1 00:00:03,503 --> 00:00:05,939 ANNOUNCER: From the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2 00:00:06,005 --> 00:00:08,274 in Washington, D.C., 3 00:00:08,341 --> 00:00:11,177 our national cultural center, 4 00:00:11,244 --> 00:00:13,213 the Kennedy Center Honors 5 00:00:13,279 --> 00:00:15,548 recognizes the lifetime achievements 6 00:00:15,615 --> 00:00:17,784 of five treasured performers. 7 00:00:17,851 --> 00:00:19,386 ("Fame" playing) 8 00:00:19,452 --> 00:00:20,754 You want to become a dancer? 9 00:00:20,820 --> 00:00:22,355 You're going to have to work. 10 00:00:22,422 --> 00:00:23,656 ANNOUNCER: Acclaimed producer, 11 00:00:23,723 --> 00:00:26,159 director, writer, actor 12 00:00:26,226 --> 00:00:28,461 and three-time Emmy-winning choreographer 13 00:00:28,528 --> 00:00:31,631 who inspires young people around the world 14 00:00:31,698 --> 00:00:33,466 through dance, Debbie Allen. 15 00:00:33,533 --> 00:00:34,868 ♪ ♪ 16 00:00:34,934 --> 00:00:36,002 ALLEN: The Kennedy Center 17 00:00:36,069 --> 00:00:38,071 is our national 18 00:00:38,138 --> 00:00:39,172 performing arts center 19 00:00:39,239 --> 00:00:42,642 that represents America 20 00:00:42,709 --> 00:00:44,144 to the world. 21 00:00:44,210 --> 00:00:46,146 ♪ Freeze frame ♪ 22 00:00:44,210 --> 00:00:46,146 ♪ Hey... ♪ 23 00:00:46,212 --> 00:00:47,213 I just... 24 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:48,882 didn't expect 25 00:00:48,948 --> 00:00:51,684 to ever receive this honor. 26 00:00:51,751 --> 00:00:53,286 ♪ They say... ♪ 27 00:00:53,353 --> 00:00:54,821 ANNOUNCER: The folk icon 28 00:00:54,888 --> 00:00:56,890 who married music with social 29 00:00:56,956 --> 00:00:59,092 and political consciousness... 30 00:00:59,159 --> 00:01:01,628 When you go into jail as a-- as a pacifist, 31 00:01:01,694 --> 00:01:02,962 you come out a stronger pacifist. 32 00:01:03,029 --> 00:01:04,564 ♪ Is not near... ♪ 33 00:01:04,631 --> 00:01:07,300 ...singer-songwriter, activist 34 00:01:07,367 --> 00:01:11,004 and Lifetime Grammy winner Joan Baez. 35 00:01:11,070 --> 00:01:12,672 ♪ Every face... ♪ 36 00:01:11,070 --> 00:01:12,672 BAEZ: There are awards 37 00:01:12,739 --> 00:01:14,040 and then there are awards. 38 00:01:14,107 --> 00:01:15,975 And this is about culture 39 00:01:16,042 --> 00:01:18,878 and about activism and about music 40 00:01:18,945 --> 00:01:20,480 all together, 41 00:01:20,547 --> 00:01:22,749 then, yeah, it's a big deal. 42 00:01:22,816 --> 00:01:24,083 (The Dick Van Dyke Show theme playing) 43 00:01:24,150 --> 00:01:25,485 ANNOUNCER: A beloved star 44 00:01:25,552 --> 00:01:27,754 of stage, screen and television... 45 00:01:27,821 --> 00:01:29,889 (ringing) 46 00:01:27,821 --> 00:01:29,889 It's time! 47 00:01:29,956 --> 00:01:33,660 ...Tony, Grammy and five-time Emmy winner 48 00:01:33,726 --> 00:01:35,361 Dick Van Dyke. 49 00:01:35,428 --> 00:01:37,030 The Kennedy Center? That's... 50 00:01:37,096 --> 00:01:39,065 that's stardust. That's-- You're... 51 00:01:39,132 --> 00:01:41,634 That's so far out beyond my imagination. 52 00:01:41,701 --> 00:01:44,370 I'm in rare company. 53 00:01:44,437 --> 00:01:46,606 ♪ ♪ 54 00:01:46,673 --> 00:01:48,308 ANNOUNCER: Visionary artist, 55 00:01:48,374 --> 00:01:52,011 activist and educator whose groundbreaking work makes her 56 00:01:52,078 --> 00:01:55,815 one of the most outstanding violinists of our time, 57 00:01:55,882 --> 00:01:57,750 Midori. 58 00:01:57,817 --> 00:01:58,751 MIDORI: I think 59 00:01:58,818 --> 00:02:00,854 this great honor comes 60 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:02,789 with much appreciation. 61 00:02:02,856 --> 00:02:05,692 It's also an encouragement, I feel, 62 00:02:05,758 --> 00:02:08,127 to be able to do more, 63 00:02:08,194 --> 00:02:10,263 to do more, to continue to do more. 64 00:02:10,330 --> 00:02:13,399 ♪ When the last child cries ♪ 65 00:02:13,466 --> 00:02:15,435 ANNOUNCER: The top-selling solo artist 66 00:02:15,502 --> 00:02:17,036 in U.S. history, 67 00:02:17,103 --> 00:02:22,308 Grammy and 46-time ACM-winning country music superstar 68 00:02:22,375 --> 00:02:24,511 Garth Brooks. 69 00:02:24,577 --> 00:02:26,045 BROOKS: The Kennedy Center Honors. 70 00:02:26,112 --> 00:02:27,380 How can it get better than that? 71 00:02:27,447 --> 00:02:29,983 These are some amazing performers, 72 00:02:30,049 --> 00:02:32,752 and to think this is one of 43 years? 73 00:02:32,819 --> 00:02:35,121 That's a pretty hellacious list to belong to. 74 00:02:35,188 --> 00:02:37,790 ANNOUNCER: And now here's your host, 75 00:02:37,857 --> 00:02:42,529 Kennedy Center Honoree Gloria Estefan. 76 00:02:42,595 --> 00:02:46,699 Welcome to the 43rd Kennedy Center Honors, 77 00:02:46,766 --> 00:02:49,235 celebrating the lifetime artistic achievements 78 00:02:49,302 --> 00:02:52,305 of our five distinguished honorees. 79 00:02:52,372 --> 00:02:55,241 Each of them has dedicated their professional life 80 00:02:55,308 --> 00:02:57,944 to the unique exchange between a performer 81 00:02:58,011 --> 00:02:59,546 and an audience. 82 00:02:59,612 --> 00:03:00,914 And speaking of audiences, 83 00:03:00,980 --> 00:03:02,348 as you can see, 84 00:03:02,415 --> 00:03:04,350 we're not coming to you from our usual location 85 00:03:04,417 --> 00:03:06,486 inside the opera house. 86 00:03:06,553 --> 00:03:09,222 Instead, our emotional tributes 87 00:03:09,289 --> 00:03:10,890 and thrilling performances 88 00:03:10,957 --> 00:03:14,193 are taking place all around the beautiful campus 89 00:03:14,260 --> 00:03:18,331 of this, the busiest performing arts center in the nation. 90 00:03:18,398 --> 00:03:21,267 Over the past few days and nights, we've held 91 00:03:21,334 --> 00:03:23,670 intimate, socially distant events, 92 00:03:23,736 --> 00:03:26,239 from the medallion presentation ceremony 93 00:03:26,306 --> 00:03:29,642 and performances with the National Symphony Orchestra 94 00:03:29,709 --> 00:03:31,477 to an exciting outdoor concert. 95 00:03:31,544 --> 00:03:34,781 This is your ticket to those exclusive events 96 00:03:34,847 --> 00:03:37,116 and to performances that we've taped 97 00:03:37,183 --> 00:03:39,285 in and around this living memorial 98 00:03:39,352 --> 00:03:41,454 to President John F. Kennedy 99 00:03:41,521 --> 00:03:45,725 in places you don't normally get to see on the telecast. 100 00:03:45,792 --> 00:03:48,328 The Kennedy Center reflects the cultural diversity 101 00:03:48,394 --> 00:03:49,963 of the United States 102 00:03:50,029 --> 00:03:53,299 and is dedicated to providing world-class art, 103 00:03:53,366 --> 00:03:55,101 powerful education 104 00:03:55,168 --> 00:03:59,172 and outstanding experiences to all audiences. 105 00:03:59,238 --> 00:04:02,609 The Kennedy Center Honors recognizes performing artists 106 00:04:02,675 --> 00:04:05,345 whose contributions to the human spirit 107 00:04:05,411 --> 00:04:08,681 represent a devotion to that same mission. 108 00:04:08,748 --> 00:04:12,852 So now we'll begin our tribute to our first honoree. 109 00:04:12,919 --> 00:04:15,455 To salute her friend Debbie Allen, 110 00:04:15,521 --> 00:04:20,760 here's Grammy and two-time Emmy Award winner Paula Abdul. 111 00:04:20,827 --> 00:04:23,229 I don't think there is a thing in this world 112 00:04:23,296 --> 00:04:25,398 that Debbie Allen cannot achieve. 113 00:04:25,465 --> 00:04:28,134 In my mind, Debbie Allen invented fierce. 114 00:04:28,201 --> 00:04:31,304 She was fierce before fierce was even a thing. 115 00:04:31,371 --> 00:04:33,773 As Lydia Grant in Fame, she said, 116 00:04:33,840 --> 00:04:36,876 "The better you are, the more sweat I'm gonna demand. 117 00:04:36,943 --> 00:04:38,277 "So if you've never had to fight 118 00:04:38,344 --> 00:04:40,713 "for anything in your life, put your gloves on 119 00:04:40,780 --> 00:04:42,849 and get ready for round one." 120 00:04:42,915 --> 00:04:45,518 In a few words, she gives us a master class 121 00:04:45,585 --> 00:04:47,286 and a mic-drop moment. 122 00:04:47,353 --> 00:04:50,657 That's Debbie, a quintessential leading lady. 123 00:04:50,723 --> 00:04:53,393 I'm most proud to call her one of my biggest mentors 124 00:04:53,459 --> 00:04:55,061 and friend. 125 00:04:55,128 --> 00:04:57,230 Debbie broke ground with her "Best Actress" 126 00:04:57,296 --> 00:05:00,166 Tony Award nomination for the Broadway revival 127 00:05:00,233 --> 00:05:01,968 of Sweet Charity. 128 00:05:02,035 --> 00:05:04,570 So we begin our tribute with two of the hit songs 129 00:05:04,637 --> 00:05:06,839 from that musical, performed by 130 00:05:06,906 --> 00:05:09,609 Tony Award nominee Ariana DeBose, 131 00:05:09,676 --> 00:05:11,811 our incredible company of dancers, 132 00:05:11,878 --> 00:05:13,780 and with a tribute to her mom, 133 00:05:13,846 --> 00:05:16,949 Debbie's daughter, Vivian Nixon. 