Obama sworn in as 44th President in Washington
Singer/Song writer Aretha Franklin performs during Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington on January 20, 2009. Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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NEW YORK, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Michael Buble, Aretha Franklin and Barry Manilow have been booked to perform on the 12th annual "Christmas in Rockefeller Center" TV special, NBC said.
DETROIT, March 21 (UPI) -- Singer Aretha Franklin will be celebrating her 67th birthday a little early at a jazz locale in Detroit, the site's owner says.
DETROIT, March 14 (UPI) -- More than 5,000 people from around the world have ordered replicas of the hat singer Aretha Franklin wore to U.S. President Barack Obama's inauguration.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Singer Aretha Franklin says she is considering a request from Washington's Smithsonian Institution for the hat she wore to the recent presidential inauguration.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Aretha Franklin says the cold and wind made it difficult to sing "My Country 'Tis of Thee" at President Barack Obama's inauguration in Washington.
CARLSBAD, Calif., Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Legoland California unveiled its latest mammoth Lego block sculpture Friday -- a "pre-enactment" of President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The musical talent for Barack Obama's presidential inauguration in Washington will range from Aretha Franklin's soul to Itzhak Perlman's classical strains.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- British pop singer Natasha Bedingfield will perform at the "2008 American Music Awards" ceremony in Los Angeles, ABC has announced.
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Barack Obama has eclectic taste in music, the offerings on a new supportive online radio station indicate.
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. queen of soul music Aretha Franklin has released her first Christmas album, "This Christmas Aretha," Borders announced.
