Rihanna, Sting, Sam Moore and Elvis Costello to turn out for Obama's inauguration
Other presidents have come into office concerned about the arms race. This one, the economy.
But when you're planning the parties that celebrate a new president's inauguration, the real issue on your mind is the battle of the bands.
Right now, anyone who can turn on a microphone or knows somebody who plays an instrument probably could get a gig in Washington the week of Jan. 18. Simply put: The laws of supply and demand seem to apply to musical talent just as they do Wall Street.
Party planners who score A-list acts can consider themselves lucky.
Here's a glimpse at the lineup so far at various parties:
This week, Feeding America, the nation's hunger reliever, and the
Recording Industry Assn. of America announced that "multi-platinum,
Grammy Award-winning global superstar" Rihanna
will perform at their inauguration charity ball on Jan. 20. (In this
competition, the booking is the equivalent of Obama's Iowa victory.)
Read the rest of Tina Daunt's Cause Celebre column...
