Trump, Lee Greenwood and Carrie Underwood
President-elect Donald Trump will have one of the biggest names in country music performing at his swearing-in ceremony.
God Bless the U.S.A.” singer Lee Greenwood said his friend and fellow inauguration performer Carrie Underwood will “do a great job” on Monday despite the hate she’s been receiving. “I pity those people that think they have to reach out to a star like her and run some negativity past her when all you have to do is say,
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Lee Greenwood will be performing before Carrie Underwood takes the stage at President-elect Donald Trump's Inauguration on Monday
Greenwood also detailed his plans to participate in the celebrations of President-elect Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 election, including the inauguration.
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In addition to DeGraw, Carrie Underwood, Lee Greenwood, Kid Rock, Billy Ray Cyrus, the Village People, Jason Aldean and Rascal Flatts, among others, are set to perform at various Washington, D.C., venues.
Lee Greenwood, set to perform at Trump’s inauguration, praises the president-elect as an "American patriot" and reflects on their years of friendship.
Lee Greenwood announced that he was retiring from the road in a podcast interview in November of 2023. The 81-year-old country legend says health concerns including two titanium knees and a titanium cage in his back factored into his decision, as well as his two sons being in college.
Greenwood is one of several artists performing at Trump's inauguration and is planning to perform at "as many events as I can" celebrating Trump's win.