In January 1977, there was a special concert held at the Kennedy Center before President Jimmy Carter‘s inauguration ... of the show concluded with Aretha Franklin leading the entire audience ...

Jimmy Carter, the former US president who died on December 29 at age 100, was a lifelong music fan, inspired and deeply moved by his era’s rockers, gospel singers and country songwriters ...

Aretha Franklin was an American singer and songwriter ... to sing at the inauguration of three U.S. presidents, including Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. In 1987, Franklin became ...

Aretha Franklin sang “God Bless America” at ... but the relationship was never mercenary or calculated. Jimmy Carter was a Southerner who grew up relatively privileged in an era of deep ...

Jan. 3, 1987, marked a monumental moment in music history. On this day, Aretha Franklin — known around the world as the “Queen of Soul” — became the first woman ...

Jimmy Carter grew up listening to gospel music ... said that America was “busy being born,” the Times reported. Aretha Franklin made her first appearance at a presidential inaugural when ...