Former President Jimmy Carter, 100, makes Grammys history as the oldest person ever nominated

Former President Jimmy Carter has made history, once again, this time as the oldest person ever   nominated for a Grammy .  The 39th Preside...

Former President Jimmy Carter has made history, once again, this time as the oldest person ever nominated for a Grammy. 

The 39th President of the United States, turned 100 on October 1 and received his Grammy nomination on Friday, November 8, just days after his candidate of choice, Kamala Harris, lost the presidential election to former President 

Donald Trump. 

Carter has defied the odds, receiving hospice care for nearly two years after surviving brain cancer, liver cancer and brain surgery.

After leaving the White House in 1981, the former president continued his life of service, founding The Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter Work Project with his late wife in conjunction with Habitat for Humanity.

The couple and their foundation has helped thousands of people move into safe and affordable shelter in 14 countries.

Former President Jimmy Carter, 100, has made history as the oldest person ever nominated for a  Grammy award  (Pictured in Plains, GA in August 2015)

During that time, Carter, a devout Christian, was also a popular Sunday School teacher at his hometown of Plains, GA. 

He continued the practice through 2020 when the Covid pandemic made it unsafe for him to meet with the 450 or so people who would regularly fills the pews to listen to him speak, many who had waited in an overnight line to attend. 

The album is a compilation of Carter's final Sunday school lessons at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia where he was a popular teacher for decades.

Topics include: Finding Faith, Prayer with Purpose, Freedom to Live and more. 

Each of the lessons is accompanied by an acclaimed musician, including Jon Batiste, Keb Mo, Leann Rimes and Darius Rucker.

The result was a Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording nomination, his 10th.

'What an honor!" the Carter Foundation wrote on X (formerly Twitter) in reaction to the news.  

'Jimmy Carter’s legacy of kindness and dedication to humanity will endure, reminding us all of the impact one person’s love can have on the world,' said Leann Rimes in a press release according to WSB TV.  

Carter received a Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording nomination for his album Last Sundays in Plains, a compilation of his final Sunday School lessons. The teaching are accompanied with music from several musical artists

The former president and his late wife founded he Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter Work Project with his late wife in conjunction with Habitat for Humanity building homes for thousands of people around the world   (Pictured in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in November 2012)

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