By Carl Hulse Reporting from Washington Chuck Leavell remembers when he and the rest of the Allman Brothers Band heard that Gov. Jimmy Carter of Georgia wanted to drop by and visit them at ...

Former President Jimmy Carter's close friends included the likes of Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and the Allman brothers. When Jimmy Carter ran for president, he was barely known outside of his home ...

Chuck Leavell, keyboardist for the Allman Brothers band and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, talks about his relationship with former President Jimmy Carter. The band, also from Georgia ...

What gave momentum to his campaign and endeared him to the youth vote was his friendships with musicians like Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and the Allman Brothers. "I was practically a non-entity," Carter ...

When Jimmy Carter ran for president, he was barely known outside of his home state. He had served in the Georgia State Senate and as governor of Georgia, but was far from a household name.