Posted on 12/22/2016 10:36:23 AM PST by drewh
Less than a month out from President Elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, there is exactly one musician confirmed to be performing, and that’s teenaged national anthem singer, Jackie Evancho, who lost “America’s Got Talent” six years ago. That’s it. Everyone from KISS to Garth Brooks to Elton John, to Andrea Bocelli has turned down offers to perform, and now the situation is dire enough that The Wrap reports the Trump team has making staff changes to make it work. In what was referred to as a “Hail Mary” move, Suzanne Bender, a talent booker for shows like “American Idol,” was hired to help “The Apprentice” producer Mark Burnett secure “A-list” performers for the inauguration.
According to The Wrap’s report, Bocelli was the closest to being booked before Bender was brought on, having agreed after a meeting with Trump. When word started to get out that he had agreed, though, he cancelled. Meanwhile, Las Vegas hotel magnate Steve Wynn apparently promised that he could get not just Brooks, who did a residency at one of his hotels, but also Celine Dion, only to come up empty. The prevailing sentiment was that those contacted did not want to “normalize” a Trump presidency.
The Presidential Inauguration Committee sent The Wrap this statement:
First class entertainers are eager to participate in the inaugural events. The inauguration as a whole will be an exciting and uniting celebration of freedom and democracy. We will be releasing further details at the appropriate time.
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Charlie Daniels.
Ted Nugent.
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Country-Western singers. . .hard to imagine most of them would be “unavailable.”
Ted Nugent would it pro-Bono - gladly
Why not just get quality performers and enjoy the evening?
There are probably a lot of talented people who are hungry for a chance to demonstrate their worth.
“A-List” = talentless, classless A-holes. Meh.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Mormon Tabernacle Choir announced Thursday morning that it will sing at the presidential inauguration for the United State’s 45th president.
Mediaite is an untrustworthy source sometimes. I heard Brooks say he offered to participate but was not asked yet. Also they don’t need A listers. There are a lot of people out there. I don’t even know what A list is.
I got a feelin’ Toby Keith is available...
We’ll see. Toby Keith is a lifelong Democrat.
I don’t want to see any pop stars at the Inaugural. Give me a military band and choir for this event.
Too bad The Ramones aren’t still around ....
Ted Nugent.
Bingo!
Gov Huckabee and his band did a great job at our two inaugural balls for Dubya Bush. His “Devil with a blue dress” was great.
If you believe Inquisitir, a news site, Garth Brooks backed out after saying yes. But even on Monday he was listed as wanting to perform to help heal the nation.
blue dog democrat I would guess...
God bless Jackie Evancho - gutsy little girl!
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