A memorial service will be held next month in Manhattan for legendary CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite and Jimmy Buffett, a close friend of Cronkite, will perform:

President Obama has been invited to eulogize Walter Cronkite, the legendary CBS News anchorman, at a memorial service in Manhattan next month, network sources said.

Former President Bill Clinton has accepted an invitation to speak at the service, to be held at Lincoln Center at 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 9.

Also speaking at the service will be Katie Couric, anchor and managing editor of the “CBS Evening News”; Sean McManus, president of CBS News and Sports; and Leslie Moonves, CBS Corp.’s president and chief executive officer.

Performances are scheduled by Jimmy Buffett and Mickey Hart, who was a Grateful Dead drummer.

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Last night Jimmy Buffett appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. He sat down for a short interview and then joined The Roots for a performance of “Margaritaville”.

Buffett mentioned that he commuted to Manhattan yesterday by flying his seaplane from Sag Harbor on Long Island and landing it in the East River.

Fallon and Buffett discussed the new album, entitled “Buffet Hotel” (yes, that’s with one “t”) and said that it will be out in November.

This was Jimmy’s first appearance on “Late Night” since February 2005 when the show was still hosted by Conan O’Brien.

We’ll post the video when it becomes available.

Be sure to tune in or set your DVR’s to watch Jimmy Buffett perform tonight on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Also on the show is actor/comedian Adam Sandler.

Late Night airs on NBC at 12:35 ET / 11:35 CT.

Tips coming in that Jimmy Buffett has made a surprise appearance at The Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett, New York tonight.

Ilo Ferreira was the scheduled performer and the Talkhouse website listed “with a special guest”. The night was a charity event for the Wounded Warriors Project, a cause that Jimmy and Mac McAnally have played benefits for.

Update – TheMusicFile has some details and photos.

[A] surprise was in store for us last night as my friend Katie O’Connell got word late in the day that Buffett would be performing at the tiny and beloved Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett, NY.

Just a few miles down the road from tony East Hampton, “The Talkhouse” is the antithesis of snobbery and just might be one of the last real deals left on the East End of Long Island. I adore the place. On the bill last night was “Ilo Ferriera w/ Special Guest”. Word had obviously spread quickly that the “guest” was JB and by the time we arrived, the place was packed/sold out/nada with Parrotheads pouring out of the windows and a growing crowd in the streets praying for a break.

We were lucky enough to get one of those breaks and were treated to what can only be described as one of those rare nights of music where everyone is instantly your new best friend (and handing a $20 over 3 rows of people to some guy at the bar to buy your next round seems like a perfectly normal thing to do). Sardine can would not be too much of a stretch… but a sardine can that every single person felt blessed to be jammed into.

Turns out Ilo’s a real talent- blending Reggae and Pop with an African flair and enough Buffett meets Jack Johnson to appeal to a very wide audience. The highlights of the night were of course when Jimmy joined Ilo on stage and poured through many of his most beloved hits (Is there one word of “Margaritaville” that someone on the planet doesn’t know?)

Jimmy Buffett will perform on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon this Friday and you could win special seats near the musical stage.

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For those of you that won’t attend the show in person, be sure to watch on Friday night at 12:35 ET / 11:35 CT on NBC.