With longtime friend and collaborator Del Shores serving as host for the evening and Danny Myrick acting as musical director, “Love. Light. Leslie.: Sunday Hymn Singin’ Celebrating Leslie Jordan” promises to be an evening of laughs, tears, sing-alongs, special guest appearances, surprises and memories.
The memorial is set for 5-7 p.m. Nov. 20 at Memorial Auditorium. It is a ticketed event with a suggested donation of $20 with all proceeds going to Cempa Community Care, which provides social service advocacy, care and assistance for those affected by HIV. Tickets, available at tivolichattanooga.com, will go on sale 9 a.m. Wednesday.
“We want it to be uplifting and positive and bring people together,” said Jordan’s manager, Mike Lotus.
Lotus, Shores and Myrick have been working with a host of people close to Jordan including his sister, Jana “Cricket” Jordan, cousins Jeff Davis and his sister Jennifer Davis Ward, city officials and Memorial Auditorium staff via Zoom to plan the event.
Jordan will be buried in a private ceremony for friends and family.