(NewsNation) — Former Allman Brothers Band member Chuck Leavell ... He described first meeting Jimmy Carter in 1973 when the ...

James Earl “Jimmy” Carter Jr., the 39th president ... He was especially close with Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, and the Allman Brothers. Carter’s genuine passion for music provided him an ...

“Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President,” which chronicles the political support Carter received from musician friends such as ...

Jimmy Carter is celebrating his 100th birthday ... Members of the Carter family and prominent musical artists including former Allman Brothers Band member Chuck Leavell, gospel star BeBe Winans ...

"Back when Jimmy Carter was running for president, the Allman Brothers played concerts for his campaign because we believed in his vision for hope and change for America." "We could never have ...

Jimmy Carter grew up in the segregated South during ... When his longshot bid for the presidency was running out of money, the Allman Brothers Band did a benefit concert that not only raised ...

noting Jimmy Carter's long-time appreciation of artists such as the Allman Brothers, Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson.

In the days leading up to Jimmy Carter’s centennial birthday ... regional-turned-national celebrities, including the Allman Brothers, Willie Nelson, and Atlanta Braves home-run king Hank Aaron ...

After the presidency, Jimmy Carter dedicated his life to building ... including with the Allman Brothers, Willie Nelson, the Marshall Tucker Band, and Johnny and June Carter Cash.