Lady Soul Aretha Franklin (nice hat!) sang My Country 'Tis of Thee The old girl doesn't have the chops she once had and didn't come close to getting the place rocking, but did a decent job. Grade BRock star Yo-Yo Ma on cello, Itzhak Perlman on violin, Gabriela Montero on piano and Anthony McGill on clarinet performed John Williams' Air and Simple Gifts. Wonderfully done. Grade A+
Poet Elizabeth Alexander read Praise Song. The reading was a bit choppy. Grade B. Alexander is the fourth poet to read at a presidential inauguration, joining Robert Frost, Maya Angelou and Miller Williams.
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