ATLANTA (CelebrityAccess) — The Carter Center announced the next round of artists lined up to perform at Jimmy Carter 100: A Celebration in Song, including Angélique Kidjo, BeBe Winans, Carlene Carter, Duane Betts, India Arie, Lalah Hathaway, and The B-52s.
The event, presented by Delta Air Lines and the The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, takes the stage at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre on Sept. 17, 2024, in celebration of 100th birthday of the longest-living U.S. president, Jimmy Carter.
For the event, Mary Wharton, the noted director of the documentary “Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President,” will also present a short film detailing Carter’s relationships with popular musicians over the course of his long career in public service.
Artists previously announced for the event include Chuck Leavell, D-Nice, Drive-By Truckers, Eric Church, GROUPLOVE, Maren Morris, The War And Treaty, and The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus.
“I’m thrilled and honored to be able to create a work for Jimmy Carter — a person who has devoted his whole life to humanitarian issues, working to make the world a more fair and better place,” said Williams. “I look to President Carter as an example of how to use my talent to better my fellow brothers and sisters, regardless of demographic, race, or way of life.”
