Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood lent their voices to honor their late friend Jimmy Carter. On Thursday, the country star couple sang a touching rendition of John Lennon’s “Imagine” at the former president’s funeral,
The country singers played a rendition of "Imagine" by John Lennon, a reprise from their tribute to Rosalynn Carter at her funeral in 2023. As Brooks, 62, played the acoustic guitar, he harmonized with wife Yearwood, 60, while the funeral's choir provided background vocals on the song, one of the late president's favorites.
Jimmy Carter was prescient on a host of issues, but at his funeral were reminders that the future looks different than he might have envisioned it.
Country music stars Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood sang their arrangement of John Lennon’s “Imagine,” which they also sang at Rosalynn Carter’s Atlanta funeral in 2023. The lyrics, as highlighted by The Associated Press, certainly hit home:
Country music stars Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood performed John Lennon’s “Imagine” at Jimmy Carter’s funeral, a song requested before his death.
Country powerhouse duo Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood gave former President Jimmy Carter a touching send-off.
As often is the case with the funerals of former politicians, the reverence and respect on display among attendees supersedes their partisan differences.
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood honored former President Jimmy Carter with a performance of John Lennon's 'Imagine' during the national funeral.
Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks performed "Imagine" at former President Jimmy Carter's funeral, which was not taken well by some Christian conservatives on social media.
Garth Brooks just started singing “Imagine” (“Imagine there’s no Heaven…”) at Jimmy Carter’s memorial service. In the National Cathedral. A service, mind you, that started with the invocation of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and a prayer that He might receive Carter among His saints.
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