134 00:05:17,016 --> 00:05:19,052 ♪ ♪ 135 00:05:20,119 --> 00:05:23,056 ♪ Somebody loves me ♪ 136 00:05:23,122 --> 00:05:26,693 ♪ My heart is beating so fast ♪ 137 00:05:26,759 --> 00:05:31,397 ♪ All kinds of music is pouring out of me ♪ 138 00:05:31,464 --> 00:05:36,536 ♪ Somebody loves me at last ♪ 139 00:05:36,602 --> 00:05:38,638 ♪ ♪ 140 00:05:59,058 --> 00:06:01,127 ♪ ♪ 141 00:06:02,495 --> 00:06:06,632 ♪ Somebody loves me at last. ♪ 142 00:06:08,234 --> 00:06:12,071 ♪ There's gotta be something better than this ♪ 143 00:06:12,138 --> 00:06:14,807 ♪ There's gotta be something better to do ♪ 144 00:06:14,874 --> 00:06:18,778 ♪ And when I find me something better to do ♪ 145 00:06:18,845 --> 00:06:20,279 ♪ I'm gonna get up, I'm gonna get out ♪ 146 00:06:20,346 --> 00:06:22,081 ♪ I'm gonna get up and get out and do it ♪ 147 00:06:22,148 --> 00:06:24,183 ♪ ♪ 148 00:06:28,821 --> 00:06:31,858 ♪ And when I find me some kind of life I can live ♪ 149 00:06:31,924 --> 00:06:33,159 ♪ I'm gonna get up ♪ 150 00:06:35,061 --> 00:06:36,662 ♪ I'm gonna get out ♪ 151 00:06:38,965 --> 00:06:40,399 ♪ I'm gonna get up and get out ♪ 152 00:06:41,868 --> 00:06:44,971 ♪ And live ♪ 153 00:06:50,510 --> 00:06:52,044 ♪ Live it. ♪ 154 00:06:53,079 --> 00:06:54,113 MAN: Nice. 155 00:06:54,180 --> 00:06:55,248 MAN 2: Yes, very nice. 156 00:06:55,314 --> 00:06:58,451 Not too bad, everybody. 157 00:06:55,314 --> 00:06:58,451 (applause) 158 00:06:58,518 --> 00:07:03,556 ANNOUNCER: Next, fantastic singing and phenomenal dancing 159 00:07:03,623 --> 00:07:06,259 when our tribute to Debbie Allen continues. 160 00:07:06,325 --> 00:07:09,328 And later, Kelly Clarkson, Bradley Cooper, 161 00:07:09,395 --> 00:07:11,831 James Taylor, Tracee Ellis Ross, 162 00:07:11,898 --> 00:07:14,066 Phoebe Bridgers, Gladys Knight, 163 00:07:14,133 --> 00:07:16,369 Bryan Cranston, Bette Midler, 164 00:07:16,435 --> 00:07:18,304 Derek Hough, Vanessa Hudgens, 165 00:07:18,371 --> 00:07:20,606 Lin-Manuel Miranda and more 166 00:07:20,673 --> 00:07:23,810 on the 43rd Kennedy Center Honors. 167 00:07:23,876 --> 00:07:26,245 This is CBS. 168 00:07:26,312 --> 00:07:29,882 The Kennedy Center Honors, sponsored by 169 00:07:29,949 --> 00:07:31,517 Progressive Insurance. 170 00:07:31,584 --> 00:07:34,687 Save when you bundle auto, home or motorcycle insurance. 171 00:07:43,663 --> 00:07:46,065 Welcome back to the Kennedy Center Honors. 172 00:07:46,132 --> 00:07:48,634 Let's continue our tribute to Debbie Allen 173 00:07:48,701 --> 00:07:51,671 with someone who was there at the very beginning... 174 00:07:51,737 --> 00:07:54,273 her sister, Tony Award winner 175 00:07:54,340 --> 00:07:58,911 and five-time Emmy nominee Phylicia Rashad. 176 00:07:58,978 --> 00:08:01,080 I've known Debbie Allen all her life. 177 00:08:01,147 --> 00:08:03,883 And she is, as she has always been, 178 00:08:03,950 --> 00:08:06,619 full of love and joy. 179 00:08:06,686 --> 00:08:09,956 She's a dreamer who makes her dreams come true 180 00:08:10,022 --> 00:08:12,525 through determination and great work. 181 00:08:12,592 --> 00:08:15,161 No mountain is too high to climb, 182 00:08:15,228 --> 00:08:17,997 no pebble too small to pay attention to. 183 00:08:18,064 --> 00:08:21,534 This is how her incredible journey began. 184 00:08:23,302 --> 00:08:25,438 Dancing Debbie, that's what they called me. 185 00:08:25,504 --> 00:08:29,709 I was born into a family that supported me 186 00:08:29,775 --> 00:08:32,178 becoming all that I am. 187 00:08:32,245 --> 00:08:36,649 The Houston Ballet Foundation was totally segregated. 188 00:08:36,716 --> 00:08:39,185 When Mom tried to get me in when I was eight, 189 00:08:39,252 --> 00:08:41,888 it was not possible. 190 00:08:41,954 --> 00:08:43,489 So I had to work really hard. 191 00:08:43,556 --> 00:08:46,092 With all the creativity and inspiration, 192 00:08:46,158 --> 00:08:47,393 there were so many 193 00:08:47,460 --> 00:08:51,230 brick walls, but we prevailed. 194 00:08:51,297 --> 00:08:54,400 And finally I was accepted. 195 00:08:54,467 --> 00:08:59,105 My mom always helped me keep my heart in the right place. 196 00:08:59,171 --> 00:09:00,439 My first big break was 197 00:09:00,506 --> 00:09:03,075 dancing in front of the band, 198 00:09:03,142 --> 00:09:06,045 Thanksgiving, Jack Yates Senior High. 199 00:09:06,112 --> 00:09:07,079 I was really just following 200 00:09:07,146 --> 00:09:09,382 the path of my sister Phylicia. 201 00:09:09,448 --> 00:09:11,584 If you could twirl that baton and not drop it... 202 00:09:11,651 --> 00:09:14,654 I mean, I was ready for the Oscars after. 203 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:17,857 I had grown up steeped in the arts, 204 00:09:17,924 --> 00:09:21,093 but landing at Howard University, 205 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:22,828 which became my cultural oasis, 206 00:09:22,895 --> 00:09:25,197 that really helped birth 207 00:09:25,264 --> 00:09:26,632 the Debbie Allen that the world loves. 208 00:09:26,699 --> 00:09:29,235 One and two, three, four and five. 209 00:09:29,302 --> 00:09:32,471 Fame was a gift. 210 00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:36,943 Fame was where I became 211 00:09:37,009 --> 00:09:39,812 the quintessential choreographer... 212 00:09:39,879 --> 00:09:41,580 I think we have time to do it one more time. 213 00:09:41,647 --> 00:09:43,950 It's a process! 214 00:09:41,647 --> 00:09:43,950 ...and became a director, 215 00:09:44,016 --> 00:09:45,451 then got offers to direct all kinds of things. 216 00:09:50,122 --> 00:09:51,991 I finally got Grey's Anatomy. 217 00:09:52,058 --> 00:09:54,894 Today I'm going to change a life. 218 00:09:54,961 --> 00:09:57,029 I'm the executive producing director there, 219 00:09:57,096 --> 00:09:58,564 and I'm working with the best actors. 220 00:09:58,631 --> 00:10:00,199 When I went there, 221 00:10:00,266 --> 00:10:03,803 it was a joyous experience. 222 00:10:03,869 --> 00:10:06,472 I love everything that I do, 223 00:10:06,539 --> 00:10:10,743 but dance has always been my heartbeat. 224 00:10:10,810 --> 00:10:14,180 Dance has informed 225 00:10:14,246 --> 00:10:16,949 my ability as a director. 226 00:10:17,016 --> 00:10:20,086 But I think maybe the greatest thing that I've done, 227 00:10:20,152 --> 00:10:22,088 and I've done a lot of wonderful things, 228 00:10:22,154 --> 00:10:23,322 but I think it's the young people 229 00:10:23,389 --> 00:10:26,859 that I've touched and given them 230 00:10:26,926 --> 00:10:28,861 a path to follow 231 00:10:28,928 --> 00:10:31,931 as an artist, as a woman, as a human being. 232 00:10:35,901 --> 00:10:38,170 ESTEFAN: Here's Tracee Ellis Ross. 233 00:10:38,237 --> 00:10:41,073 Debbie Allen is the embodiment of freedom. 234 00:10:41,140 --> 00:10:43,209 She has channeled her unbridled joy 235 00:10:43,275 --> 00:10:45,378 and uncompromising quest for excellence 236 00:10:45,444 --> 00:10:48,014 into a career that has crossed barriers 237 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:50,049 and changed our world. 238 00:10:50,116 --> 00:10:52,651 We all owe Debbie Allen a debt of gratitude. 239 00:10:52,718 --> 00:10:55,354 She has torn down barriers and has allowed 240 00:10:55,421 --> 00:10:57,223 the language of dance to function 241 00:10:57,289 --> 00:10:59,425 as a catalyst for change. 242 00:10:59,492 --> 00:11:01,427 I first worked with Debbie when she directed 243 00:11:01,494 --> 00:11:02,995 episodes of Girlfriends. 244 00:11:03,062 --> 00:11:06,599 Her boundless energy, infinite creativity and warmth 245 00:11:06,665 --> 00:11:09,668 was nothing short of inspiring. 246 00:11:09,735 --> 00:11:12,705 Ms. Allen is committed to bringing everyone along 247 00:11:12,772 --> 00:11:14,707 on the journey of self-expression. 248 00:11:14,774 --> 00:11:16,976 And now, performing the Oscar-nominated song 249 00:11:17,043 --> 00:11:19,378 "Out Here on My Own" from Fame, 250 00:11:19,445 --> 00:11:21,747 here are Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose 251 00:11:21,814 --> 00:11:25,618 with dancers Tiler Peck and Desmond Richardson. 252 00:11:27,286 --> 00:11:30,790 ♪ Sometimes I wonder ♪ 253 00:11:30,856 --> 00:11:34,794 ♪ Where I've been ♪ 254 00:11:34,860 --> 00:11:37,596 ♪ Who I am ♪ 255 00:11:37,663 --> 00:11:41,333 ♪ Do I fit in? ♪ 256 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:44,370 ♪ Make believin' ♪ 257 00:11:44,437 --> 00:11:47,573 ♪ Is hard alone ♪ 258 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:53,112 ♪ Out here on my own ♪ 259 00:11:55,014 --> 00:12:01,220 ♪ But when I'm down and feelin' blue ♪ 260 00:12:01,287 --> 00:12:07,760 ♪ I close my eyes so I can be with you ♪ 261 00:12:07,827 --> 00:12:11,497 ♪ Oh, baby, be strong for me ♪ 262 00:12:11,564 --> 00:12:15,000 ♪ Baby, belong to me ♪ 263 00:12:15,067 --> 00:12:17,870 ♪ Help me through ♪ 264 00:12:17,937 --> 00:12:22,708 ♪ Help me need you ♪ 265 00:12:22,775 --> 00:12:26,245 ♪ Sometimes I wonder ♪ 266 00:12:26,312 --> 00:12:29,748 ♪ Where I've been ♪ 267 00:12:29,815 --> 00:12:32,618 ♪ Who I am ♪ 268 00:12:32,685 --> 00:12:36,422 ♪ Do I fit in? ♪ 269 00:12:36,489 --> 00:12:39,692 ♪ I may not win ♪ 270 00:12:39,758 --> 00:12:42,828 ♪ But I can't be thrown ♪ 271 00:12:42,895 --> 00:12:48,167 ♪ Out here ♪ 272 00:12:48,234 --> 00:12:56,642 ♪ On my own ♪ 273 00:12:56,709 --> 00:13:00,312 ♪ Out here ♪ 274 00:13:00,379 --> 00:13:02,615 ♪ On my ♪ 275 00:13:02,681 --> 00:13:10,489 ♪ Own. ♪ 276 00:13:10,556 --> 00:13:13,392 ESTEFAN: And now, here's Shonda Rhimes. 