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Jelly Roll knows that music can bring people together from all walks of life, and they proved it on Saturday night.
The country artist who overcame a troubled past headlined for a few hundred lucky guests on behalf of SiriusXM, live from the Stephen Talkhouse in the Hamptons on Saturday night. Jelly Roll, whose full name is Jason Bradley DeFord, mingled with the stars who flocked to see his show, including Howard Stern, Bradley Cooper, Jon Hamm and Jimmy Fallon.
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Country singer Jelly Roll performed an intimate but star-studded show in the Hamptons on Saturday. (Cindy Ord)
The “Son of a Sinner” singer was introduced onstage by SmartLess hosts Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes, who sat down for a live podcast taping with Howard Stern before the show.
“I never would have thought my fat white trash ass would be in the Hamptons,” Jelly Roll told the audience, according to Page Six. “It's an amazing scene.”
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She performed a few of her hits, including “I'm Not OK” and “Need a Favor,” before performing a couple of covers, including “Good Riddance,” “Friends in Low Places” and “(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay.”
Jimmy Fallon, Jon Hamm and Bradley Cooper came to see Jelly Roll perform in the Hamptons. (Getty Images)
Jelly Roll never imagined he'd be playing in the Hamptons. (Cindy Ord)
During the show, Jelly Roll spotted Howard Stern and his wife, Beth Stern, in the crowd and gave them a special shout-out.
He said being on Stern's show was “one of the coolest things in my life. I can cross it off my bucket list. It was fucking amazing!”
Jelly Roll added: “Like everyone else my age, I've seen [Stern’s 1997 biopic] “Private Parts” about a thousand times. I think it's the best of all time… I love you. Thank you for your time and energy always.”
The “Wild Ones” singer appeared on Stern's talk show in June, where he discussed his history in the prison system, dealing drugs and cried thinking about the Bette Midler song his mother requested be played at his funeral.
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“By the way, I love this story too,” Stern told Jelly Roll. “That song, 'Save Me,' was inspired by the Bette Midler song, 'The Rose,' because you and your mom used to listen to it all the time.”
Howard Stern joined the hosts of the SmartLess podcast (Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes) before they hosted Jelly Roll. (Getty Images)
Stern asked if Jelly Roll had ever met Midler, to which he replied, “Oh, God, no. If I met her or James Taylor, I'd cry right away.”
“This is a beautiful song, 'The Rose,'” Stern said.
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“My mother would play it. You have to remember that she was a very dark woman at the time. She would say, 'Play it at my funeral,'” Jelly Roll recalls. “She would sit at the kitchen table… I still get emotional listening to it. And she would smoke a few cigarettes and say, 'Remember to play it when I die.'”
Jon Hamm joined famed Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith at the star-studded event. (Getty Images)
She added: “The first tattoo I got was a rose on my back with her name.”
“How does a mother say to her son, 'Please play this at my funeral'?” Howard asked.
“That's coming from a woman who didn't think she was going to live, and I know how that feels,” Jelly Roll said. “I know how it feels to think you're not going to live.”
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