A fitting musical tribute to honor the Rock & Roll President.
Jason shared withSouthern Livingthat his grandfather is doing okay… hes really physically diminished.
He really cant do much on his own but hes emotionally engaged.
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He is mentally engaged.
He also shared with us that the choice of where to host this party was equally as important.
I think for us, hes grounded in Georgia in such a fundamental way.
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Jason continued, Obviously the Fox Theatre is one of the most spectacular venues.
Its a historic venue.
And that experience for us, in being so grounded in this city.
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The Carter Center being just down the road.
Almost sharing a street with the Fox.
Its an important place for us.
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And of course its just cool, I mean its one of the coolest venues.
So were thrilled to be able to do both things.
She toldSouthern Livingthat being asked to participate in the nights festivities was a huge honor.
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you might say a lot in a song that you might not be able to say in a meeting.
Apparently Tanya and I fit the blank spaces when asked, what genres do you love?
And so thats why were here tonight, and Im so grateful.
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Tanya echoed her husbands gratitude and said, Its historic.
Tanya also feels a special connection to the Carter legacy.
I was a kid, but I remember.
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Leavell also returned to the stage to play with several other acts.
“This is an incredible honor for me,” Church told the audience.
“When I got the call to participate in President Carter’s 100th birthday, I jumped at it.
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Happy birthday, Jimmy Carter!
