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Garth Brooks, James Taylor, Jennifer Nettles, Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi and Sheryl Crow perform liveon the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during an inaugural event for president-elect Barack Obama in Washington DC, USA.
It is reported that Sir Elton John has invited Amy Winehouse - currently recovering from drink and drug problems in the Caribbean - to perform at his 2009 Academy Awards party in Hollywood. The lavish post-Oscars bash raises money for the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
Sting turns up unannounced at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah, USA, to support his friend Joe Berlinger's movie Crude, which chronicles the plight of Ecuador residents battling oil giant Chevron for allegedly contaminating water supplies around the headwaters of the Amazon River. Sting also took to the stage in a Gibson Guitars-sponsored suite and played some hits with the house band.Horror-fiction author Stephen King writes a sleeve note for the album Everything You Love Will Be Taken Away by Slaid Cleaves.
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R'n'b guitarist and singer Carl Weathersby plays at Buddy Guy's LegendsClub, Chicago, Illinois, USA.