Regina Belle performs for President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush during a Black Music Month celebration in the East Room of the White House on June 30, 2001. WHITE HOUSE PHOTO BY PAUL MORSE In 2001, President Bush proclaimed the month of June, “Black Music Month,” encouraging “all Americans to learn more about the contributions of black artists to America's musical heritage and to celebrate their remarkable role in shaping our history and culture.” Performers Lionel Hampton, Shirley Caesar, Bobby Jones, James Brown, the Blind Boys of Alabama, and the Harlem Jazz Museum Artists attended the ceremony in the East Room. Take 6 and Regina Belle performed at the event at which the president honored jazz legend Lionel Hampton. On June 9, 2003, First Lady Laura Bush hosted a viewing of the documentary “The White House: In Tune With History,” a WHHA program honoring the history of live music in the White House.