Legendary country singer Kris Kristofferson has endorsed Barack Obama. While he's no super delegate, Kristofferson does articulate the way many are feeling these days: ""I believe in Barack Obama like I believed in the Kennedys," Kristofferson said. "In the months before his death, John Kennedy pointed out that while we could not agree on their choice of government, there was much in the history of Russian people we could admire in terms of personal courage in the World War and artistic and scientific achievement. It's this spirit of finding common ground and working things out through dialogue and diplomacy that the world needs so desperately today at this critical point in our history. This is the hope that Obama inspires." Strong words from the Texas born singer who served in the Army as an Airborne Ranger helicopter pilot.

But, Kristofferson isn't alone in his musical support for the Illinois Senator.
Mr. Obama has indie rockers the Arcade Fire in his corner. The now Montreal based band swung into Ohio yesterday to play at an Obama Rally. The New York Times reported that aides to Senator Clinton tried to distract from the support by incorrectly stating the band is Canadian. Of course, Arcade Fire die hards know that singer Win Butler is originally from The Woodlands, Texas. No word on whether the Fire will deploy to the Lone Star state where Obama seems to be trending toward a victory on Tuesday.

Some rap world heavyweights are also backing Barack. Will.I.Am and Russell Simmons are both supporting Obama as well. Will.I.Am has a new Obama inspired video, We Are The Ones, that includes cameos from Macy Gray, Jessica Alba and the Black Eyed Peas. Simmons says he was inspired by Obama's "unprecedented, national movement comprised of people from all ethnic, racial, political, social and economic backgrounds." The breadth of musical support from multiple genres is emblematic of the phenomena Simmons describes.

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