(NewsNation) — Ahead of former President Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday celebration on Sept. 17, The Carter Center announced a second list of artists who will be joining the lineup.
Carter will be honored ahead of his 100th birthday with a musical gala at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta.
The Sept. 17 event — “Jimmy Carter 100: A Celebration in Song” — will feature musicians from a range of genres and celebrity guests. Carter’s birthday is Oct. 1.
Artists include Chuck Leavell, D-Nice, Drive-By Truckers, Eric Church, GROUPLOVE, Maren Morris and The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus. Notable guests include former Atlanta Braves star Dale Murphy, Atlanta rap artist Killer Mike and actor Sean Penn.
Additional artists announced on Friday include Angélique Kidjo, BeBe Winans, Carlene Carter, Duane Betts, India Arie, Lalah Hathaway and The B-52s. Actress Renée Zellweger will also join the crew in celebrating Carter.
“I couldn’t be more delighted to have been asked to take part in this event honoring President Carter,” Carlene Carter said. “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.”
The 39th president, who served from 1977 to 1981, remains at his home in Plains, Georgia, where he has been receiving hospice care since February 2023. He was last seen publicly at funeral services for former first lady Rosalynn Carter, who died in November. But those close to him say he remains in good spirits, sometimes receiving visitors, regularly watching Braves games on television and still enjoying music.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.