Bette Midler And Joni Mitchell Are Among The Newest Kennedy Center Honorees
NPRBette Midler And Joni Mitchell Are Among The Newest Kennedy Center Honorees Enlarge this image toggle caption Kevin Winter/Getty Images Kevin Winter/Getty Images The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced its 44th lifetime achievement award winners. Enlarge this image toggle caption John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Modeled after European distinctions such as France's Ordre des Arts et des Lettres or the United Kingdom's Order of the British Empire, the Kennedy Center Honors celebrate artists who changed American culture — "not someone who happens to have a pop record hit at the moment," in the words of Bernie Sofronski, a CBS producer who helped create the awards in 1978. Enlarge this image toggle caption Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images Gordy described himself as "thrilled" to join the legacy of Kennedy Center honorees. Enlarge this image toggle caption Jesse Grant/Getty Images for NAMM Jesse Grant/Getty Images for NAMM Joni Mitchell, originally from Alberta and described by the Kennedy Center as "one of the most influential singer-songwriters and cultural figures in 20th-century popular music," responded to the announcement by saying, in part, "It's a long way from Saskatoon."
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