Al Green To Perform At Obama Campaign Fundraiser

WASHINGTON -- Looks like Al Green will get to return the favor to President Barack Obama for making his 1971 classic "Let's Stay Together" popular again -- and sending his record sales through the roof.

Green will perform for the president and his supporters at a campaign fundraiser in San Francisco on Thursday night. "He'll be performing at the dinner at a private residence this evening," an Obama campaign aide told The Huffington Post.

Obama is slated to give remarks at a campaign event in San Francisco at 7:10 p.m. PST, according to his daily schedule. ABC News reported Thursday that the event is taking place at the home of novelist Robert Mailer Anderson, with tickets priced at $38,500 each.

The president unexpectedly started singing the beginning of Green's song from the podium during a Jan. 19 fundraiser. Within a matter of days, videos of Obama singing went viral on YouTube and digital download sales for Green's version of the song shot up by 490 percent in the period ending on Jan. 22, according to Nielsen.

No word from the president's campaign on whether Obama and Green will perform a duet.

Comments

[Mary Brooks Russell]

12:15 AM on 08/22/2012

AFTER YOUR RESPONSE ON MY PAGE..I COULDN'T HELP PLAYING "ALL OF MY AL GREEN MUSIC" .. ALL NIGHT LONG. ALRIGHT (USA)..."LET'S STAY TOGETHER!!"

[Tao-Chan]

08:21 AM on 02/17/2012

Looks like the campaign has a theme song.
Let's Stay Together! Obama 2012

[DreamWeaver2nd]

08:20 AM on 02/17/2012

Ah! Al Green! So good! He sings, I dance.

[Kali03]

08:03 AM on 02/17/2012

I love Al Green, and this is great! It is so neat that he will help with President Obama's reelection campaign.

Sigh. Our president is so cool.

:)

[Rita Kothbauer]

03:02 AM on 02/17/2012

Love Al Green.

[brianlasvegas]

12:37 AM on 02/17/2012

Racism or appropriate? Picture a white President doing the same thing before you answer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdjoHA5ocwU

[dawn2dusk]

01:33 AM on 02/17/2012

whaaaat??? go to bed

[Tea for me]

01:53 AM on 02/17/2012

x2..gee, I saw many caucasian Pres. talking to all caucasian groups..big money boys and girls, religious groups, bankers/Wall Street, etc....encourage them to give money....money ..money..and get voters out..... because they already had their BIG PIECES OF THE PIE...maybe 99% of the pie..and wanted to keep it!

Celebrating Black History month with a call to keep the dream alive
..and work to foster the Democratic platform of justice and equality....
and equal opportunity for all....celebrate families, education, work ethic to get ahead.....continue the work of those who came before....
not racism/on any level to me.

Tea..Democrats 2012..local, state, and federal..
NEED TO WORK on all levels.....get the vote out:>)

[EuroRant1]

01:42 AM on 02/17/2012

I have and yes, since you finally checked back in and in case you haven't heard...
All candidates and all parties do this and have their special-interest groups.
Where have you been?

What's your point?:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/African-Americans-For-Ron-Paul/180006005405016
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Latinos-For-Romney/101913399902095
http://www.logcabin.org/site/c.nsKSL7PMLpF/b.5468093/k.BE4C/Home.htm
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Latinos-for-Rick-Santorum-2012/329971677037329?sk=info
http://latinorepublicans.ning.com/

(by the way: Welcome back; I hope your trip away was fine)

[brianlasvegas]

02:03 AM on 02/17/2012

You are pointing out truth's.

But again, your avoiding my point. How does Caucasians for Rick Santorum sound? Whites for Romney campaign?

Is that OK? Would the liberal media think that is OK?

[DreamWeaver2nd]

08:24 AM on 02/17/2012

I cannot believe it: African-Americans for Ron Paul; Latinos for Romney? Where's their head at? Maybe it's more like "Two African-Americans for Ron Paul" etc.

