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We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

This free public event broadcast live from the Lincoln Memorial includes readings as well as music performances by artists like Bruce Springsteen, Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder, John Legend, Bono, will.i.am, Mary J. Blige, James Taylor and more. There will also be...

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KCRW placeholderBy Lisa Simeone • Jan 18, 2009 • 1 min read

This free public event broadcast live from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. includes music performances by Bruce Springsteen, Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder, John Legend, Bono, will.i.am, Mary J. Blige, James Taylor and more. There will also be historical readings from actors and notable Americans. President-elect Barack Obama is scheduled to participate in the event; both his family and the family of Vice President-elect Joseph Biden will attend, joining an audience of potentially 750,000.

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    Lisa Simeone

    Host of "We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration"

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