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 ...

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.

“The Allman Brothers helped put me in the White House by raising money when I didn’thave any,” Carter said in the documentary film “Jimmy Carter: Rock and Roll President.”As the then ...

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 ...

“My name is Jimmy Carter and I’m running for president. I’d like to introduce you to my friends, the Allman Brothers.” “Carter had become friends with the Allman Brothers, and he saw it ...

Jimmy Carter grew up in the segregated South during ... When his longshot bid for the presidency was running out of money, the Allman Brothers Band did a benefit concert that not only raised ...

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 ...