Gary Clark Jr. to Perform on NIGHT THAT CHANGED AMERICA: GRAMMY SALUTE TO THE BEATLES

Newly minted Grammy® Award-winning artist Gary Clark Jr. will appear on "The Night That Changed America: A GRAMMY® Salute To The Beatles"- a two-hour special that celebrates the group's legacy and the 50th "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" anniversary of their first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show." Clark will perform the George Harrison-penned classic with The Eagles' Joe Walsh and Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl.

The show will be broadcast in HDTV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS on Sunday, Feb. 9, from 8 - 10 p.m. ET/PT - exactly 50 years to the day, date, and time of the original event.

The Austin-born singer, songwriter, and guitarist was awarded his first Grammy®, for "Best Traditional R&B Performance" for "Please Come Home,"on January 26th. The song appears on Clark's debut album for Warner Bros. Records, Blak And Blu. Catch him making his fifth appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman, performing "You Saved Me," on February 17th.

Clark hits the road this week with Kings Of Leon for a winter arena tour. Dates are listed below:

02/05 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena

02/07 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena

02/09 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center

02/11 Auburn Hills, MI The Palace Of Auburn Hills

02/14 New York, NY Madison Square Garden Arena

02/15 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena

02/18 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center

02/19 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center

02/21 Washington, DC Verizon Center

02/23 London, ON Budweiser Gardens

02/24 Montreal, Quebec Bell Centre

02/26 Toronto, Ontario Air Canada Centre

02/28 Boston, MA TD Garden

03/05 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center

03/06 Minneapolis, MN Target Center

03/08 Chicago, IL United Center

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