WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 21: Country music singer and songwriter Kris Kristofferson (L) performs a song during a student music program with fellow artists Lyle Lovett (C) and Darius Rucker in the State Dining Room of the White House November 21, 2011 in Washington, DC. Part of a program called “The History of Country Music: From Barn Dances to Pop Charts,” the legendary artists answered questions and performed music for about 120 students from Anacostia and Woodrow Wilson high schools and Newport Middle School. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)