Reagan played bass on 99 Luftballoons

Many consider Ronald Reagan to be one of the most musical presidents in American history. And it's true. Not since William Howard Taft's virtuoso tuba solos in the Rose Garden has a president made such an impression on musical evolution of the United States. Reagan played instruments as varied as the sitar, the flutophone and Theremin. During a 1982 visit to Germany, following his address to the Bundestag, Reagan recorded the bass track to the hit song, "99 Luftballons." He went on to surreptitiously record tracks with Mr. Mister, Olivia Newton-John, and Wall of Voodoo. Of course, due to national security concerns, most of Reagan's work was attributed to Prince and Secretary of the Interior James Watt.