277 00:13:13,459 --> 00:13:16,896 Debbie Allen can do and has done anything that can be done. 278 00:13:16,962 --> 00:13:18,898 From the very first time I saw her, 279 00:13:18,964 --> 00:13:21,534 she was an inspiration and a symbol of power. 280 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:23,369 She was one of those pivotal forces in the world 281 00:13:23,435 --> 00:13:25,938 who made me feel like I could be whoever I wanted to be. 282 00:13:26,005 --> 00:13:28,641 Working with her as a director, a producer, 283 00:13:28,707 --> 00:13:31,710 a philanthropist, and as a friend has changed my life 284 00:13:31,777 --> 00:13:33,646 and the lives of so many others. 285 00:13:33,712 --> 00:13:35,714 From her programs at The Debbie Allen Dance Academy 286 00:13:35,781 --> 00:13:38,184 to the directors she hires on Grey's Anatomy, 287 00:13:38,250 --> 00:13:41,387 Debbie's mission is to create opportunity for talented people 288 00:13:41,453 --> 00:13:43,689 who might otherwise have never been given a chance, 289 00:13:43,756 --> 00:13:46,926 because Debbie's world includes all of us. 290 00:13:46,992 --> 00:13:49,895 For that and for the joy she has brought to millions, 291 00:13:49,962 --> 00:13:51,864 I am deeply proud to know her. 292 00:13:51,931 --> 00:13:54,099 Here is more of Debbie Allen's work, 293 00:13:54,166 --> 00:13:56,969 in front of and behind the camera. 294 00:13:57,036 --> 00:13:57,970 One, two. 295 00:13:58,037 --> 00:13:59,138 And three and four and... 296 00:13:59,205 --> 00:14:01,006 Five, six, step, chassé. 297 00:14:01,073 --> 00:14:02,308 You want to become a dancer? 298 00:14:02,374 --> 00:14:03,609 You're going to have to work. 299 00:14:03,676 --> 00:14:06,912 (indistinct chatter) 300 00:14:09,515 --> 00:14:13,953 ♪ Fame, I'm gonna live forever ♪ 301 00:14:14,019 --> 00:14:16,288 ♪ I'm gonna learn how to fly ♪ 302 00:14:16,355 --> 00:14:19,158 ♪ High... ♪ 303 00:14:19,225 --> 00:14:22,127 Ma, it's prom night. I don't want to miss any of it. 304 00:14:22,194 --> 00:14:24,530 Go on. 305 00:14:22,194 --> 00:14:24,530 I'm ready to party! Ow! 306 00:14:24,597 --> 00:14:25,698 Nan, you can't leave me. 307 00:14:25,764 --> 00:14:28,334 You left me a long time ago. 308 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:30,202 What's the matter with you? 309 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:30,202 Why 310 00:14:30,269 --> 00:14:34,340 do I have to get approval from that fat-ass manager of yours 311 00:14:34,406 --> 00:14:35,975 every time I want to buy anything? 312 00:14:36,041 --> 00:14:38,210 I was always walking in your footprints, 313 00:14:38,277 --> 00:14:39,612 always wearing your hand-me-downs, 314 00:14:39,678 --> 00:14:41,680 always your things. And it's still like that. 315 00:14:41,747 --> 00:14:45,351 I loved how you just couldn't manage to say, "Hondo do it." 316 00:14:45,417 --> 00:14:47,486 It just was, "Hon-do-it." 317 00:14:45,417 --> 00:14:47,486 (chuckles) 318 00:14:47,553 --> 00:14:50,089 Hey! Hey, hey, hey, hey! 319 00:14:50,155 --> 00:14:52,324 Whoa! This thing comes all the way off. 320 00:14:52,391 --> 00:14:54,260 This is not Broadway. 321 00:14:54,326 --> 00:14:55,961 You've got to step down off of that stage 322 00:14:56,028 --> 00:14:58,597 and kick ball change back into reality! 323 00:14:58,664 --> 00:15:01,300 ♪ There's gotta be some life cleaner than this ♪ 324 00:15:01,367 --> 00:15:04,870 ♪ There's gotta be some good reason to live ♪ 325 00:15:04,937 --> 00:15:08,841 ♪ And when I find me some kinda life I can live... ♪ 326 00:15:08,907 --> 00:15:11,944 ("America" from West Side Story playing) 327 00:15:13,345 --> 00:15:14,280 ♪ Hey! ♪ 328 00:15:14,346 --> 00:15:16,382 ♪ ♪ 329 00:15:20,219 --> 00:15:22,388 ♪ ♪ 330 00:15:37,469 --> 00:15:39,004 You've got big dreams. 331 00:15:39,071 --> 00:15:41,140 You want fame. 332 00:15:41,206 --> 00:15:43,008 Well, fame costs, 333 00:15:43,075 --> 00:15:45,144 and right here is where you start paying, 334 00:15:45,210 --> 00:15:46,912 in sweat. 335 00:15:49,948 --> 00:15:52,318 Where are you trying to go in life? 336 00:15:52,384 --> 00:15:56,021 ♪ ♪ 337 00:15:56,088 --> 00:15:58,624 If you need to say something, say it. Quicker. 338 00:15:58,691 --> 00:16:00,025 ♪ ♪ 339 00:16:00,092 --> 00:16:01,727 I can't do it alone, so... 340 00:16:01,794 --> 00:16:04,263 who wants to step into the future with me? 341 00:16:09,702 --> 00:16:12,671 Performing the Academy Award-winning title song 342 00:16:12,738 --> 00:16:15,040 from Fame, with the entire company, 343 00:16:15,107 --> 00:16:18,544 here's musical star Vanessa Hudgens. 344 00:16:18,610 --> 00:16:20,646 ♪ ♪ 345 00:16:30,222 --> 00:16:32,391 ♪ Baby, look at me ♪ 346 00:16:32,458 --> 00:16:36,261 ♪ And tell me what you see ♪ 347 00:16:36,328 --> 00:16:39,798 ♪ You ain't seen the best of me yet ♪ 348 00:16:39,865 --> 00:16:44,536 ♪ Give me time, I'll make you forget the rest ♪ 349 00:16:44,603 --> 00:16:47,573 ♪ I've got more in me ♪ 350 00:16:47,639 --> 00:16:50,342 ♪ And you can set it free ♪ 351 00:16:50,409 --> 00:16:54,413 ♪ I can catch the moon in my hand ♪ 352 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:57,216 ♪ Don't you know who I am? ♪ 353 00:16:57,282 --> 00:16:59,518 ♪ Remember my name ♪ 354 00:16:57,282 --> 00:16:59,518 ♪ Fame ♪ 355 00:16:59,585 --> 00:17:03,255 ♪ I'm gonna live forever ♪ 356 00:17:03,322 --> 00:17:05,691 ♪ I'm gonna learn how to fly ♪ 357 00:17:05,758 --> 00:17:06,992 ♪ High ♪ 358 00:17:07,059 --> 00:17:10,062 ♪ I feel it coming together ♪ 359 00:17:10,129 --> 00:17:13,999 ♪ People will see me and cry ♪ 360 00:17:10,129 --> 00:17:13,999 ♪ Fame ♪ 361 00:17:14,066 --> 00:17:17,703 ♪ I'm gonna make it to heaven ♪ 362 00:17:17,770 --> 00:17:21,440 ♪ Light up the sky like a flame ♪ 363 00:17:17,770 --> 00:17:21,440 ♪ Fame ♪ 364 00:17:21,507 --> 00:17:25,043 ♪ I'm gonna live forever ♪ 365 00:17:25,110 --> 00:17:27,713 ♪ Baby, remember my name ♪ 366 00:17:27,780 --> 00:17:30,816 ♪ Remember, remember, remember, remember ♪ 367 00:17:30,883 --> 00:17:34,119 ♪ Remember, remember, remember ♪ 368 00:17:34,186 --> 00:17:36,221 ♪ ♪ 369 00:17:41,727 --> 00:17:43,629 ♪ Fame ♪ 370 00:17:43,695 --> 00:17:46,165 ♪ I'm gonna live forever ♪ 371 00:17:46,231 --> 00:17:49,968 ♪ I'm gonna learn how to fly ♪ 372 00:17:46,231 --> 00:17:49,968 ♪ High ♪ 373 00:17:50,035 --> 00:17:53,405 ♪ I feel it coming together ♪ 374 00:17:53,472 --> 00:17:57,209 ♪ People will see me and cry ♪ 375 00:17:53,472 --> 00:17:57,209 ♪ Fame ♪ 376 00:17:57,276 --> 00:18:00,679 ♪ I'm gonna make it to heaven ♪ 377 00:18:00,746 --> 00:18:04,516 ♪ Light up the sky like a flame ♪ 378 00:18:00,746 --> 00:18:04,516 ♪ Fame ♪ 379 00:18:04,583 --> 00:18:08,420 ♪ I'm gonna live forever ♪ 380 00:18:08,487 --> 00:18:10,556 ♪ Baby, remember my name ♪ 381 00:18:10,622 --> 00:18:12,324 ♪ Remember, remember ♪ 382 00:18:12,391 --> 00:18:14,092 ♪ Remember, remember ♪ 383 00:18:14,159 --> 00:18:16,395 ♪ Remember, remember ♪ 384 00:18:16,462 --> 00:18:19,331 ♪ Remember my name ♪ 385 00:18:16,462 --> 00:18:19,331 ♪ Fame. ♪ 386 00:18:21,166 --> 00:18:22,601 DIRECTOR: And... clear. 387 00:18:22,668 --> 00:18:24,102 (clapping) 388 00:18:22,668 --> 00:18:24,102 Very nice. 389 00:18:24,169 --> 00:18:25,671 ♪ ♪ 390 00:18:25,737 --> 00:18:28,841 ANNOUNCER: Our musical tribute to Joan Baez is next. 391 00:18:28,907 --> 00:18:31,977 Plus, Kelly Clarkson, Bradley Cooper, 392 00:18:32,044 --> 00:18:34,112 Yo-Yo Ma, Julie Andrews, 393 00:18:34,179 --> 00:18:36,315 Jimmie Allen, John Travolta, 394 00:18:36,381 --> 00:18:39,017 James Taylor and Jason Aldean. 395 00:18:39,084 --> 00:18:41,386 The Kennedy Center Honors. 396 00:18:45,858 --> 00:18:48,393 The Kennedy Center Honors will continue here. This is CBS. 397 00:18:50,996 --> 00:18:53,031 ♪ ♪ 398 00:18:57,236 --> 00:19:00,973 Welcome back to the Grand Foyer of the Kennedy Center, 399 00:19:01,039 --> 00:19:03,809 site of performances of all types of music 400 00:19:03,876 --> 00:19:06,845 from classical and Latin to hip-hop and folk. 401 00:19:06,912 --> 00:19:11,116 Which brings us to our next honoree, Joan Baez. 402 00:19:11,183 --> 00:19:13,819 It's my pleasure to introduce her good friend, 403 00:19:13,886 --> 00:19:15,821 seven-time Grammy nominee 404 00:19:15,888 --> 00:19:18,223 and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer 405 00:19:18,290 --> 00:19:20,192 Jackson Browne. 