Rice plays piano for queen

Carleton Bryant The Washington Times - December 2, 2008, 08:36AM

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice played the piano privately for Queen Elizabeth during her stay London, Agence France Presse is reporting.

A trained classical pianist, Rice apparently was taken by surprise by some of the queen’s requests — “Great Balls o’ Fire,” “Tutti Fruitti” and “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida,” which loses some of its oomph when played on a grand piano.

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Carleton Bryant

Carleton Bryant is a senior editor at The Washington Times, where he oversees the National and Metropolitan desks. He also serves as the newsroom’s internship coordinator. He has served as an assistant managing editor; a National, Metropolitan and Features desk editor; an assistant National desk editor; and a reporter on the National and Metro desks.

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