel Brooks, actor Robert DeNiro, jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck, opera singer Grace Bumbry and all-American rocker Bruce Springsteen - received lifetime achievement awards. Springsteen, who endorsed Obama for President in April 2008 prior to joining him on the campaign trail, acknowledged Obama's words with a smile. See pictures of Barack Obama behind the scenes on Inauguration...
...Sunday night, Obama's admiration for Springsteen spread from the upper balcony where he sat with Michelle, radiant in a striking, orchid purple chiffon gown by Peter Soronen and a shock of jewels around her neck. The program, hosted by Caroline Kennedy, presented tributes with video montages, heartfelt remarks and performances by their close friends, who came together onstage to celebrate the honorees' life work...
...show, according to his daughter Catherine. Herbie Hancock then took the podium, saying Brubeck was the reason he got into jazz. Romanian soprano Angela Gheorghiu, a friend of Grace Bumbry, passionately belted out an aria from Carmen. And Jon Stewart - who shares New Jersey home-state ties with Springsteen - drew laughter with his dry humor before performances by Sting, Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles, Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder and Melissa Etheridge, among others. See who's who in Barack Obama's White House...
...President - who includes Springsteen's "I'm Fine" and Aretha Franklin's "Think" in his list of top 10 songs - was spotted tapping his feet and bopping his shoulders, with an enormous grin during Franklin's tribute to Bumbry, a "true diva." Michelle threw her head back to laugh, and clapped along, sharing occasional whispers with Springsteen, who was seated beside her. Vice President Joe Biden and his daughter Ashley congratulated the rocker for his award after the tribute; Springsteen then lingered further with DeNiro. (DeNiro's time would later be taken up by the White House's Chief...
...stage but failed to set it alight on "Gimme Shelter," and the less said of U2's duet with the Black Eyed Peas, the better. What was lovable was Bono's willingness to make a go of it on a rousing "Because the Night" with Patti Smith and Springsteen. But in the end, it was less a great concert than a concert of greats...