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'Americal Idol' producer invites President to perform on show
Published: 1/31/2012 10:10 AM
Last Modified: 2/1/2012 7:38 AM


Producer Nigel Lythgoe, seen in this November 2011 file photo, has invited President Barack Obama to appear on "American Idol." HENNY RAY ABRAMS/AP Photo, File

"American Idol" executive producer Nigel Lythgoe has a plan – he wants President Barack Obama to come on the show and sing "Let’s Stay Together" with Al Green.

Lythgoe heard the President sing the opening lines of Green's hit R&B song at a recent New York fundraiser held in the Apollo Theater and was impressed.

"We loved your vocal performance so much we'd love to invite you on to 'American Idol' this season for a duet with Al Green," Lythgoe tweeted on Monday.

Green also declared Obama's version was "terrific" and "He nailed it," according to tmz.com.

The song got a 490% sales boost, according to Nielsen SoundScan via Billboard, reported cnn.com. And, the video went viral resulting in more than 16,000 downloads to be sold that week, according to Billboard.

No word from the White House yet.

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Rita Sherrow grew up with TV. Yes, it was the ever-present “sister” from another techno mother. At first look, it was instant "Like." From then on, the TV had to be on in every room while she studied, elementary school through college. An Air Force brat, she attended school in three states (Oklahoma, Montana and Georgia) and two foreign countries (Germany and Bermuda) and graduated from Broken Arrow High School and the University of Tulsa with a degree in journalism/advertising. She first interned in the advertising world but, when a J-School professor (who also covered politics for the Tulsa World) offered her an internship at the newspaper, she took him up on it. The rest is history. She has served as bridal editor, senior features writer for the women’s section, food editor and is television editor of the Tulsa World. In addition to writing about TV shows and interviewing the stars for “Scene” stories, she also writes a TV column for Weekend and produces the Sunday TV World listings magazine.

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