Killer Mike, Drive-By Truckers, Eric Church and extra to carry out for Jimmy Carter’s one centesimal birthday
Drive-by Truckers, Eric Church, Killer Mike and extra are set to carry out at former President Jimmy Carter’s one centesimal birthday.
The Carter Heart is marking the milestone with a tribute live performance on the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia on September 17.
The occasion, titled ‘Jimmy Carter 100: A Celebration in Music’, may also characteristic performances from Chuck Leavell, D-Good, GROUPLOVE, Maren Morris, The Conflict And Treaty, and The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Refrain.
In a press release shared by AP forward of the all-star occasion, Carter’s grandson Jason mentioned: “Whether or not it was on his document gamers, on the marketing campaign path, or on the White Home garden, music has been and continues to be a supply of pleasure, consolation and inspiration for my grandfather. I can consider no higher strategy to have a good time him and his one centesimal birthday than an evening of music.”
Prepared for an unimaginable night time of reside music? @CarterCenter is thrilled to current Jimmy Carter 100: A Celebration in Music. Be a part of us Sept. 17 @TheFoxTheatre & want an early Comfortable one centesimal to our Rock & Roll President. Get tix Aug. 5!
Particulars: https://t.co/gIzLepZqWw#JimmyCarter100 pic.twitter.com/us2xPZnmQW— The Carter Heart (@CarterCenter) August 1, 2024
Carter is famously a lifelong music fan, sustaining lengthy friendships with musicians resembling Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, who he invited to carry out when he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.
He additionally campaigned with The Allman Brothers Band, and Chuck Leavell – former keyboardist for The Allman Brothers and The Rolling Stones – mirrored on Carter’s impression in a press release, saying: “Again when Jimmy Carter was operating for president, the Allman Brothers performed live shows for his marketing campaign as a result of we believed in his imaginative and prescient for hope and alter for America.
“We may by no means have imagined what a constructive impression he would have on the whole world. It’s an honor to play at his one centesimal birthday and have a good time a person whose legacy will certainly proceed to encourage future generations.”