Morgan Freemans joins Al Green on stage at Blues Club

Fans at Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale, Mississippi got a big surprise when the actor… Morgan Freeman Join Al Green on stage during his New Year’s Eve performance.

Freeman and Green sang a duet of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee’s 1971 classic “Let’s Stay Together,” and the Crown joined in on the fun.

Morgan Freeman is said to be the co-owner of the Blues club.

Ground Zero Blues Club’s Instagram account shared a video of an Al Green-Morgan Freeman performance on December 31 with the caption “Morgan Freeman & Al Green LADIES and GENTLEMEN!”

The video showed Freeman wearing a cream turtleneck with a dark double-breasted jacket on stage singing “Let’s Stay Together” with the legendary Green, who wore a green jacket with black lapels along with a white button-up shirt.

Green asked the audience to join in as he and Freeman sang, “I am | I love you so much | Whatever you want to do | It’s okay with me | Because you make me feel so new | And I want to spend my life with you.”

Freeman sang a solo for the second verse. “Let me say that since then, baby | Since we’ve been together | Oh, love you forever | is what I need,” the 87-year-old movie star even chimed in, prompting a quick nod from Green and applause for the “Million” actor Dollar Baby” before continuing the song.

Freeman also celebrated the New Year’s Eve performance with a social media post.

the “LionessThe actor shared snapshots of the duo on Xofficially posted on Twitter, with the caption: “We kicked in the new year with Al Green and Kingfish at Ground Zero last night. Happy New Year everyone!”

Fans praised the video in the comments section, wishing the “The Shawshank Redemption” star a Happy New Year in return.

“I need more of this in my life and less petty bickering. Happy New Year Mr. Freeman. May your blessings be abundant in 2025,” one fan wrote.

Another replied: “Happy New Year sir!”

“Now this is a JAM session,” added one User “Sorry we missed that, Morgan!”

CNN correspondent Omar Jimenez was at the Mississippi juke party during the show, and captured video of the performance from another angel.

Jimenez shared the video with him X Followed with a comment suggesting that singing with Green was a “dream come true” for the Oscar winner.

The post was captioned: “Morgan Freeman took the stage to make his dream come true.” He said he was going to sing with Al Green.”

“This made me happy, two legends enjoying life,” one X user replied. Another user added: “Two legends on stage, I would love to see them.”

One of them pointed out: “He looks like a kid there… Do you see that smile? I would love to see it! I’m happy for him.”

Freeman opened Ground Zero Blues Club in 2001.

The “Glory” star opened the Blues Club with partners Eric Mayer, Howard Stovall and the late Bill Luckett. Their goal was to open an institution that celebrated Mississippi’s blues heritage.

In addition to his club, Freeman remains a very busy actor. He is currently starring in two films. Thriller “Gunner” and dramatic drama “My Dead Friend Zoe”.

He will also appear in the upcoming movie “Now You See Me 3”.

Freeman also stars in the Paramount+ TV series “Special Ops: Lioness” with the actresses Zoe Saldana and Nicole Kidman.

The action series is another show from “Yellowstone” creator Taylor Sheridan. The show is based on the CIA and features Freeman in the role of United States Secretary of State Edwin Mullins.

The show began its second season in October, and the series is as popular as Sheridan’s other shows for Paramount. Sheridan told Freeman that he wrote the role with the actor in mind when he approached the star.

“He chose me to play the role that he wrote,” Freeman said during an interview with the BBC. TVInsider. “It’s as if he’s saying to me, ‘I wrote this for you,’ which is fun in itself.”