406 00:19:20,259 --> 00:19:23,629 In the 1960s, there was an inseparable link 407 00:19:23,695 --> 00:19:26,064 between the changes that were happening across the country 408 00:19:26,131 --> 00:19:28,433 and the folk music that was being rediscovered 409 00:19:28,500 --> 00:19:30,302 by a new generation. 410 00:19:30,369 --> 00:19:32,871 Of the many great artists who performed these songs, 411 00:19:32,938 --> 00:19:35,440 the one who suddenly came to national prominence 412 00:19:35,507 --> 00:19:37,376 was Joan Baez. 413 00:19:37,442 --> 00:19:40,345 In fact, the first record I ever bought with my own money 414 00:19:40,412 --> 00:19:42,381 was Joan's second album. 415 00:19:42,447 --> 00:19:45,217 To me, this was completely new music 416 00:19:45,284 --> 00:19:47,185 that had a galvanizing effect. 417 00:19:47,252 --> 00:19:49,321 My friends and I joined hands, 418 00:19:49,388 --> 00:19:50,722 demonstrated, 419 00:19:50,789 --> 00:19:53,492 and sang songs of protest. 420 00:19:53,559 --> 00:19:55,093 To track Joan's involvement 421 00:19:55,160 --> 00:19:56,662 in human rights and social justice 422 00:19:56,728 --> 00:19:59,932 is to chart the evolution of our own moral awakening. 423 00:19:59,998 --> 00:20:02,568 Her example has been, from the beginning, 424 00:20:02,634 --> 00:20:05,270 one of empowerment. 425 00:20:05,337 --> 00:20:07,940 Maybe someday all our trials will be over. 426 00:20:08,006 --> 00:20:11,076 BAEZ: Music alone is not enough for me. 427 00:20:11,143 --> 00:20:12,945 ♪ Hush, little baby... ♪ 428 00:20:13,011 --> 00:20:14,279 I never thought about 429 00:20:14,346 --> 00:20:15,914 combining music and politics. 430 00:20:15,981 --> 00:20:17,649 It just came so naturally to me. 431 00:20:17,716 --> 00:20:20,452 ♪ There's no need for anger ♪ 432 00:20:20,519 --> 00:20:21,620 ♪ There's no need... ♪ 433 00:20:21,687 --> 00:20:22,988 BROWNE: For over six decades, Joan Baez 434 00:20:23,055 --> 00:20:26,024 has raised our collective consciousness. 435 00:20:26,091 --> 00:20:28,827 She's protested violence with peace 436 00:20:28,894 --> 00:20:31,930 and shined her light on civil rights, 437 00:20:31,997 --> 00:20:34,499 gay rights, human rights. 438 00:20:34,566 --> 00:20:38,036 BAEZ: Dr. King was one of the figures 439 00:20:38,103 --> 00:20:41,373 who fed what I believed in. 440 00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:43,508 Free at last, free at last... 441 00:20:43,575 --> 00:20:45,744 BAEZ: And continued giving me that strength 442 00:20:45,811 --> 00:20:47,379 and the energy and the nerve. 443 00:20:47,446 --> 00:20:50,449 BROWNE: She united us in song 444 00:20:50,515 --> 00:20:54,119 and gave us the soundtrack to a soaring rhetoric. 445 00:20:54,186 --> 00:20:59,157 ♪ We shall overcome someday. ♪ 446 00:20:59,224 --> 00:21:01,893 BAEZ: My mom was a natural pacifist, 447 00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:04,162 and I was the same way. 448 00:21:04,229 --> 00:21:07,265 From a very, very early age, I kind of put it together 449 00:21:07,332 --> 00:21:09,534 in my head about human suffering. 450 00:21:09,601 --> 00:21:11,003 You know, I didn't want to get hurt. 451 00:21:11,069 --> 00:21:12,671 Why would anybody else want to get hurt? 452 00:21:12,738 --> 00:21:15,340 BROWNE: Joan put purpose to music 453 00:21:15,407 --> 00:21:17,542 and exposed us to people and places 454 00:21:17,609 --> 00:21:19,745 that deserved our attention. 455 00:21:19,811 --> 00:21:21,213 Miss Joan Baez. 456 00:21:21,279 --> 00:21:23,248 Come on. 457 00:21:21,279 --> 00:21:23,248 ♪ ♪ 458 00:21:23,315 --> 00:21:26,985 ♪ They say everything can be replaced... ♪ 459 00:21:27,052 --> 00:21:28,253 BAEZ: In the day, we had 460 00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:29,921 a platform for those songs. 461 00:21:29,988 --> 00:21:32,391 They were underground, 462 00:21:32,457 --> 00:21:33,725 we were counterculture. 463 00:21:33,792 --> 00:21:35,060 And then all of a sudden, we were culture. 464 00:21:36,695 --> 00:21:39,398 ♪ How many roads must a man... ♪ 465 00:21:39,464 --> 00:21:41,600 The nonviolent community 466 00:21:41,667 --> 00:21:43,168 and the anti-war communities 467 00:21:43,235 --> 00:21:44,670 planned a couple of mornings 468 00:21:44,736 --> 00:21:48,473 of aiding and abetting the draft resistance. 469 00:21:48,540 --> 00:21:51,209 So I was arrested, my mom was with me. 470 00:21:51,276 --> 00:21:52,911 After a month, 471 00:21:52,978 --> 00:21:54,112 they threw Mom and me out. 472 00:21:54,179 --> 00:21:56,314 They figured we were the troublemakers. 473 00:21:56,381 --> 00:21:58,950 I mean, you go into jail as a... as a pacifist, 474 00:21:59,017 --> 00:22:00,452 you come out a stronger pacifist. 475 00:22:00,519 --> 00:22:01,787 (vocalizing) 476 00:22:01,853 --> 00:22:05,157 ♪ I want my freedom now... ♪ 477 00:22:05,223 --> 00:22:07,793 BROWNE: Joan Baez has been the conscience 478 00:22:07,859 --> 00:22:10,128 and the voice of generations. 479 00:22:10,195 --> 00:22:11,963 BAEZ: Good morning, children of the '80s. 480 00:22:12,030 --> 00:22:14,499 This is your Woodstock, 481 00:22:14,566 --> 00:22:16,902 and it's long overdue. 482 00:22:14,566 --> 00:22:16,902 (cheering) 483 00:22:16,968 --> 00:22:19,371 BROWNE: She has taken her message of peace and love 484 00:22:19,438 --> 00:22:21,840 from Hanoi to Sarajevo 485 00:22:21,907 --> 00:22:24,276 and many points in between. 486 00:22:24,342 --> 00:22:27,479 ♪ Don't wanna die any more than we do ♪ 487 00:22:27,546 --> 00:22:29,381 ♪ What I'm tryin' to say... ♪ 488 00:22:29,448 --> 00:22:32,117 BAEZ: When I travel, it's me trying to offer my gift, 489 00:22:32,184 --> 00:22:34,152 which is my voice. 490 00:22:34,219 --> 00:22:35,387 BROWNE: And today, 491 00:22:35,454 --> 00:22:38,023 she's made the journey back home, 492 00:22:38,090 --> 00:22:40,692 making resonant music with her family. 493 00:22:40,759 --> 00:22:42,461 BAEZ: Now I am sharing 494 00:22:42,527 --> 00:22:45,664 a legacy with my son and granddaughter. 495 00:22:45,731 --> 00:22:47,632 We're musicians together 496 00:22:47,699 --> 00:22:49,234 and pals together 497 00:22:49,301 --> 00:22:50,402 and family together. 498 00:22:50,469 --> 00:22:51,403 BROWNE: Joan, 499 00:22:51,470 --> 00:22:53,305 your legacy will live forever. 500 00:22:53,371 --> 00:22:56,074 And with you deep in our hearts, 501 00:22:56,141 --> 00:22:58,977 we do believe we shall overcome, 502 00:22:59,044 --> 00:23:00,178 someday. 503 00:23:00,245 --> 00:23:01,279 (applause) 504 00:23:01,346 --> 00:23:04,182 ESTEFAN: And now, here's Phoebe Bridgers. 505 00:23:04,249 --> 00:23:06,551 Joan Baez is nothing less than a warrior. 506 00:23:06,618 --> 00:23:08,220 When she joined the folk movement, 507 00:23:08,286 --> 00:23:11,089 Joan gave voice to the originators of those songs. 508 00:23:11,156 --> 00:23:14,359 They were the disenfranchised workers, immigrants, slaves, 509 00:23:14,426 --> 00:23:16,595 indigenous people who built this country 510 00:23:16,661 --> 00:23:19,197 and whose music reflect their outlook on life. 511 00:23:19,264 --> 00:23:22,234 Their universal stories spoke to, and for, 512 00:23:22,300 --> 00:23:24,970 everyone who had been marginalized by society. 513 00:23:25,036 --> 00:23:27,205 She also gave us peaceful anthems of hope, 514 00:23:27,272 --> 00:23:29,241 philosophical declarations of faith, 515 00:23:29,307 --> 00:23:32,410 and her personal recollections of bittersweet memories. 516 00:23:32,477 --> 00:23:35,046 One of those songs Joan recorded for her first album 517 00:23:35,113 --> 00:23:37,549 is a traditional folktale of heartbreak avoided. 518 00:23:37,616 --> 00:23:41,419 Now, outside to perform that classic, "Silver Dagger," 519 00:23:41,486 --> 00:23:42,854 here's Grammy winner Rhiannon Giddens, 520 00:23:42,921 --> 00:23:44,556 joined by Joan's frequent collaborator, 521 00:23:44,623 --> 00:23:46,558 Dirk Powell. 522 00:23:46,625 --> 00:23:48,560 (playing "Silver Dagger") 523 00:23:48,627 --> 00:23:50,128 ♪ ♪ 524 00:23:50,195 --> 00:23:53,999 ♪ Don't sing love songs ♪ 525 00:23:54,065 --> 00:23:56,635 ♪ You'll wake my mother ♪ 526 00:23:57,936 --> 00:24:01,239 ♪ She's sleeping here ♪ 527 00:24:01,306 --> 00:24:05,811 ♪ Right by my side ♪ 528 00:24:05,877 --> 00:24:09,414 ♪ And in her right hand ♪ 529 00:24:09,481 --> 00:24:12,450 ♪ A silver dagger ♪ 530 00:24:13,685 --> 00:24:16,655 ♪ She says that I ♪ 531 00:24:16,721 --> 00:24:19,691 ♪ Can't be your bride ♪ 532 00:24:21,159 --> 00:24:24,663 ♪ "All men are false" ♪ 533 00:24:24,729 --> 00:24:27,632 ♪ Says my mother ♪ 534 00:24:28,900 --> 00:24:35,540 ♪ "They'll tell you wicked, tender lies ♪ 535 00:24:36,541 --> 00:24:39,644 ♪ The very next evening ♪ 536 00:24:39,711 --> 00:24:43,515 ♪ They'll court another ♪ 537 00:24:43,582 --> 00:24:46,918 ♪ Leave you alone ♪ 538 00:24:46,985 --> 00:24:51,056 ♪ To pine and sigh" ♪ 539 00:24:52,123 --> 00:24:55,193 ♪ Go court another ♪ 540 00:24:55,260 --> 00:24:59,231 ♪ Tender maiden ♪ 541 00:24:59,297 --> 00:25:02,200 ♪ And hope that she ♪ 542 00:25:02,267 --> 00:25:06,071 ♪ Will be your wife ♪ 543 00:25:07,339 --> 00:25:10,041 ♪ For I've been warned ♪ 544 00:25:10,108 --> 00:25:13,445 ♪ And I've decided ♪ 545 00:25:13,511 --> 00:25:16,481 ♪ To sleep alone ♪ 546 00:25:16,548 --> 00:25:21,186 ♪ All of my life. ♪ 547 00:25:21,253 --> 00:25:23,288 ♪ ♪ 548 00:25:31,563 --> 00:25:33,598 ♪ ♪ 549 00:25:50,282 --> 00:25:52,417 (song ends) 550 00:25:52,484 --> 00:25:55,453 (cheering and applause) 551 00:26:01,359 --> 00:26:03,728 ESTEFAN: Here's Tom Morello. 