[solskin101]

11:10 PM on 02/16/2012

OMG, what an experience that must be. I was in Chicago that wonderful night but this must be right up there.
Obama/Biden 2012

[Kali03]

08:05 AM on 02/17/2012

Did you cry? WOW I bawled my eyes out and I only was watching streamed content on my computer. What a wonderful night.

Obama 2012, Yes We CAN!!!!!!

[sskepticall]

11:11 AM on 02/17/2012

Obama 2012, Yes we will!!!!

[solskin101]

03:31 PM on 02/17/2012

Yes Kali everyone was crying and it was wow unbelievable. I met people from all over the world that had flown in just to see Mr. Obama.
Obama/Biden 2012

[sskepticall]

02:38 PM on 02/17/2012

I was in Denver when he gave his acceptance speech. I was originally a Clinton supporter...I believed that she had a better possibility of winning than in this country ever electing a black man.

After she dropped out I supported Barack Obama-though I admit I had to get past my mourning for what I thought was this nations' last chance to elect a woman. We couldn’t let the John McCain train wreck John McCain become our president and later Sarah Palin added in.
Wooo Weee.... there never was any real comparison for who should lead our country.

I cried like a baby when he was elected. It was shocked at how easy it seemed when they announced he was elected. It was also pure exhaustion. Like Hillary - he had the intellect and the temperament for being a great president. She's proven to even her doubters what a great leader she is.

My concerns about the interests of the racists in preventing the presidency of Barack Obama was revealed AFTER the election. Their planned and well financed second act.

I know now that our backwards nation has far too many people who don't care about the quality of who leads us. They are driven by an ugly ideologue which every day harms our nation. Zealots are never about progress - they are about THEIR WAY OR THE HIGHWAY. Pretend religious zealots are the worst. God has become their commercialized brand. Their unquestionable PROP.

Heaven help us.

[solskin101]

03:26 PM on 02/17/2012

Wow, this is a great reply. I will tell you I live in Canada but used to live in the USA and it was a 9 hour drive to Chicago and worth all the driving.
Obama/Biden 2012

[mary clyne]

10:02 PM on 02/16/2012

off to bed. good nite!

[pattiepcomedy]

09:46 PM on 02/16/2012

Thousands of people in San Francisco - showing their love for the President. I am so proud to be from San Francisco - so many smiles, all the love, and he deserves it!

[traceymarie]

11:29 PM on 02/16/2012

I will be in san fran this weekend, love the place.

[mary clyne]

09:38 PM on 02/16/2012

President Obama singing Dionne Warwick ,Aretha Franklin and Al Green
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqUgnFJdaEI&feature=related

[Tea for me]

01:35 AM on 02/17/2012

Still smiling.....he gets that lil' look ...and you just can't help smiling and
singing along:>)

Thanks....and a big fave from a fan:>)
Tea..Obama/Biden 2012:>)

[mary clyne]

08:34 PM on 02/17/2012

Thanks!

[IcedTee63]

05:55 AM on 02/17/2012

Wow and he can carry a tune unlike Mittens.

[mary clyne]

08:36 PM on 02/17/2012

He sure can sing can't he!

[stevestrange]

09:17 PM on 02/16/2012

Alright..That's too cool...It's all about the "Love & Happiness". Hey...Maybe Mitt could belt out a few lines from a Kid Rock song?...Obama/Biden 2012.

[amd02148]

10:05 PM on 02/16/2012

That was a good one stevestrange. That deserves a fan and a fave!

[Tom Joad]

08:54 PM on 02/16/2012

...I love you, Rev. Al Green!...

[mage]

08:50 PM on 02/16/2012

ENCORE!

[Whipper Snapper 61]

07:20 PM on 02/16/2012

Hot Damn!!!!!!!

Go Prez, Go Prez.....

[MelanieMatthias]

06:39 PM on 02/16/2012

So awesome, wish I could be there!