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Jimmy Carter’s Rock Star Friendships, From Bob Dylan to Willie Nelson
When you think about Jimmy Carter, rock ’n’ roll might not be the first thing that comes to mind. But the 39th President of the United States was a big music fan, used it as a way to connect with voters, and was personal friends with several musicians, including Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, and Bono.
From Willie Nelson smoking pot on the White House roof to Gregg Allman mistaking Carter for a shirtless “bum” during their first introduction, below are just a few of the stories from Jimmy Carter’s friendships with some of rock music’s most recognizable names.
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan and Jimmy Carter at the 25th anniversary MusiCares Person Of The Year Gala on February 6, 2015
While Carter was serving as Georgia governor, his adult sons were living with him and regularly played Bob Dylan music in the mansion’s halls. Carter had already been a Dylan fan, and he and his sons grew closer together through his music, according to the documentary Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President.
In 1974, the Carter family attended a Dylan concert in Atlanta and invited the iconoclastic musician to the governor’s mansion for a post-concert party. Carter described Dylan as “painfully timid,” and even Dylan said he
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