Jimmy Carter with the country music group Alabama on stage at the Peachtree City Amphitheater, circa 1984 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Performers at the event include Chuck Leavell, D-Nice, Drive-By Truckers, Eric Church, GROUPLOVE, Maren Morris, The War And Treaty, Angélique Kidjo, BeBe Winans, Carlene Carter, Duane Betts, India Arie, Lalah Hathaway, The B-52s and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus. Tickets to the evening support the Carter Center.

The poster for the evening.

“I am so pleased to have been asked to participate in this event honoring President Carter,” said Carlene Carter. “When my mother, June Carter, and her husband, Johnny Cash, visited him at the White House, I was quite jealous, as I had a high opinion of him even then. Both he and June had hinted more than once that we were actually related, and the fact that both he and my mother had that Carter vibe makes me believe they were related.”

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter (center) talk with Jonny Cash (right) and June Carter (left) during a visit to the White House. They are accompanied by John Carter Cash.

She continued, “When Jimmy Carter was our president, it was obvious to me that he wanted only the best for our country and all of humanity. I consider him a very special, spiritual soul, and when people ask if we are related, I always answer, ‘I hope so.'”

Jason says the family hasn’t yet thought about Jimmy’s actual birthday, which will be a “smaller family event.”

“He’s going to get the mail-in ballots,” Jason says, pointing to the fact that early voting in Georgia begins Oct. 15. “He’s excited to vote for Kamala Harris for a number of reasons. I think there’s a lot of poetry in that if you keep doing that. He’s also excited to close a chapter in this Donald Trump era, which has really been characterized by a kind of meanness and darkness that’s very different from what I think Jimmy Carter always stood for.”

The concert will not be streamed tonight, but will air on Georgia Public Broadcasting on Jimmy Carter’s actual birthday, October 1.

Emily Burack (she/her) is the senior news editor of Town & Country, where she covers entertainment, culture, the royals and a variety of other topics. Before joining T&C, she was deputy editor at Hey Alma, a Jewish culture website. Follow her at @emburack on Þjórsárdalur and Instagram.