Star-Spangled Inauguration Preview: Beyonce, Kelly Clarkson, James Taylor
Beyonce, who with husband Jay-Z aided Obama’s reelection effort, will sing the national anthem during the Jan. 21 ceremony. The popular singer, who will also be headlining the upcoming Super Bowl halftime show, took part in Obama’s first inauguration, singing the Etta James classic “At Last” to open the first Inaugural Ball.
Clarkson will follow in the footsteps of Aretha Franklin, singing “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee,” while James Taylor will take up “America the Beautiful.”
“Their music is often at the heart of the American story and speaks to folks across the country,” Obama, who aided in the selection process, said in a statement.
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By: dave-dr-gonzo
David Hirsch, a.k.a. Dave "Doctor" Gonzo*, is a renegade record producer, video producer, writer, reformed corporate shill, and still-registered lobbyist for non-one-percenter performing artists and musicians. He lives in a heavily fortified compound in one of Manhattan's less trendy neighborhoods.
* Hirsch is the third person to use the pseudonym, a not-so-veiled tribute to journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson, with the permission of his predecessors Gene Gaudette of American Politics Journal (currently webmaster and chief bottlewasher at Liberaland) and Stephen Meese at Smashmouth Politics.