Carrie Underwood has been tapped to perform on the Emmys Sunday as part of the Television Academy’s tribute to 1963. The Academy will focus on two key events: the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in November 1963 and The Beatles’ first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964.
Don Cheadle, a six-time Emmy nominee, will introduce the segment. First, it will focus on how television covered the assassination on Nov. 22, 1963. Then, it will move ahead to The Beatles, who performed on Ed Sullivan just 80 days after that tragic event on Feb. 9, 1964.
After Cheadle, Underwood will take the stage.
“To have an opportunity to look back at a time that represented television's finest hour in a program that celebrates so many of this year's achievements is what makes the Emmys special,” Executive Producer Ken Ehrlich stated. “We are certain that viewers will enjoy this special tribute."
The Emmys will also feature a Liberace tribute from Elton John, since Behind The Candelabra stars Michael Douglas and Matt Damon are presenting awards.
The TV Academy previously announced a special tribute to TV giants we lost this year, including James Gandolfini, Cory Monteith, Jean Stapleton and Family Ties creator Gary David Goldberg.
The Emmys air Sunday on CBS. Neil Patrick Harris is hosting the ceremony.
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