Country music stars Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood paid tribute to former President Jimmy Carter with a moving performance of 'Imagine' at his national funeral service. The couple, who previously sang the song at Carter's late wife Rosalynn Carter's tribute, harmonized on the iconic John Lennon ballad in front of President Joe Biden, former presidents, and the Carter family.
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood performed a rendition of ' Imagine ' during a moving moment at the national funeral service for former President Jimmy Carter at the Washington National Cathedral on Jan. 9. The married country music stars donned black ensembles to perform the John Lennon -penned ballad, which they previously sang at the tribute service for Carter's late wife, former first lady Rosalynn Carter , in November 2023.
Jimmy Carter died Dec. 29 at his Plains, Georgia, home at age 100 after nearly two years in hospice care. His wife of of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter, died at home on Nov. 19, 2023. The late couple's love story has served as an inspiration to admirers. The Carters, who shared four children, were the longest-married couple in presidential history. Brooks and Yearwood previously told The Associated Press that they came to know the Carters while doing volunteer work for Habitat for Humanity.
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