Music Notes
Experience the musical talents of America’s Got Talent (AGT) Season 14 Winner and Golden Buzzer recipient Kodi Lee as he takes the stage for his first performance in the Southeast on February 29, 2024.
Beginning at 7 p.m., Disability Rights & Resources (DRR) is bringing Lee to Birmingham for an evening full of music and inspiration. DRR is a community-supported, 501(c)(3) dedicated to empowering people with disabilities to fully participate in the community. The organization encourages people with disabilities to support one another in reaching their own independent living goals. Proceeds from the Kodi Lee show will help DRR establish the organization’s first fully ADA-equipped Next Step Resource Center.
Lee is a 26-year-old musical prodigious savant – one of only around 25 in the world. With over 432 million views and counting online, his Golden Buzzer performance became the most viral audition in AGT history, leading him to win the entire season. Lee’s incredible talent and inspirational journey serve as a powerful reminder that disabilities don’t have to be barriers to achieving one’s dreams. Since he was a very young child, music has been a huge part of Lee’s life.
His passion and love for music and performing has only grown stronger through the years, shaping him into the person he is today. Lee is also blind and autistic, which has presented many other challenges in life. But it has never held him back from his dreams, playing the piano, singing and performing in front of thousands of fans. Being a prodigious savant has given him a photographic memory with music. His range of music is endless, ranging from R&B, soul, hip hop, rock and roll, pop, country, oldies, alternative and classical.
“Kodi Lee’s heartwarming story and remarkable music talent have captured the hearts of people worldwide, and his performance at Boutwell Auditorium is sure to be an unforgettable celebration of resilience and determination,” said DRR Chief Executive Officer John Roper. “We are excited to see what Kodi does for our community outreach and our Next Step Resource Center! We believe independent living is based upon great peer relationships and principles of integration, consumer control, cross-disability and equal access…” The purpose of the Resource Center is to show the capabilities of a home that supports independent living. DRR aims to encourage and foster the hope for the future of people with disabilities to be able to live independently. To learn more and buy tickets to A Musical Evening with Kodi Lee, visit www.drradvocates.org/kodi-lee-live. †
