| February 16, 2012

Mick Jagger to perform at White House and he attends L'Wren Scott fashion show

Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger is set to perform at the White House in Washington, D.C., on February 21, 2012, according to an announcement made on the official Rolling Stones website.

Jagger will be part of an all-star concert titled "White House: Red, White and Blues" to celebrate blues music during Black History Month. Other acts that are scheduled to perform include B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Jeff Beck, Keb' Mo' and Derek Trucks. Booker T. Jones has signed on as the music director and band leader of the event, which will be attended by President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama.

PBS will televise the event on February 27, 2012, at 9 p.m. Eastern Time. More information can be found at the following websites:

• www.whitehouse.gov/live
• www.pbs.org/whitehouse
• www.blackpublicmedia.org

Coincidentally, Rolling Stones guuitarist Keith Richards is also performing at an all-star blues concert just a few nights later, with Guy, Keb' Mo' and Trucks on the concert bill. As previously reported, Richards is doing a tribute show for the late Hubert Sumlin on February 24 at the Apollo Theater in New York City. The event's other performers will include Eric Clapton, Ivan Neville, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, David Johansen, Robert Randolph, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Kim Wilson, James Cotton, Shemekia Copeland, Gary Clark Jr. and Doyle Bramhall II.

In other news about Jagger, on February 16, 2012, he attended the fall 2012 fashion show of L'Wren Scott (his longtime live-in girlfriend) during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City. Jagger was seen chatting with guests at the show (which was held at the Desmond Tutu Center), including actress Ellen Barkin.