Elton John’s Elton John Performs for White House,

Gets Surprise Medal From President Biden

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Fare well Yellow Brick Road tour made a detour at the White House Friday as the singer

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performed for a small audience that included President Joe Biden during an event billed as

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“A Night When Hope and History Rhyme.”

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John, who is scheduled to bring his tour to Washington,

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performed a cavalcade of his greatest hits on the White House South Lawn,

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