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Obama's Illinois Inaugural Ball Short On Big Name Talent

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Chicago Tribune   |  Jason George   |   November 20, 2008 05:16 PM

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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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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 entertaine...
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 entertaine...
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- HC4BO I'm a Fan of HC4BO permalink
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Sorta like the McCain concession speech party ...

How many children choirs were there again ?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:16 PM on 11/21/2008
- honeydiva I'm a Fan of honeydiva permalink

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

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:42 AM on 11/21/2008
- DanniD I'm a Fan of DanniD permalink

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

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:06 AM on 11/21/2008
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