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By MinnPost staff | Published Tue, Jan 13 2009 10:55 am
From Bono to Garth Brooks, from Renee Fleming to Sheryl Crow, Sunday's inaugural celebration at the Lincoln Memorial will feature a wide range of musicians, the Associated Press reports. "Beyonce, U2, Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp, Usher, Shakira, Sheryl Crow, Josh Groban and James Taylor are among the musicians scheduled to perform Sunday afternoon," the AP says. "The president-elect and his family are due to attend, with Obama expected to speak.
"Other performers include Stevie Wonder, Renee Fleming, Garth Brooks, Mary J. Blige, Herbie Hancock, Heather Headley, John Legend and Jennifer Nettles. Historical passages will be read by Jamie Foxx, Martin Luther King III, Queen Latifah and Denzel Washington, with other celebrities expected to join them."
The show will be televised Sunday at 6 p.m. CST.
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