At the moment’s cats and dogs are raining all over Tom Lee Park. But it’s expected to last only another 20 minutes or so and Diane Hampton, Memphis in May spokesman, says the day’s Sunset Symphony events will continue as planned. So come on out but forget the white shoes.

There’s another act just announced for the Sunset Symphony lineup.

The Four Tops and the Memphis Symphony Orchestra are headlining, of course, but Memphis in May just confirmed that the guy known for last year’s accompaniment of Patti Page on her re-recording of her 1950 hit “Tennessee Waltz” will perform. You may actually know him better as the senior senator from Tennessee, former governor, former U.S. Secretary of Education and guy who likes flannel shirts, Lamar Alexander.

He last tickled the ivories at the sunset event in 1982 when he was governor. He may have been too busy to add much material to his rep since he’s doing an encore of the medley of Memphis music he did back then.

But that’s OK. Any politician who can be associated with the Tennessee Waltz and come out looking good is going to be a crowd pleaser.