Politicians Who Played a Music Instrument

There are many famous people in history who played a music instrument but chose to pursue a career in politics. To this day some of them continue to play a musical instrument, perhaps as a hobby. Here are several familiar names.

Music Education In The News: Brazilian composer/arranger Moacir Santos was awarded the Shell Music Award for 2006. More of this story here.

This Day In Music History: 1882 - The opera Parsifal by Richard Wagner premiered in Beirut.

^{Public Portrait of Benjamin Franklin by Jean-Baptiste Greuze}