A movie star, a rock star, a prima ballerina, a TV-stage-film comedienne and a soul legend who has been serenaded by President Obama make up this year’s class of Kennedy Center Honorees, the Center announced this morning.
“I guess we made it!” soul singer Al Green said from Memphis.
Green will be joined by Hollywood everyman Tom Hanks, singer-songwriter Sting, George Balanchine muse Patricia McBride, and the singular Lily Tomlin.
Green became a million-selling recording artist in the early 1970s with smooth, radio-friendly songs that are still instantly recognized: “Let’s Stay Together,” “I’m Still in Love with You,” “Tired of Being Alone,” the much-covered “Take Me to the River,” and more. His last recording was “Lay It Down” in 2008, produced by Questlove of the Roots and featuring guest appearances by John Legend and Corrine Bailey Rae.
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