Jimmy Carter wins posthumous Grammy, sets record for category

Former President Jimmy Carter has won a posthumous Grammy.

Carter, who died successful December astatine the property of 100, was nominated astatine the 2025 ceremonial successful the audiobook, narration, and storytelling signaling class for "Last Sundays successful Plains: A Centennial Celebration," recordings from his last Sunday schoolhouse lessons delivered astatine Maranatha Baptist Church successful Georgia.

Musicians Darius Rucker, Lee Ann Rimes and Jon Batiste are besides featured connected the album, made up of 10 tracks of people songs and Sunday schoolhouse lessons from Carter. 

Former President Jimmy Carter won a posthumous Grammy for his audiobook narration for "Last Sundays successful Plains: A Centennial Celebration." (Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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This makes for Carter's 4th Grammy to his name, mounting the grounds for the class and breaking his erstwhile necktie with Maya Angelou.

He's antecedently won Grammy Awards successful the aforesaid category for "Faith: A Journey For All" successful 2019, "A Full Life: Reflections astatine Ninety" successful 2016 and "Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis" successful 2007. The 39th president has, successful total, been nominated for a Grammy 9 times.

If helium had won earlier his passing, Carter would person been the oldest Grammy Award victor successful history.

Kabir Sehgal, left, and President Carter's grandson, Jason Carter, accepted the grant for champion audiobook, narration, and storytelling signaling for "Last Sundays successful Plains: A Centennial Celebration" during the 67th yearly Grammy Awards connected Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, successful Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

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Jason Carter, Jimmy Carter’s grandson who present chairs The Carter Center governing board, received the grant connected his behalf with Kabir Sehgal, who handled instrumental arrangements for the album.

"Having his words captured successful this mode for my household and for the satellite is genuinely remarkable," helium said successful an acceptance speech. "Thank you to the academy." 

The erstwhile president bushed retired Barbra Streisand, George Clinton, Dolly Parton and shaper Guy Oldfield.

Carter was successful bureau from 1977 to 1981. Post-presidency, helium continued to absorption connected nationalist service, predominantly done his enactment with Habitat for Humanity.

Carter served from 1977 to 1981. (Diana Walker/Getty Images)

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He died connected Dec. 29, 2024, and was survived by his children, Jack, Chip, Jeff and Amy, 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. He was preceded successful decease by his woman of 77 years, Rosalynn Smith Carter, who died connected Nov. 19, 2023, and 1 grandchild.

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"My begetter was a hero, not lone to maine but to everyone who believes successful peace, quality rights, and unselfish love," his son, Chip, said. "My brothers, sister, and I shared him with the remainder of the satellite done these communal beliefs. The satellite is our household due to the fact that of the mode helium brought radical together, and we convey you for honoring his representation by continuing to unrecorded these shared beliefs."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.