552 00:26:03,795 --> 00:26:06,731 Joan Baez is more than an international folk singer, 553 00:26:06,798 --> 00:26:09,100 she is an international folk hero. 554 00:26:09,167 --> 00:26:11,369 Throughout her career, through decades of music, 555 00:26:11,436 --> 00:26:14,172 she has been a tireless and uncompromising advocate 556 00:26:14,239 --> 00:26:16,374 for human rights and social justice. 557 00:26:16,441 --> 00:26:17,676 I've had the honor 558 00:26:17,742 --> 00:26:19,444 of sharing the stage with her several times, 559 00:26:19,511 --> 00:26:21,446 and whether singing her own songs 560 00:26:21,513 --> 00:26:24,783 or creating timeless classics interpreting others' music, 561 00:26:24,849 --> 00:26:28,386 through her gorgeous voice she has always been unapologetic 562 00:26:28,453 --> 00:26:32,023 in the pursuit of truth, beauty and righteousness. 563 00:26:32,090 --> 00:26:34,426 Her cover of "House of the Rising Sun" 564 00:26:34,492 --> 00:26:37,062 off her debut album was a signal flare 565 00:26:37,128 --> 00:26:38,396 letting the world know 566 00:26:38,463 --> 00:26:41,566 that a truly important artist had arrived. 567 00:26:41,633 --> 00:26:43,601 And now, to perform that classic hit 568 00:26:43,668 --> 00:26:45,637 with the National Symphony Orchestra, 569 00:26:45,704 --> 00:26:48,606 here's Grammy winner Sturgill Simpson. 570 00:26:48,673 --> 00:26:51,042 (playing "House of the Rising Sun") 571 00:26:51,109 --> 00:26:53,144 ♪ ♪ 572 00:27:03,788 --> 00:27:08,727 ♪ There is a house in New Orleans ♪ 573 00:27:10,528 --> 00:27:14,966 ♪ They call the Rising Sun ♪ 574 00:27:17,469 --> 00:27:20,572 ♪ And it's been the ruin ♪ 575 00:27:20,638 --> 00:27:24,809 ♪ Of many a poor girl ♪ 576 00:27:24,876 --> 00:27:27,579 ♪ And me, oh, God ♪ 577 00:27:27,645 --> 00:27:29,547 ♪ I'm one ♪ 578 00:27:31,082 --> 00:27:34,919 ♪ If I'd listened ♪ 579 00:27:34,986 --> 00:27:38,289 ♪ To what my mother said ♪ 580 00:27:38,356 --> 00:27:43,294 ♪ I'd have been at home today ♪ 581 00:27:45,463 --> 00:27:50,702 ♪ But I was young and foolish ♪ 582 00:27:50,769 --> 00:27:52,270 ♪ Oh, Lord ♪ 583 00:27:53,271 --> 00:27:58,009 ♪ Let a rambler lead me astray ♪ 584 00:28:00,445 --> 00:28:05,417 ♪ Go tell my baby sister ♪ 585 00:28:07,085 --> 00:28:13,158 ♪ Not to do what I have done ♪ 586 00:28:14,592 --> 00:28:17,495 ♪ Oh, but shun that house ♪ 587 00:28:17,562 --> 00:28:21,766 ♪ Down in New Orleans ♪ 588 00:28:21,833 --> 00:28:26,471 ♪ That they call the Rising Sun ♪ 589 00:28:28,873 --> 00:28:31,709 ♪ So I'm going back ♪ 590 00:28:31,776 --> 00:28:35,680 ♪ Down to New Orleans ♪ 591 00:28:35,747 --> 00:28:41,152 ♪ My race is nearly run ♪ 592 00:28:43,788 --> 00:28:46,724 ♪ I'm going back ♪ 593 00:28:46,791 --> 00:28:50,261 ♪ Oh, to spend my life ♪ 594 00:28:50,328 --> 00:28:55,133 ♪ Beneath that old Rising Sun ♪ 595 00:28:58,303 --> 00:29:03,908 ♪ There is a house in New Orleans ♪ 596 00:29:05,110 --> 00:29:09,848 ♪ They call the Rising Sun ♪ 597 00:29:12,517 --> 00:29:15,553 ♪ And it's been the ruin ♪ 598 00:29:15,620 --> 00:29:18,423 ♪ Of many a poor girl ♪ 599 00:29:19,757 --> 00:29:21,559 ♪ And me ♪ 600 00:29:21,626 --> 00:29:24,963 ♪ Oh, God, I'm one. ♪ 601 00:29:29,067 --> 00:29:30,735 (song ends) 602 00:29:30,802 --> 00:29:32,770 (cheering and applause) 603 00:29:36,374 --> 00:29:37,976 Now, let's go back outside 604 00:29:38,042 --> 00:29:40,378 for a medley of Joan's most iconic songs. 605 00:29:40,445 --> 00:29:42,514 Here are Grammy winners Emmylou Harris 606 00:29:42,580 --> 00:29:44,482 and Mary Chapin Carpenter. 607 00:29:48,286 --> 00:29:50,889 (playing "Diamonds & Rust") 608 00:29:50,955 --> 00:29:52,991 ♪ ♪ 609 00:29:56,661 --> 00:29:59,597 ♪ I'll be damned ♪ 610 00:29:59,664 --> 00:30:03,635 ♪ Here comes your ghost again ♪ 611 00:30:03,701 --> 00:30:07,438 ♪ But that's not unusual ♪ 612 00:30:07,505 --> 00:30:12,410 ♪ It's just that the moon is full ♪ 613 00:30:12,477 --> 00:30:15,480 ♪ And you happened to call ♪ 614 00:30:17,649 --> 00:30:20,718 ♪ Ten years ago ♪ 615 00:30:20,785 --> 00:30:24,822 ♪ I bought you some cuff links ♪ 616 00:30:24,889 --> 00:30:29,160 ♪ You brought me something ♪ 617 00:30:29,227 --> 00:30:33,298 ♪ We both know what memories can bring ♪ 618 00:30:33,364 --> 00:30:38,536 ♪ They bring diamonds and rust ♪ 619 00:30:42,907 --> 00:30:44,576 ♪ Now I see you standing ♪ 620 00:30:44,642 --> 00:30:46,744 ♪ With brown leaves falling all around ♪ 621 00:30:46,811 --> 00:30:50,048 ♪ And snow in your hair ♪ 622 00:30:51,216 --> 00:30:53,251 ♪ Now you're smiling out that window ♪ 623 00:30:53,318 --> 00:30:58,423 ♪ Of that crummy hotel over Washington Square ♪ 624 00:30:59,958 --> 00:31:02,193 ♪ Our breath comes out white clouds ♪ 625 00:31:02,260 --> 00:31:06,698 ♪ Mingles and hangs in the air ♪ 626 00:31:08,066 --> 00:31:10,535 ♪ Speaking strictly for me ♪ 627 00:31:10,602 --> 00:31:16,107 ♪ We both could have died then and there. ♪ 628 00:31:18,343 --> 00:31:19,777 (playing "God Is Good") 629 00:31:19,844 --> 00:31:23,381 ♪ I believe in prophecy ♪ 630 00:31:24,849 --> 00:31:26,718 ♪ Some folks see things ♪ 631 00:31:26,784 --> 00:31:29,654 ♪ Not everybody can see ♪ 632 00:31:31,789 --> 00:31:33,658 ♪ Once in a while ♪ 633 00:31:33,725 --> 00:31:35,360 ♪ They pass the secret along ♪ 634 00:31:35,426 --> 00:31:38,096 ♪ To you and me ♪ 635 00:31:38,162 --> 00:31:41,599 ♪ And I believe in miracles ♪ 636 00:31:43,101 --> 00:31:48,306 ♪ Something sacred burning in every bush and tree ♪ 637 00:31:50,174 --> 00:31:53,244 ♪ We can all learn to sing ♪ 638 00:31:53,311 --> 00:31:57,682 ♪ The songs the angels sing ♪ 639 00:31:57,749 --> 00:32:03,154 ♪ And I believe in God ♪ 640 00:32:03,221 --> 00:32:07,525 ♪ And God ain't me. ♪ 641 00:32:08,860 --> 00:32:10,995 (playing "We Shall Overcome") 642 00:32:11,062 --> 00:32:13,364 ♪ ♪ 643 00:32:13,431 --> 00:32:18,436 ♪ We shall overcome ♪ 644 00:32:18,503 --> 00:32:23,675 ♪ We shall overcome ♪ 645 00:32:23,741 --> 00:32:27,879 ♪ We shall overcome ♪ 646 00:32:27,945 --> 00:32:32,483 ♪ Someday ♪ 647 00:32:32,550 --> 00:32:38,956 ♪ Oh, deep in my heart ♪ 648 00:32:39,023 --> 00:32:43,127 ♪ I do believe ♪ 649 00:32:44,495 --> 00:32:48,132 ♪ That we shall overcome ♪ 650 00:32:48,199 --> 00:32:51,436 ♪ Someday ♪ 651 00:32:54,806 --> 00:32:58,443 ♪ We are not afraid ♪ 652 00:33:00,078 --> 00:33:04,849 ♪ We are not afraid ♪ 653 00:33:04,916 --> 00:33:08,953 ♪ We are not afraid ♪ 654 00:33:09,020 --> 00:33:13,891 ♪ Today ♪ 655 00:33:13,958 --> 00:33:20,565 ♪ Oh, deep in my heart ♪ 656 00:33:20,631 --> 00:33:25,837 ♪ I do believe ♪ 657 00:33:25,903 --> 00:33:29,674 ♪ That we shall overcome ♪ 658 00:33:29,741 --> 00:33:34,746 ♪ Someday. ♪ 659 00:33:37,782 --> 00:33:38,850 (song ends) 660 00:33:38,916 --> 00:33:40,952 (cheering and applause) 661 00:33:46,624 --> 00:33:49,527 ANNOUNCER: Next, award-winning stars 662 00:33:49,594 --> 00:33:52,697 of TV, movies and Broadway 663 00:33:52,764 --> 00:33:55,666 pay tribute to the legendary Dick Van Dyke 664 00:33:55,733 --> 00:33:58,536 on the Kennedy Center Honors. 665 00:34:03,574 --> 00:34:06,244 ♪ ♪ 666 00:34:07,912 --> 00:34:10,181 The Hall of Nations currently displays 667 00:34:10,248 --> 00:34:12,483 the unprecedented art exhibition 668 00:34:12,550 --> 00:34:17,455 Vital Voices: 100 Women Using Their Power to Empower, 669 00:34:17,522 --> 00:34:19,490 illustrating some of the most daring 670 00:34:19,557 --> 00:34:21,759 and creative leaders of our time. 671 00:34:21,826 --> 00:34:24,495 Another creative woman joins us now 672 00:34:24,562 --> 00:34:26,931 to pay tribute to Dick Van Dyke. 673 00:34:26,998 --> 00:34:29,067 Here's Academy Award winner 674 00:34:29,133 --> 00:34:32,603 and Kennedy Center Honoree Julie Andrews. 675 00:34:32,670 --> 00:34:35,239 My friend Dick Van Dyke and I 676 00:34:35,306 --> 00:34:39,210 have been friends for more than half a century. 677 00:34:39,277 --> 00:34:42,213 We first met when Walt Disney put us together 678 00:34:42,280 --> 00:34:46,384 in Mary Poppins, the story of a magical nanny... 