Eddie Vedder, Jim Parsons, Tanya Tucker and More Honor Leslie Jordan at Benefit Show: 'He Was Extraordinary'

More than 25 performers and special guests celebrate the life of the beloved character actor during the epic Nashville show. "Reportin' for duty" was a favorite Leslie Jordan catchphrase, and a legion of his friends and admirers took it to heart on Sunday night, showing up at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House to pay homage to the beloved character actor who died, at age 67, last October. "Leslie was a bow-tie-loving Southern boy whose his biggest accomplishment was being unapologetically himself," the show's host, comedian Leanne Morgan, said, kicking off the tribute event, "and I'm sure that he's all smiles knowing that he's brought together the most eclectic group of people to ever grace the Opry stage."

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