Background Information .In 2002. he was invited to the White House to perform for president bush and Vice-President Dick Cheney .o His biggest hits include Ebony Ivory(1982) and I Just Called to Say I Love You(1984), which won an Academy Award as best original songBackground Information ❖ In 2002, he was invited to the White House to perform for President Bush and Vice-President Dick Cheney. ❖ His biggest hits include “Ebony & Ivory”(1982) and “I Just Called to Say I Love You”(1984), which won an Academy Award as best original song