CBS has confirmed the lineup of performers and presenters for this year’s Kennedy Honors ceremony.<\/p>\n
Set to air as a CBS broadcast on December 27 (9-11PM ET\/PT), the 39th Annual Kennedy Center Honors will be hosted by Stephen Colbert. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will be in attendance, while Brian Stokes Mitchell will perform the Star-Spangled Banner.<\/p>\n
Honorees include James Taylor, Al Pacino, Mavis Staples, Martha Argerich, and the Eagles.<\/p>\n
CBS’ roster of tribute speakers and performers follows:<\/p>\n
HONOREE: James Taylor<\/p>\n
Multiple Grammy Award and Emmy Award-winning singer-songwriter and guitarist<\/p>\n
TRIBUTE PRESENTERS\/<\/p>\n
PERFORMERS: President William Jefferson Clinton (Spoken Tribute)<\/p>\n
42nd President of the United States (1993-2001)<\/p>\n
Darius Rucker (Performs \u201cSweet Baby James\u201d\/\u201cCarolina in My Mind\u201d)<\/p>\n
Multiple Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter<\/p>\n
Sheryl Crow (Performs \u201cFire & Rain\u201d\/\u201cYour Smiling Face\u201d)<\/p>\n
Multiple Grammy Award-winning musician<\/p>\n
Yo-Yo Ma (Spoken Tribute)<\/p>\n
Multiple Grammy Award-winning cellist; 2011 Kennedy Center Honoree<\/p>\n
Garth Brooks (Performs \u201cShower the People\u201d)<\/p>\n
Multiple Grammy Award-winning country singer-songwriter<\/p>\n
James Taylor Tribute Cast (Performs \u201cHow Sweet It Is\u201d)<\/p>\n
HONOREE: Al Pacino<\/p>\n
Academy Award, Tony Award, Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning actor, filmmaker and screenwriter<\/p>\n
TRIBUTE PRESENTERS\/<\/p>\n
PERFORMERS: Chris O\u2019Donnell (Spoken Tribute and Tango Performance from \u201cScent of a Woman\u201d with Gabrielle Anwar)<\/p>\n
Golden Globe Award nominated actor<\/p>\n
Bobby Cannavale (Spoken Tribute)<\/p>\n
Emmy Award-winning and Tony Award nominated actor<\/p>\n
Lily Rabe (Performance Tribute)<\/p>\n
Tony Award nominated actress<\/p>\n
Laurence Fishburne (Performance Tribute)<\/p>\n
Academy Award nominee, Tony Award and Emmy Award-winning actor, playwright, director and producer<\/p>\n
Kevin Spacey (Spoken Tribute)<\/p>\n
Multiple Academy Award, Golden Globe Award and Tony Award-winning actor, director, producer, screenwriter and singer<\/p>\n
Gabrielle Anwar (Tango Performance from \u201cScent of a Woman\u201d with Chris O\u2019Donnell)<\/p>\n
Actress<\/p>\n
Sean Penn (Spoken Tribute)<\/p>\n
Academy Award-winning actor and filmmaker<\/p>\n
HONOREE: Mavis Staples<\/p>\n
Grammy Award-winning gospel and blues singer and actress<\/p>\n
TRIBUTE PRESENTERS\/<\/p>\n
PERFORMERS: Bonnie Raitt (Spoken Tribute and Performance of \u201cWe Shall Not Be Moved\u201d\/\u201cFreedom Highway\u201d with Andra Day)<\/p>\n
Multiple Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter; inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000<\/p>\n
Elle King (Performs \u201cRespect Yourself\u201d\/\u201cI\u2019ll Take You There\u201d)<\/p>\n
Grammy Award-nominated singer-songwriter and actress<\/p>\n
Don Cheadle (Spoken Tribute)<\/p>\n
Academy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning actor, writer, producer and director<\/p>\n
Andra Day (Performs \u201cWe Shall Not Be Moved\u201d\/\u201cFreedom Highway\u201d with Bonnie Raitt)<\/p>\n
Grammy Award nominated singer-songwriter<\/p>\n
HONOREE: Martha Argerich<\/p>\n
Multiple Grammy Award-winning Argentinian pianist<\/p>\n
TRIBUTE PRESENTERS\/<\/p>\n
PERFORMERS: Jeff Goldblum (Spoken Tribute)<\/p>\n
Academy Award and Emmy Award nominated actor<\/p>\n
Itzhak Perlman (Performs \u201cBeethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 8, in G, Op. 30, No. 3. Allegro Vivace (Third Movement)\u201d with Yefim Bronfman)<\/p>\n
Multiple Grammy Award and Emmy Award-winning violinist and conductor; 2003 Kennedy Center Honoree<\/p>\n
Yefim Bronfman (Performs \u201cBeethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 8, in G, Op. 30, No. 3. Allegro Vivace (Third Movement)\u201d with Itzhak Perlman)<\/p>\n
Classical pianist<\/p>\n
Placido Domingo (Spoken Tribute)<\/p>\n
Multiple Grammy Award and Latin Grammy Award-winning singer and conductor, Kennedy Center Honoree<\/p>\n
Yuja Wang (Performs \u201cPiazzola Grand Tango\u201d)<\/p>\n
Classical pianist<\/p>\n
JOHN F. KENNEDY<\/p>\n
TRIBUTE SEGMENT: Jack Schlossberg, Rose Schlossberg and Tatiana Schlossberg Grandchildren of John F. Kennedy (Spoken Tribute)<\/p>\n
Cynthia Erivo (Performs \u201cThe Impossible Dream\u201d from the Broadway musical \u201cMan of La Mancha\u201d)<\/p>\n
Tony Award-winning actress and singer<\/p>\n
HONOREE: Eagles<\/p>\n
Multiple Grammy Award-winning rock band, inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1998<\/p>\n
TRIBUTE PRESENTERS\/<\/p>\n
PERFORMERS: Ringo Starr (Spoken Tribute)<\/p>\n
Founding member of the Beatles; Academy Award-winning musician, singer-songwriter and actor; inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2015<\/p>\n
Kings of Leon (Performs \u201cTake It Easy\u201d)<\/p>\n
Grammy Award-winning American rock band<\/p>\n
Vince Gill (Performs \u201cPeaceful Easy Feeling\u201d)<\/p>\n
Multiple Grammy Award-winning country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist<\/p>\n
Bob Seger (Performs \u201cHeartache Tonight\u201d)<\/p>\n
Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist, inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2004<\/p>\n
Juanes (Performs \u201cHotel California\u201d with Steve Vai and Steuart Smith)<\/p>\n
Multiple Grammy Award and Latin Grammy Award-winning musician<\/p>\n
Steve Vai (Performs \u201cHotel California\u201d with Juanes and Steuart Smith)<\/p>\n
Multiple Grammy Award-winning guitarist, singer, composer, songwriter and producer<\/p>\n
Steuart Smith (Performs \u201cHotel California\u201d with Juanes and Steve Vai)<\/p>\n
Multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, writer and producer<\/p>\n
Eagles Tribute Cast (Performs \u201cLife in the Fast Lane\u201d)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":67913,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1048],"tags":[4846,5741,275,1151,3173,4080,7962,506,7961,793,7960,5836],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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