When Jimmy Carter Sang 'Amazing Grace' A Final Time, w Rosalyn, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson [View all]

"Remember When: Former President Jimmy Carter Sang 'Amazing Grace' One Final Time, Alongside Wife Rosalyn, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson", American Songwriter, Oct. 3, 24.
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During his term as the 39th president (1977-1981), Jimmy Carter often had a revolving door of rock stars and country outlaws coming in and out of the White House, from Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Allman Brothers, Waylon Jennings, and more in the heyday of Southern rock and the outlaw country movement.

At the time, Carter faced criticism for having musician friends. “There are some people that didn’t like my being deeply involved with Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan and disreputable rock and rollers, but I didn’t care about that because I was doing what I really believed,” said Carter in the 2020 Mary Warton documentary Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President. “And the response from the followers of those musicians was much more influential than a few people that thought being associated with rock and roll and radical people was inappropriate for a president.”

Carter also built a lifelong friendship with Willie Nelson. He later revealed that Nelson, who once smoked pot with Carter’s son James Earl “Chip” Carter on the White House roof in 1980, helped him during the later days of his administration.

I would play Willie Nelson music primarily,” said Carter, “so I could think about my problems and say a few prayers.”

'Amazing Grace,' Chastain Park, Atlanta, Georgia, May 20, 2016.

Nelson and Kristofferson introduced the Carters, who were applauded by the 7,000 fans in attendance. Then, Carter, who was approaching 92, and Rosalyn joined Nelson and Kristofferson for one last tender rendition of “Amazing Grace.” When it was all over, the quartet received a standing ovation, and the Carters shook the hands of everyone in the band before leaving the stage.

The performance marked the former president’s final appearance on stage with Nelson...


Movie, official trailer, "Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President," 2020.

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