Leslie Jordan, one of America’s most-beloved comedians, passed away in October, when his car crashed into a building in Hollywood, after it is believed he suffered a medical episode that resulted in the crash. Now the multi-talented entertainer, who was also an actor and singer, is being honored with a show, Reportin’ For Duty: A Tribute To Leslie Jordan, held at the Grand Ole Opry on February 19.
Brothers Osborne, Maren Morris, Ashley McBryde, Jelly Roll, Eddie Vedder, Brittney Spencer, Billy Strings, Lukas Nelson Jake Wesley Rogers, Fancy Hagood, Danny Myrick and Travis Howard will perform musical tributes to Jordan during the show. Other celebrities will also appear to honor Jordan, including Jim Parsons, Anthony Mason, Mayim Bialik, Cheyenne Jackson, Max Greenfield, Margaret Cho, Robyn Schall and Leanne Morgan.
The house band will feature an all-star list of players, including three ACM Instrumentalist of the Year winners, who all performed on Jordan’s 2021 debut album Company’s Comin’.
Jordan was starring in the Call Me Kat with Bialik when he passed away. He was honored during the winter premiere with a tribute by Dolly Parton, who sang “Where the Soul Never Dies” with Jordan on Company’s Comin‘.
“Usually at a memorial, people talk about somebody. Well, I’m going to talk to you, because there is that place on the other side, and I’m certainly going to see you there, little brother,” Parton said (via EW.com). “You left a lot of people here with a lot of precious, precious memories. Everybody loved you, but I doubt many of them loved you more than I did.”
“I just want you to know that we all love you, we all miss you, and I bet you’re having a big laugh over all of us being sad and sorrowful,” she continued. “And I know that would be the last thing you would want us to be. You made us happy while you were here, and we’re happy that you’re at peace. I just want you to know that I will always love you. Goodbye, my sweet Leslie. See you over there.”
Tickets for Reportin’ for Duty: A Tribute to Leslie Jordan will be available on Friday, January 13, at 10:00 AM CT, with pre-sale tickets available on Thursday, January 12, at 10:00 AM CT. Proceeds from the event will benefit the EB Research Partnership, which is the largest global organization dedicated to funding research to treat and cure Epidermolysis Bullosa, a rare condition that causes fragile, blistering skin.
Tickets can be found here.