Musicians honor John McCain in tributes, social media

By The Lasso | August 28, 2018 at 9:41 am
UPDATED: August 28, 2018 at 10:07 am

Brad Paisley performs during his Weekend Worrior World Tour at the Allstate Arena on Saturday, Feb 24, 2018, in Rosemont, IL. (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP)

The music entertainment world and politics joined together to honor Sen. John McCain, who passed away Saturday at the age of 81 due to brain cancer.

Country star Brad Paisley took a moment to pay his respects to the former Arizona senator at a concert in Virginia after performing his popular song, “When I Get Where I’m Going.”

Paisley displayed a photo of McCain onto a jumbo screen as fans joined in and captured video of the singer’s tribute and posted on social media.

@BradPaisley honoring @SenJohnMcCain at #jiffylubelice tonight cc: @WMZQ @MeghanMcCain @Doctrine_Man @jaketapper pic.twitter.com/E6NwnCiRej

— Tiny Dancer (@Kudzu81) August 26, 2018

Brad Paisley tribute to John McCain 8/25 @BradPaisley #JohnMcCain pic.twitter.com/X6jrXOml9U

— SJames (@sarahbjames) August 27, 2018

The three-time Grammy Award winner took to Twitter to thank the senator in a thoughtful message, posting photos from the night of that show.

We lost an American hero today. Thank you for your service to our country, and your bravery, Sen. McCain. #JohnMcCain pic.twitter.com/qFyh03ofpi

— Brad Paisley (@BradPaisley) August 26, 2018

Other artists who honored McCain via social media included country singers Tim McGraw and Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum.

A true American Hero and patriot. We may not have agreed on everything but he’s a better man than I could hope to be. Such a needed voice right now. His voice still rings. #JohnMccain

A post shared by Tim McGraw (@thetimmcgraw) on Aug 25, 2018 at 6:24pm PDT

Prayers for the McCain family and all who love him.💔🇺🇸 https://t.co/2eMisBQlxw

— Hillary Scott (@HillaryScottLA) August 26, 2018

Legendary songwriter and musician Stevie Wonder received the news about McCain during his concert in Atlantic City and dedicated a song honoring the senator. The 68-year-old singer covered Billy Joel’s “Just the Way You Are.”

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