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As on-lookers got teary-eyed, George Stevens Jr. Actress Annette Bening and Academy Award-winning actor Sidney Poitier took the stage at The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood to speak about the work of George Stevens Jr.: “When you work with George Stevens, art and activism are never very far apart,” said Poitier. Appropriately enough, this year Stevens received an honorary Oscar in a ceremony which took place in Los Angeles on December 1st.

who founded the Kennedy Center Honors 35 years ago. On the subject of how HEART was brought into this tribute, on December 20th I happened to catch Charlie Rose’s interview with legendary producer George Stevens Jr. Jack Black opened the tribute to the rock gods with a few touching words, which swiftly followed by the Foo Fighters‘ rendition of “Rock and Roll” as well as Kid Rock’s high-energy rendition of “Ramble On” off 1969′s Led Zeppelin II, while Kravitz delivered a standing ovation performance of “Whole Lotta Love” with President Obama seen singing along from the audience.īut hands down the pinnacle came with HEART’s breathtaking performance of “Stairway To Heaven”. But the serious megawatt power was reserved entirely for Led Zeppelin. The Letterman tribute was seriously amazing, and rightfully paid tribute to the most important legacy comedian alive today.

The honorees were crowned in a star-studded Washington ceremony on December 2nd, but the ceremony was not televised until December 26th.

Rightfully so, considering the British saints of rock are the greatest living rock band of all time. While legendary British rock group Led Zeppelin were honored as a band, keyboardist/bassist John Paul Jones, guitarist Jimmy Page, and singer Robert Plant each received the Kennedy Center Honors individually as well. This year’s recipients at the 35th annual national celebration of the arts included: bluesman Buddy Guy, actor and director Dustin Hoffman, comedian and television host David Letterman, ballerina Natalia Makarova, and rock band Led Zeppelin. The annual list typically honors 7+ people, but the 2012 group is unique to say the least because it honored 4 people and one iconic trio - Led Zeppelin. A few nights ago I was in a semi-comatose state after gorging myself on a giant portion of turkey Christmas dinner leftovers when I happened to tune into this year’s Kennedy Center Honors which aired on CBS.

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