679 00:34:46,451 --> 00:34:50,822 although, in truth, I think that Dick is as magical as she is. 680 00:34:50,888 --> 00:34:53,891 Like his character Bert in that movie, 681 00:34:53,958 --> 00:34:57,261 Dick seems to have found the secret to happiness. 682 00:34:57,328 --> 00:35:00,731 And, like Bert, Dick is many things. 683 00:35:00,798 --> 00:35:02,266 He's an artist, 684 00:35:02,333 --> 00:35:03,935 a one-man band, 685 00:35:04,001 --> 00:35:06,003 a profound philosopher, 686 00:35:06,070 --> 00:35:07,972 a high-stepping showman 687 00:35:08,039 --> 00:35:10,741 and spreader of charm. 688 00:35:10,808 --> 00:35:12,710 And there's a secret-- 689 00:35:12,777 --> 00:35:16,247 good luck does rub off when he shakes hands with you. 690 00:35:16,314 --> 00:35:18,115 Here's a look at this man 691 00:35:18,182 --> 00:35:20,184 who is endlessly kind, 692 00:35:20,251 --> 00:35:22,386 wildly imaginative, 693 00:35:22,453 --> 00:35:24,455 insanely talented, 694 00:35:24,522 --> 00:35:26,390 and hilariously funny, 695 00:35:26,457 --> 00:35:30,962 as told by his friend Steve Martin. 696 00:35:32,497 --> 00:35:34,665 STEVE MARTIN: He's been called an icon of delight, 697 00:35:34,732 --> 00:35:37,201 a tireless ray of sunshine, 698 00:35:37,268 --> 00:35:40,404 the most beloved performer on Earth. 699 00:35:40,471 --> 00:35:42,907 And that's by his critics. 700 00:35:42,974 --> 00:35:46,010 I first encountered Dick Van Dyke in 1963, 701 00:35:46,077 --> 00:35:47,478 when he walked into Merlin's Magic Shop 702 00:35:47,545 --> 00:35:50,147 at Disneyland, where I worked. 703 00:35:50,214 --> 00:35:51,282 I remember thinking to myself, 704 00:35:51,349 --> 00:35:53,050 "Steve, this has to be 705 00:35:53,117 --> 00:35:54,719 the luckiest day of Dick's life." 706 00:35:54,785 --> 00:35:56,587 (laughter) 707 00:35:56,654 --> 00:35:58,990 Every aspiring comic on Earth 708 00:35:59,056 --> 00:36:02,527 worshipped at the altar of Dick Van Dyke. 709 00:36:02,593 --> 00:36:05,096 Audiences hadn't seen physicality like his 710 00:36:05,162 --> 00:36:07,732 since the genius of Stan Laurel. 711 00:36:09,667 --> 00:36:11,536 A shy but funny kid from Illinois, 712 00:36:11,602 --> 00:36:14,639 Dick's foray into musical theater was a little show 713 00:36:14,705 --> 00:36:16,707 called Bye Bye Birdie. 714 00:36:16,774 --> 00:36:19,110 DICK VAN DYKE: I think I was a little stiff in the first few weeks 715 00:36:19,176 --> 00:36:21,078 of Bye Bye Birdie. I almost got fired. 716 00:36:21,145 --> 00:36:23,381 MARTIN: But Broadway director Gower Champion doubled down 717 00:36:23,447 --> 00:36:25,383 on Dick Van Dyke by giving him 718 00:36:25,449 --> 00:36:28,219 a song originally written for Chita Rivera. 719 00:36:28,286 --> 00:36:31,155 ♪ Gray skies are gonna clear up ♪ 720 00:36:31,222 --> 00:36:33,357 ♪ Put on a happy face... ♪ 721 00:36:33,424 --> 00:36:36,460 MARTIN: That song took Dick Van Dyke to a Tony Award 722 00:36:36,527 --> 00:36:39,196 and launched him to musical comedy stardom. 723 00:36:39,263 --> 00:36:43,801 In 1961, Dick took a week off from Bye Bye Birdie 724 00:36:43,868 --> 00:36:45,436 to shoot a television pilot. 725 00:36:47,872 --> 00:36:50,541 VAN DYKE: That was by far the most fun we ever had. 726 00:36:50,608 --> 00:36:53,377 Everybody got a chance to... to show themselves off. 727 00:36:53,444 --> 00:36:55,313 MARTIN: With Carl Reiner at the helm 728 00:36:55,379 --> 00:36:57,048 of an astounding ensemble cast, 729 00:36:57,114 --> 00:37:00,217 the series reinvented the American sitcom 730 00:37:00,284 --> 00:37:02,687 and made Dick Van Dyke a household name. 731 00:37:02,753 --> 00:37:04,188 What on earth has gotten into you? 732 00:37:04,255 --> 00:37:06,857 A rhythmic impulse has gotten into me. 733 00:37:06,924 --> 00:37:10,094 MARTIN: He even caught the attention of my old boss at the Magic Shop. 734 00:37:10,161 --> 00:37:11,796 ♪ Chim chiminey, chim chiminey... ♪ 735 00:37:11,862 --> 00:37:15,099 In Bert the chimney sweep, the world would see 736 00:37:15,166 --> 00:37:16,867 the depth of Dick's musical talent 737 00:37:16,934 --> 00:37:18,936 and impeccable timing. 738 00:37:16,934 --> 00:37:18,936 (playing wildly) 739 00:37:20,905 --> 00:37:23,808 Dick went on to take even more iconic turns, 740 00:37:23,874 --> 00:37:25,910 dramatic and comedic, 741 00:37:25,977 --> 00:37:27,612 on the big screen and small, 742 00:37:27,678 --> 00:37:30,247 and some with his family at his side. 743 00:37:30,314 --> 00:37:35,152 Dick, in your remarkable, 75-year career, 744 00:37:35,219 --> 00:37:37,121 you haven't put a foot wrong, 745 00:37:37,188 --> 00:37:38,723 or lost a single step. 746 00:37:38,789 --> 00:37:41,325 Oh, magic spirit! Oh. 747 00:37:41,392 --> 00:37:43,294 MARTIN: And if that's not magic, 748 00:37:43,361 --> 00:37:45,262 I don't know what is. 749 00:37:46,697 --> 00:37:49,000 And every day is 750 00:37:49,066 --> 00:37:52,903 supercalifragilistic- expialidocious with you, Dick. 751 00:37:52,970 --> 00:37:55,640 Or, you could say that backwards. 752 00:37:55,706 --> 00:37:59,076 It's dociousaliexpilistic- fragicalirupus. 753 00:37:59,143 --> 00:38:01,145 It doesn't really matter, does it? 754 00:38:01,212 --> 00:38:02,747 Anyway, congratulations 755 00:38:02,813 --> 00:38:05,916 on this most-deserved Kennedy Center Honor. 756 00:38:05,983 --> 00:38:09,086 And to begin your celebration, 757 00:38:09,153 --> 00:38:12,923 here's two-time Tony Award nominee Laura Osnes. 758 00:38:12,990 --> 00:38:15,192 ♪ ♪ 759 00:38:17,895 --> 00:38:20,064 ♪ Ain't it a glorious day? ♪ 760 00:38:20,131 --> 00:38:21,666 ♪ Right as a morning in May ♪ 761 00:38:21,732 --> 00:38:25,369 ♪ I feel like I could fly ♪ 762 00:38:26,704 --> 00:38:28,305 ♪ Have you ever seen ♪ 763 00:38:28,372 --> 00:38:30,775 ♪ The grass so green? ♪ 764 00:38:30,841 --> 00:38:35,146 ♪ Or a bluer sky? ♪ 765 00:38:35,212 --> 00:38:37,248 ♪ ♪ 766 00:38:38,816 --> 00:38:43,721 ♪ Oh, it's a jolly holiday with you, Bert ♪ 767 00:38:43,788 --> 00:38:47,024 ♪ Gentlemen like you are few ♪ 768 00:38:48,025 --> 00:38:51,762 ♪ Though you're just a diamond in the rough, Bert ♪ 769 00:38:51,829 --> 00:38:56,200 ♪ Underneath, your blood is blue ♪ 770 00:38:56,267 --> 00:39:00,604 ♪ You'd never think of pressing your advantage ♪ 771 00:39:00,671 --> 00:39:04,709 ♪ Forbearance is the hallmark of your creed ♪ 772 00:39:04,775 --> 00:39:08,512 ♪ A lady needn't fear when you are near ♪ 773 00:39:08,579 --> 00:39:13,284 ♪ Your sweet gentility is crystal clear ♪ 774 00:39:13,350 --> 00:39:17,321 ♪ Oh, it's a jolly holiday with you, Bert ♪ 775 00:39:17,388 --> 00:39:22,159 ♪ A jolly, jolly holiday with you. ♪ 776 00:39:22,226 --> 00:39:24,261 ♪ ♪ 777 00:39:32,403 --> 00:39:34,405 (song ends) 778 00:39:32,403 --> 00:39:34,405 (applause) 779 00:39:37,908 --> 00:39:39,877 ESTEFAN: Here's Bryan Cranston. 780 00:39:39,944 --> 00:39:43,314 Dick Van Dyke was my boyhood idol 781 00:39:43,380 --> 00:39:45,516 and an inspiration to becoming an actor. 782 00:39:45,583 --> 00:39:48,853 Like everyone, I'd grown up watching his comic genius 783 00:39:48,919 --> 00:39:51,989 on full display, building hilarious moments 784 00:39:52,056 --> 00:39:53,724 like a master carpenter. 785 00:39:53,791 --> 00:39:55,459 But what some people don't know is 786 00:39:55,526 --> 00:39:57,628 how gifted he is at drama. 787 00:39:57,695 --> 00:40:00,064 Watching him slice a character to its core 788 00:40:00,131 --> 00:40:02,900 in films like The Comic and The Runner Stumbles 789 00:40:02,967 --> 00:40:05,970 was like watching an expert surgeon. 790 00:40:06,036 --> 00:40:08,639 But beyond talent is Dick's affability 791 00:40:08,706 --> 00:40:10,674 and grace and kindness 792 00:40:10,741 --> 00:40:12,610 and respect for his colleagues. 793 00:40:12,676 --> 00:40:15,179 I experienced this firsthand when I got a chance 794 00:40:15,246 --> 00:40:18,449 to work with him twice, where he sets the tone, 795 00:40:18,516 --> 00:40:20,751 keeping the mood loose and fun 796 00:40:20,818 --> 00:40:22,586 but always professional. 797 00:40:22,653 --> 00:40:25,623 So, master comic or expert dramatist, 798 00:40:25,689 --> 00:40:29,326 here is a small sampling of the 70-year career 799 00:40:29,393 --> 00:40:32,563 of the amazing Dick Van Dyke. 800 00:40:32,630 --> 00:40:35,266 Comedy is changing, changing, changing... 801 00:40:35,332 --> 00:40:37,034 (high-pitched laughter) 802 00:40:37,101 --> 00:40:38,803 Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, 803 00:40:38,869 --> 00:40:40,671 it's showtime right now! 804 00:40:43,741 --> 00:40:45,476 ANNOUNCER: Starring Dick Van Dyke. 805 00:40:45,543 --> 00:40:47,812 It's time! 806 00:40:49,246 --> 00:40:52,349 I'm Rob, and-and she's-- And we, we have a... 807 00:40:52,416 --> 00:40:54,418 People, people... 808 00:40:55,753 --> 00:40:59,089 ALL: Two, three, four, like it so much, we'll do some more. 809 00:41:01,192 --> 00:41:03,394 Is this the underwear of a criminal? 