Obama's Illinois Inaugural Ball Short On Big Name Talent

Chicago Tribune:

The Illinois ball for president-elect Barack Obama's inauguration might be Washington D.C.'s hottest ticket, but the event's headliners aren't exactly Kanye, The Boss or any of those A-list entertainers who've endorsed Obama.

In fact, wedding singers, corporate-events crooners and bar mitzvah bands make up the list of the musicians scheduled to perform at the Illinois State Society's Jan. 19 Inaugural Gala, according to a partial list obtained by the Tribune.

Planners say they are still hoping to hire a handful more professional acts, who will also be joined by two high school choirs.

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Comments

[HC4BO]

Sorta like the McCain concession speech party ...

How many children choirs were there again ?

[honeydiva]

Lawd did you read some of that list those folks were listing? "Smashing Pumpkins"? chile no way! no wonder he's keeping it generic.

[DanniD]

As long as Mr. and Mrs. Obama are there, I don't think anyone is going to care about who performs!