Pharrell Williams Leads The Choir In Emotional New Kimmel Performance

Pharrell Williams gave an awesome and emotional live efficiency of "Letter To My Godfather" on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night (January 7). He was joined on stage by a choir for a riveting rendition of the song that's really interested in legendary music executive Clarence Avant and appears in his Netflix documentary, The Black Godfather. There wasn't a dry eye in the full building as it played. At least, there wasn't in mine.


Pharrell led the choir with sharp, piercing autotune, nevertheless it wasn't overbearing. He left the soft cooing to the choir, whose "ooo"'s lifted his vocals out of the early phases on top of a pillow of air. Although it was soft and slow, Pharrell managed to inject the show with powerful volts of electricity. The choir elevated its voice and its hands as Pharrell danced across the stage. It ended with one final vocal and clap run with everyone's arms raised to the sky.


The Black Godfather came out last June. It tells the story of Avant's rise to be one of the most legendary music industry executives ever, coming be referred to because the "Godfather of Black Music." The Black Godfather features interviews with former President Barack Obama, Diddy, Snoop Dogg, and more.


Check out Pharrell's striking efficiency of "Letter To My Godfather" up above.