The War and Treaty, Charlie Puth honor 'Friends' star Perry at 75th Primetime Emmy Awards

Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean
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Alongside Charlie Puth, Grammy and Country Music Association Award-nominated and Americana Music Association Award-winning tandem The War and Treaty performed onstage during Monday night's 75th Primetime Emmy Awards.

During the In Memoriam event segment, the soulful duo and the Billboard Music Award-winner performed Puth's 2015 hit "See You Again" and the "Friends" theme song.

Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter of The War and The Treaty perform onstage at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Peacock Theater on January 15, 2024, in Los Angeles, California.
Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter of The War and The Treaty perform onstage at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Peacock Theater on January 15, 2024, in Los Angeles, California.

The moment coincided with the segment finishing with recently deceased "Friends" cast member Matthew Perry being featured as the final name in the video tribute.

The "In Memoriam" began with "All In The Family" stars Rob Reiner and Sally Struthers paying tribute to that program's legendary writer, Norman Lear, and other notable television stars who passed away in the past year.

Lear died Dec. 5 at the age of 101. Perry, age 54, died from the effects of ketamine after being found unresponsive in the hot tub of his Los Angeles home.

Tanya Trotter and Michael Trotter Jr. of The War And Treaty attend the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on January 15, 2024, in Los Angeles, California.
Tanya Trotter and Michael Trotter Jr. of The War And Treaty attend the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on January 15, 2024, in Los Angeles, California.

Other creatives memorialized by the moment included Nashville favorite Leslie Jordan, plus Kirstie Alley, Alan Arkin, Bob Barker, John Beasley, Harry Belafonte, Richard Belzer, Stephen "tWitch" Boss, Andre Braugher, Jim Brown, Irene Cara, Angus Cloud, Len Goodman, Ron Cephas Jones, Angela Lansbury, David McCallum, Lance Reddick, Paul Reubens, Richard Roundtree, Tommy Smothers, Suzanne Somers, Barbara Walters, Cindy Williams and Treat Williams.

For the War and Treaty, this appearance is included in a year-long cycle of standout award show and celebration stage appearances including regular Grand Ole Opry program sets, performing at the Academy of Country Music Awards and ACM Honors broadcasts, being showcased on back-to-back CMA Awards and CMA's Country Christmas specials, plus a take on Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald's 1986 hit "On My Own" from CMT's recent "Smashing Glass" special.

In news related to both The War and Treaty and Jordan, the pair will appear alongside Post Malone, Eddie Vedder, The War And Treaty, Jelly Roll, Jake Wesley Rogers and Dan Spencer at Feb. 17's second annual "Reportin' For Duty" benefit concert at Shelbyville, Tennessee's Humble Baron at Nearest Green Distillery.

100% of the proceeds will go towards EB Research Partnership (EBRP), a nonprofit that raises money to cure a rare skin disorder.

The benefit concert tradition began last February when Jordan's friends gathered to pay tribute with an evening of performances in his honor.

To learn more about the benefit concert and EBPR's mission, visit give.ebresearch.org.

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