Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood honored late President Jimmy Carter at his funeral on Thursday (January 9) by performing a touching cover of John Lennon’s “Imagine,” one of Carter’s favorite songs. The duo also performed that song at Rosalynn Carter’s funeral in 2023. The two country stars were longtime friends of the Carters, having first met the former President and his wife years ago during a Habitat for Humanity building project. Back in October of 2024, Brooks and Yearwood celebrated the former president’s 100th birthday in St. Paul, Minnesota by taking part in the 2024 Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Week Project. “He definitely wants to know that we’re working and this is why we’re here. He has a legacy of service and he never stopped serving,” Yearwood told People at the time. “He’s not physically standing here building, swinging a hammer, but we feel his presence and Ms. Rosalynn’s presence strongly. We’re just two volunteers, but everybody who’s on this site feels that responsibility to make them proud.” (People)