The B-52s, India Arie, Duane Betts & More Join Lineup For Jimmy Carter’s 100th Birthday Concert

The star-studded lineup for a forthcoming celebration of music-loving former president Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday has been expanded with the addition of The B-52’s, India.Arie, Duane Betts, Lalah Hathaway and several other artists. “Jimmy Carter 100: A Celebration in Song” will be presented by The Carter Center at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre on September 17.

BeBe Winans, Carlene Carter and Angélique Kidjo have also joined a lineup that already included Maren Morris, Eric Church, Chuck Leavell, Drive-By Truckers, D-Nice, Grouplove, The War and Treaty and The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus. Additionally, special appearances will be made by Killer Mike, Atlanta Braves great Dale Murphy and actors Sean Penn and Renée Zellweger. Legendary musician Rickey Minor will serve as the musical director.

Jimmy Carter, who is already the oldest surviving president, turns 100 on October 1, 2024. Carter served as POTUS from 1977 to 1981. The Plains, Georgia native loves music of all stripes with the diverse Celebration in Song lineup representing his eclectic tastes.

“I couldn’t be more delighted to have been asked to take part in this event honoring President Carter,” said Carlene Carter. “When my mother, June Carter, and her husband, Johnny Cash, went to visit him at the White House, I was pretty jealous, as I thought so highly of him even back then. Both he and June had suggested more than once that we were, in fact, kin, and the fact that both he and mom had that Carter ‘sparkle’ makes me think that they were related. When Jimmy Carter was our president, it was evident to me that he only wanted the best for our country and for all humankind. I look at him as a very special, spiritual soul, so when people ask if we’re related, I always respond, ‘I hope so.’”

Tickets are on sale now. Jimmy Carter 100: A Celebration in Song tickets can be purchased via the Fox Theatre website. Proceeds from the concert will benefit The Carter Center and its mission of “continuing Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter’s work to promote peace and improve health around the world.”