Kennedy Center Honor s 2024 announced

That's the best they could come up with?

Bonnie Raitt deserves it.

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Agree R2. Raitt is a legend.

It’s utterly confounding that Liza has never received this award, but, at this point it must come down to the likely possibility that she can’t/won’t commit to appearing in person (which is required to receive this honor) due to her precarious health and the fact she resides on the other coast, so travel could be tricky.

Bonnie Raitt is quite overrated.

I’ll never forget The Queen’s tribute to Babs. I had never seen her sing something so straight. Brilliant vocalist.

To R6-you must be "drunk and high as shit"!!!

Lady Gagda is overrated, Amy Winedrughouse is overrated!!

Bonnie Raitt is a "national treasure" who deserves the Honor.

Gladys Knight& the Pips too!!

[quote]Bonnie Raitt is quite overrated.

LoL, r6, far from it.

Well can we agree that the Dead are overrated?

Reply 10 and no Mathis ?

What a boring list.

The story was that Kennedy Center waited too long and now Liza is too ill to travel and the honoree must attend. But Liza claimed only a month ago that she was going to Paris. That was probably a lie, but if she could go to Paris, she certainly could make this.

Brendad Ickson 2025!!!!

The news he’s left off again should damn near kill bob newhart…..

This year is weirdly lopsided with mostly musicians.

In past years they would balance with a film star, pop musician, more of a genre musician, perhaps a dancer, etc.

I've always enjoyed the KCH's but in recent years, the show changed big time and not in a good way. Also, the choices have been a bit lackluster. I think the last show I've enjoyed ended with an amazing tribute to the members of LED ZEPPELIN. That was 2012.

r7 I was considerably less impressed.

boy, being left off the list again probably killed Bob Newhart this morning...

Where the fuck is Faye Dunaway?

The Kennedy Center is a disgrace and ought to be ashamed.

Still no honors for two of the most deserving performers ever: Liza Minnelli and Johnny Mathis.

All three have strong SF/Northern California roots. Love it.

r8/r9 Bless your heart. Get out more.

it's a phony, made-for-TV award, always has been, always will be. They must not think Liza's not a draw anymore.

Where is Liza!?

R18 😆 If you watch the video you can se how much she actually does approve. It’s like a teacher watching their student. They all were. James Brolin, Morgan Freeman—I’m guessing he was honored that year too. I didn’t know Bey could sing like that. Like she sung it faithfully not infused with r&b or gospel. Like she has soul because the emotion behind her voice but she sung it like it is supposed to be sung. And her runs are just perfect. She was styled like her too. It’s just a beautiful performance.

No rappers? No center of American culture?

Betty White deserved one far more than Liza. This was a travesty.

Kamala will be singing this.

Kris Kristofferson deserves one.

r30 For?

Surviving Babs

No Helen Lawson! No Lola Heatherton!

... please don't fall asleep... please don't fall asleep...

Re-cap of the evening.

[quote]It was a musical evening at the Kennedy Center Honors — so musical, it turned out, that even Robert De Niro played piano.

[quote]Coppola jumped to his feet in excitement when Scorsese told a story about the time Coppola was cooking red sauce, but they had to go to the movie studio to watch a cut of Scorsese’s “The Last Waltz.” The key to a good red sauce is constant stirring, Scorsese said. Someone has to watch the sauce! So Coppola attached a wooden spoon to an old projector and turned it on.

r5 that's pretty much it. Liza is too infirm now to do it.

No Kim Carnes!!!

[quote] No Kim Carnes!!!

In all seriousness, I don't see much of a difference between Bonnie Raitt and Kim Carnes other than Raitt being a musician.

No Patti?

[quote]Kris Kristofferson deserves one.

Yes he did. Too late now though.

That performance by Beyonce was stellar.

No comment. Biden honors The Grateful Dead.

CBS report on show.

Old and In the Way

Because Francis Ford Coppola needs another award.