Jimmy Carter to Have Star-Studded 100th Birthday Concert [Video]

The Carter Center has big plans for Jimmy Carter‘s 100th birthday this fall.

On Thursday, Aug. 1, the Carter Center announced “Jimmy Carter 100: A Celebration in Song,” sponsored by Delta Air Lines. The event will take place on Sept. 17 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, two weeks before Carter’s actual birthday on Oct. 1.

Prominent artists are set to perform special tributes as guests celebrate the former president’s “legacy of service to humanity,” per the release.

The lineup of performers includes Chuck Leavell, D-Nice, Drive-By Truckers, Eric Church, GROUPLOVE, Maren Morris, The War And Treaty and The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus.

Emmy award-winner Rickey Minor will be the musical director for the show, which will feature appearances by celebrity guests including Dale Murphy, Killer Mike and Sean Penn. 

A flyer shared on the Carter Center website includes one of Carter’s quotes on music: …