We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration
Listen Live on Sunday, January 18 at 2PM on WNYC2
Thursday, January 15, 2009
President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural celebration launches this Sunday with a free concert at the Lincoln Memorial, featuring musical performances and historical readings from an array of stars. WNYC will carry the event live on our HD and Internet channel, WNYC2.
Musical performers scheduled for the event include:
Among those reading historical passages will be Jamie Foxx, Martin Luther King III, Queen Latifah, and Denzel Washington. Lisa Simeone, of NPR's World of Opera, will host.
Musical performers scheduled for the event include:
- Beyonce
- Mary J. Blige
- Bono
- Garth Brooks
- Sheryl Crow
- Renée Fleming
- Josh Groban
- Herbie Hancock
- Heather Headley
- John Legend
- Jennifer Nettles
- John Mellencamp
- Usher Raymond IV
- Shakira
- Bruce Springsteen
- James Taylor
- will.i.am
- Stevie Wonder
Among those reading historical passages will be Jamie Foxx, Martin Luther King III, Queen Latifah, and Denzel Washington. Lisa Simeone, of NPR's World of Opera, will host.
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