Morgan Freeman and Al Green stun bargoers with soulful duet of ‘Let’s Stay Together’ on New Year’s Eve

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a duet of Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together” with none other than Green himself.The duo sang the 1972 R&B classic at Freeman’s Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale, Mississippi, on New Year’s Eve.

The club posted a video of the performance on Instagram, captioning the clip, “Morgan Freeman & Al Green LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!”Green, 78, commented on the post with a party popper emoji.

Freeman, 87, also shared about the evening on social, posting two photos from the evening on X (formerly known as Twitter). “We ushered in the New Year with Al Green and Kingfish at Ground Zero last night,” the star wrote. “Happy New Year, everyone!”CNN reporter Omar Jimenez was at the Oscar winner’s blues bar and caught the unexpected performance.“Morgan Freeman got on stage to make his ‘dream come true.’ He said it was to sing with Al Green,” Jimenez captioned a clip of Freeman and Green’s duet.

Jimenez also interviewed Freeman live on CNN during the New Year’s Eve broadcast.Asked about the club’s origins, Freeman explained that he decided to create the bar after visiting Clarksdale and finding there were not many blues venues in town.