810 00:41:03,460 --> 00:41:05,629 Cast off! 811 00:41:05,696 --> 00:41:08,833 I want you to know something: I love you! 812 00:41:08,899 --> 00:41:11,602 Yeah, well we'll put an end to that. 813 00:41:11,669 --> 00:41:13,337 It's interesting to note that although 814 00:41:13,404 --> 00:41:16,774 they do still laugh at slapstick, most people... 815 00:41:16,841 --> 00:41:19,043 I'm Smiley Rogers, your global encyclopedia salesman. 816 00:41:19,109 --> 00:41:20,377 I'm here to enrich your life. 817 00:41:20,444 --> 00:41:23,180 I don't want my life enriched! 818 00:41:23,247 --> 00:41:25,382 Marie, your show has been canceled. 819 00:41:27,284 --> 00:41:30,154 ♪ Hello, hello, we want you all to know ♪ 820 00:41:30,221 --> 00:41:32,623 ♪ We couldn't wait to get here just to say hello. ♪ 821 00:41:32,690 --> 00:41:36,527 ♪ ♪ 822 00:41:50,441 --> 00:41:55,179 ♪ Oh, it's a jolly holiday with Mary ♪ 823 00:41:55,246 --> 00:41:57,982 ♪ Mary makes your heart so light. ♪ 824 00:41:58,048 --> 00:42:00,484 ♪ Why look so awfully tragic? ♪ 825 00:42:00,551 --> 00:42:03,254 ♪ Put on a happy face. ♪ 826 00:42:03,320 --> 00:42:05,189 ♪ Oh, you pretty Chitty Bang Bang ♪ 827 00:42:05,256 --> 00:42:07,191 ♪ Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, we love you. ♪ 828 00:42:07,258 --> 00:42:08,959 Why don't you care about what I think? 829 00:42:07,258 --> 00:42:08,959 Would you just hold it... 830 00:42:09,026 --> 00:42:10,127 (doorbell rings) 831 00:42:09,026 --> 00:42:10,127 Just once... 832 00:42:10,194 --> 00:42:12,396 Hi... 833 00:42:12,463 --> 00:42:14,899 Who are you to be giving orders in my hospital? 834 00:42:14,965 --> 00:42:17,434 Martin Rutgers, National Security Agency. 835 00:42:17,501 --> 00:42:20,237 Chief, I am a candidate for mayor. 836 00:42:20,304 --> 00:42:24,441 I'm not an alcoholic, Fran. Come on. 837 00:42:24,508 --> 00:42:26,176 Are you sick or something? 838 00:42:26,243 --> 00:42:28,946 Oh, my, I should say so. 839 00:42:29,013 --> 00:42:31,749 I have one of the most advanced cases of old age 840 00:42:31,815 --> 00:42:33,550 in the history of medical science. 841 00:42:33,617 --> 00:42:37,087 Sundown to sunrise, we felt young again. 842 00:42:38,355 --> 00:42:40,224 I may be circling the drain, 843 00:42:40,291 --> 00:42:42,526 but I got a few steps left in me. 844 00:42:49,833 --> 00:42:52,236 ESTEFAN: And now, here's Lin-Manuel Miranda. 845 00:42:52,303 --> 00:42:54,204 Spend five minutes with Dick Van Dyke 846 00:42:54,271 --> 00:42:56,407 and you're more alive than you were before. 847 00:42:56,473 --> 00:42:57,808 He's the kind of performing legend 848 00:42:57,875 --> 00:43:00,244 you just hope to meet one day and say, "Thank you 849 00:43:00,311 --> 00:43:02,579 for showing us how it ought to be done." 850 00:43:02,646 --> 00:43:04,214 Getting the chance to actually work with Dick 851 00:43:04,281 --> 00:43:05,549 on Mary Poppins Returns 852 00:43:05,616 --> 00:43:07,718 was a lifelong dream come true. 853 00:43:07,785 --> 00:43:09,520 When I met him, we immediately bonded 854 00:43:09,586 --> 00:43:12,256 over our shared history with the musical Bye Bye Birdie. 855 00:43:12,323 --> 00:43:14,291 He, of course, for winning a Tony as Albert 856 00:43:14,358 --> 00:43:16,360 and then going on to give an iconic performance 857 00:43:16,427 --> 00:43:19,897 in the 1963 film, and me for playing Conrad Birdie 858 00:43:19,964 --> 00:43:21,465 in my sixth grade stage production. 859 00:43:21,532 --> 00:43:23,767 My grandmother made my gold lamé jacket. 860 00:43:23,834 --> 00:43:26,337 Basically the same experience. 861 00:43:26,403 --> 00:43:28,272 Dick, from all your friends on Broadway 862 00:43:28,339 --> 00:43:30,374 and from your fans all around the world, 863 00:43:30,441 --> 00:43:33,577 thank you, and congratulations on your Kennedy Center Honor. 864 00:43:33,644 --> 00:43:35,312 Now, to kick off this tribute to some of your 865 00:43:35,379 --> 00:43:36,814 best-loved performances, 866 00:43:36,880 --> 00:43:38,749 here are Derek Hough and Laura Osnes. 867 00:43:38,816 --> 00:43:41,218 ♪ ♪ 868 00:43:41,285 --> 00:43:42,853 ♪ Gray skies are gonna clear up ♪ 869 00:43:42,920 --> 00:43:46,357 ♪ Put on a happy face ♪ 870 00:43:46,423 --> 00:43:48,692 ♪ Brush off the clouds and cheer up ♪ 871 00:43:48,759 --> 00:43:51,195 ♪ Put on a happy face ♪ 872 00:43:51,261 --> 00:43:53,897 ♪ Take off that gloomy mask of tragedy ♪ 873 00:43:53,964 --> 00:43:56,500 ♪ It's not your style ♪ 874 00:43:56,567 --> 00:43:58,602 ♪ You'll look so good that you'll be glad ♪ 875 00:43:58,669 --> 00:44:01,705 ♪ You decided to smile ♪ 876 00:44:01,772 --> 00:44:04,174 ♪ Pick out a pleasant outlook ♪ 877 00:44:04,241 --> 00:44:07,077 ♪ Stick out that noble chin ♪ 878 00:44:07,144 --> 00:44:09,380 ♪ Wipe off that full-of-doubt look ♪ 879 00:44:09,446 --> 00:44:12,349 ♪ Slap on a happy grin ♪ 880 00:44:09,446 --> 00:44:12,349 Ah-choo! 881 00:44:12,416 --> 00:44:16,920 ♪ And spread sunshine all over the place ♪ 882 00:44:16,987 --> 00:44:21,492 ♪ Just put on a happy face ♪ 883 00:44:25,496 --> 00:44:28,365 ♪ Put on a happy face ♪ 884 00:44:30,868 --> 00:44:33,537 ♪ Put on a happy face ♪ 885 00:44:33,604 --> 00:44:36,507 ♪ ♪ 886 00:44:55,092 --> 00:44:56,860 BOTH: ♪ And spread sunshine ♪ 887 00:44:56,927 --> 00:44:59,963 ♪ All over the place ♪ 888 00:45:05,235 --> 00:45:07,771 ♪ Put on a happy ♪ 889 00:45:07,838 --> 00:45:10,007 ♪ Put on a happy ♪ 890 00:45:10,074 --> 00:45:14,678 ♪ Face. ♪ 891 00:45:16,980 --> 00:45:20,017 ESTEFAN: And now here's Chita Rivera. 892 00:45:20,084 --> 00:45:22,352 When Dick performed "Put on a Happy Face," 893 00:45:22,419 --> 00:45:24,254 Bye Bye Birdie soared. 894 00:45:24,321 --> 00:45:26,356 The very first audience reaction 895 00:45:26,423 --> 00:45:28,792 let us know we had a hit on our hands. 896 00:45:28,859 --> 00:45:31,061 But I already knew I'd struck gold with Dick, 897 00:45:31,128 --> 00:45:33,597 because we bonded on day one. 898 00:45:33,664 --> 00:45:35,666 The man is pure joy. 899 00:45:35,732 --> 00:45:38,836 Once we got each other laughing, we just couldn't stop. 900 00:45:38,902 --> 00:45:42,506 In fact, our hysterics even got us kicked out of rehearsals. 901 00:45:42,573 --> 00:45:46,777 But we were turning the entire company into a family, 902 00:45:46,844 --> 00:45:49,980 and when you have a great family, you have a great show. 903 00:45:50,047 --> 00:45:52,783 Dick and I have been like family ever since, 904 00:45:52,850 --> 00:45:55,853 and I am thrilled that he is receiving this honor. 905 00:45:55,919 --> 00:45:59,556 In addition to laughter, Dick has always had a passion 906 00:45:59,623 --> 00:46:01,358 for a cappella voices. 907 00:46:01,425 --> 00:46:03,527 And so, Dick, with a tribute 908 00:46:03,594 --> 00:46:06,363 to one of your most treasured movie songs, 909 00:46:06,430 --> 00:46:09,166 here are Grammy winners Pentatonix 910 00:46:09,233 --> 00:46:13,504 and Tony Award nominee Aaron Tveit. 911 00:46:13,570 --> 00:46:15,539 ♪ ♪ 912 00:46:15,606 --> 00:46:17,307 ♪ Chitty Bang Bang, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ♪ 913 00:46:17,374 --> 00:46:19,843 ♪ Chitty Bang Bang, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ♪ 914 00:46:19,910 --> 00:46:21,512 ♪ Oh, you pretty Chitty Bang Bang ♪ 915 00:46:21,578 --> 00:46:23,147 ♪ Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, we love you ♪ 916 00:46:23,213 --> 00:46:25,082 ♪ And in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ♪ 917 00:46:25,149 --> 00:46:27,117 ♪ Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, what we'll do ♪ 918 00:46:27,184 --> 00:46:28,619 ♪ Near, far, in our motorcar ♪ 919 00:46:28,685 --> 00:46:30,487 ♪ Oh, what a happy time we'll spend ♪ 920 00:46:30,554 --> 00:46:31,989 ♪ Bang Bang, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ♪ 921 00:46:32,055 --> 00:46:34,291 ♪ Our fine four-fendered friend ♪ 922 00:46:34,358 --> 00:46:36,293 ♪ Bang Bang, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ♪ 923 00:46:36,360 --> 00:46:37,895 ♪ Our fine four-fendered friend ♪ 924 00:46:37,961 --> 00:46:39,596 ♪ Chitty Bang Bang, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ♪ 925 00:46:39,663 --> 00:46:41,532 ♪ Chitty Bang Bang, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ♪ 926 00:46:41,598 --> 00:46:43,433 ♪ Chitty Bang Bang, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ♪ 927 00:46:43,500 --> 00:46:45,302 ♪ Oh, you pretty Chitty Bang Bang ♪ 928 00:46:45,369 --> 00:46:47,137 ♪ Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, we love you ♪ 929 00:46:47,204 --> 00:46:48,939 ♪ And in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ♪ 930 00:46:49,006 --> 00:46:50,908 ♪ Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, what we'll do ♪ 931 00:46:50,974 --> 00:46:52,576 ♪ Near, far, in our motorcar ♪ 932 00:46:52,643 --> 00:46:54,745 ♪ Oh, what a happy time we'll spend ♪ 933 00:46:54,811 --> 00:46:56,480 ♪ Bang Bang, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ♪ 934 00:46:56,547 --> 00:46:58,782 ♪ Our fine four-fendered friend ♪ 935 00:46:58,849 --> 00:47:00,350 ♪ Bang Bang, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ♪ 936 00:47:00,417 --> 00:47:02,052 ♪ Our fine four-fendered friend ♪ 937 00:47:02,119 --> 00:47:04,054 ♪ You're sleek as a thoroughbred ♪ 938 00:47:04,121 --> 00:47:06,223 ♪ You're seats are a feather bed ♪ 939 00:47:06,290 --> 00:47:09,660 ♪ You'll turn everybody's head today ♪ 940 00:47:09,726 --> 00:47:11,662 ♪ We'll glide on our motor trip ♪ 941 00:47:11,728 --> 00:47:13,463 ♪ With pride in our ownership ♪ 942 00:47:13,530 --> 00:47:17,668 ♪ The envy of all we survey ♪ 943 00:47:17,734 --> 00:47:19,236 ♪ Oh, Chitty, you, Chitty, pretty Chitty Bang Bang ♪ 944 00:47:19,303 --> 00:47:21,371 ♪ Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, we love you ♪ 945 00:47:21,438 --> 00:47:23,674 ♪ And Chitty, in Chitty, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ♪ 946 00:47:23,740 --> 00:47:25,042 ♪ Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, what we'll do ♪ 947 00:47:25,108 --> 00:47:26,376 ♪ Near Chitty, far Chitty, in our motorcar ♪ 948 00:47:26,443 --> 00:47:28,679 ♪ Oh, what a happy time we'll spend ♪ 949 00:47:28,745 --> 00:47:30,747 ♪ Bang Bang, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ♪ 950 00:47:30,814 --> 00:47:32,783 ♪ Our fine four-fendered friend ♪ 951 00:47:32,849 --> 00:47:34,518 ♪ Bang Bang, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ♪ 952 00:47:34,585 --> 00:47:36,587 ♪ Our fine four-fendered friend ♪ 953 00:47:36,653 --> 00:47:38,055 ♪ Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ♪ 954 00:47:38,121 --> 00:47:41,992 ♪ Fine four-fendered Chitty Chitty friend. ♪ 955 00:47:42,059 --> 00:47:44,161 MIRANDA: Dick, here's a salute to that ever-present 956 00:47:44,228 --> 00:47:45,329 spring in your step, 957 00:47:45,395 --> 00:47:47,197 and a nod to Bert the chimney sweep, 958 00:47:47,264 --> 00:47:49,967 our entire company performing "Step in Time." 959 00:47:50,033 --> 00:47:51,835 ♪ Step in time ♪ 960 00:48:00,244 --> 00:48:01,945 ♪ Step in time ♪ 961 00:48:03,847 --> 00:48:05,048 ♪ Step in time ♪ 962 00:48:07,017 --> 00:48:08,952 ♪ Step in time, kick your knees up ♪ 963 00:48:09,019 --> 00:48:11,455 ♪ Step in time, kick your knees up, step in time ♪ 964 00:48:11,521 --> 00:48:13,757 ♪ Never need a reason, never need a rhyme ♪ 965 00:48:13,824 --> 00:48:15,525 ♪ Kick your knees up, step in time ♪ 966 00:48:28,572 --> 00:48:30,540 ♪ Step in time, step in time ♪ 967 00:48:30,607 --> 00:48:32,342 ♪ Step in time, step in time ♪ 968 00:48:32,409 --> 00:48:34,044 ♪ Never need a reason, never need a rhyme ♪ 969 00:48:34,111 --> 00:48:36,079 ♪ Step in time, you step in time ♪ 970 00:48:38,982 --> 00:48:40,917 ♪ Link your elbows ♪ 971 00:48:40,984 --> 00:48:42,686 ♪ Link your elbows, step in time ♪ 972 00:48:42,753 --> 00:48:44,254 ♪ Link your elbows, step in time ♪ 973 00:48:44,321 --> 00:48:45,922 ♪ Never need a reason, never need a rhyme ♪ 974 00:48:45,989 --> 00:48:48,025 ♪ Link your elbows, step in time ♪ 975 00:49:15,085 --> 00:49:16,787 ♪ Step in time, step in time ♪ 976 00:49:16,853 --> 00:49:18,555 ♪ Step in time, step in time ♪ 977 00:49:18,622 --> 00:49:20,190 ♪ Never need a reason, never need a rhyme ♪ 978 00:49:20,257 --> 00:49:23,860 ♪ Step in time, you step in time ♪ 979 00:49:23,927 --> 00:49:27,731 ♪ Bah-bah-bah-bah- bah-bah-bah-bah-bah! ♪ 980 00:49:29,232 --> 00:49:31,968 DIRECTOR: Clear. 981 00:49:29,232 --> 00:49:31,968 (whooping) 982 00:49:32,035 --> 00:49:36,073 ANNOUNCER: Our tribute to Midori is next. 983 00:49:36,139 --> 00:49:40,544 And later, a musical celebration for Garth Brooks. 984 00:49:40,610 --> 00:49:44,081 The 43rd Kennedy Center Honors. 985 00:49:48,952 --> 00:49:50,153 ANNOUNCER: The Kennedy Center Honors will continue here. 986 00:49:50,220 --> 00:49:51,421 This is CBS. 987 00:49:54,224 --> 00:49:56,259 ♪ ♪ 988 00:49:58,061 --> 00:50:00,297 The REACH at the Kennedy Center 989 00:50:00,364 --> 00:50:03,700 is a transformative public space open to all. 990 00:50:03,767 --> 00:50:06,903 Building connections between art and the human experience 991 00:50:06,970 --> 00:50:09,239 is one of the missions of both the REACH 992 00:50:09,306 --> 00:50:11,341 and our next honoree. 993 00:50:11,408 --> 00:50:13,143 We begin our tribute to Midori 994 00:50:13,210 --> 00:50:14,745 with the Grammy-winning conductor 995 00:50:14,811 --> 00:50:19,316 of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Maestro Gustavo Dudamel. 996 00:50:19,383 --> 00:50:23,086 From time to time, humanity is graced with the presence 997 00:50:23,153 --> 00:50:25,689 of an artist who combines the breadth 998 00:50:25,756 --> 00:50:27,924 of an extraordinary creative ability, 999 00:50:27,991 --> 00:50:30,861 the depth of a profoundly miraculous soul 1000 00:50:30,927 --> 00:50:33,864 and the warmth of an open, caring heart. 1001 00:50:33,930 --> 00:50:36,533 Someone with this boundless social vision 1002 00:50:36,600 --> 00:50:38,502 that reaches over mountains 1003 00:50:38,568 --> 00:50:41,405 to touch the lives of everyone around them. 1004 00:50:41,471 --> 00:50:45,709 Such an artist is Midori, who we honor tonight. 1005 00:50:45,776 --> 00:50:49,045 We honor her for not just for her transcendent music-making, 1006 00:50:49,112 --> 00:50:51,248 but also for her tireless commitment 1007 00:50:51,314 --> 00:50:54,718 to social engagement, a commitment that reminds us 1008 00:50:54,785 --> 00:50:58,255 of how we can work together, as a society, 1009 00:50:58,321 --> 00:51:00,824 in service of the greater good. 1010 00:51:00,891 --> 00:51:03,960 Midori, you have won our hearts, 1011 00:51:04,027 --> 00:51:08,298 stimulated our minds and touched our souls. 1012 00:51:08,365 --> 00:51:10,300 ♪ ♪ 1013 00:51:10,367 --> 00:51:13,937 ANNOUNCER: The world has never seen the likes of Midori, 1014 00:51:14,004 --> 00:51:17,474 the peerless virtuoso who seems to serve as a messenger 1015 00:51:17,541 --> 00:51:21,812 for composers 300 years before her time. 1016 00:51:21,878 --> 00:51:26,817 When violinist Pinchas Zukerman first heard her play, he wept. 1017 00:51:26,883 --> 00:51:28,885 And Isaac Stern declared her 1018 00:51:28,952 --> 00:51:31,721 the greatest prodigy he'd ever heard. 1019 00:51:33,423 --> 00:51:36,626 Midori gave her first public performance 1020 00:51:36,693 --> 00:51:38,695 at the age of six in her native Japan, 1021 00:51:38,762 --> 00:51:43,233 and made her American debut just five years later. 1022 00:51:43,300 --> 00:51:47,871 Her violinist mother gently taught and supported her, 1023 00:51:47,938 --> 00:51:50,807 even making her dresses. 1024 00:51:50,874 --> 00:51:54,778 Midori would grow into her prodigious gifts, 1025 00:51:54,845 --> 00:51:58,915 but she had already mastered composure. 1026 00:51:58,982 --> 00:52:00,450 While performing Leonard Bernstein's 1027 00:52:00,517 --> 00:52:04,154 Serenade, after Plato's Symposium at Tanglewood 1028 00:52:04,221 --> 00:52:06,656 with Bernstein conducting, 1029 00:52:06,723 --> 00:52:10,427 her E string broke not once, but twice. 1030 00:52:10,494 --> 00:52:12,429 To the astonishment of the audience, 1031 00:52:12,496 --> 00:52:15,465 she quite literally didn't miss a beat. 1032 00:52:19,269 --> 00:52:20,871 You got an 18th birthday coming up? 1033 00:52:20,937 --> 00:52:22,706 Yes, and I'll... 1034 00:52:20,937 --> 00:52:22,706 Big celebration planned? 1035 00:52:22,772 --> 00:52:24,474 Well, I'll be playing at Carnegie Hall, 1036 00:52:24,541 --> 00:52:26,543 and it's my debut at Carnegie Hall, so I'm very excited. 1037 00:52:26,610 --> 00:52:28,612 (applause) 1038 00:52:26,610 --> 00:52:28,612 Well, that's marvelous. 1039 00:52:28,678 --> 00:52:30,714 ♪ ♪ 1040 00:52:32,816 --> 00:52:34,684 MIDORI: When I think about the different things 1041 00:52:34,751 --> 00:52:38,455 that are in the music, it's my subjective perspective. 1042 00:52:40,423 --> 00:52:43,193 But performers are the messengers 1043 00:52:43,260 --> 00:52:46,963 of what the composers have written. 1044 00:52:47,030 --> 00:52:52,135 ANNOUNCER: Midori is the rarest of artists who stirs our souls 1045 00:52:52,202 --> 00:52:56,740 with her music and changes our lives with her deeds. 1046 00:52:56,806 --> 00:52:59,142 MIDORI: The first piece is by a very, 1047 00:52:59,209 --> 00:53:02,245 very famous composer named Mozart. 1048 00:53:02,312 --> 00:53:03,747 I was appointed 1049 00:53:03,813 --> 00:53:06,049 as a Messenger of Peace for the United Nations. 1050 00:53:08,685 --> 00:53:11,721 And being able to share our musical traditions 1051 00:53:11,788 --> 00:53:15,425 in refugee camps or in remote villages, 1052 00:53:15,492 --> 00:53:18,728 this is something that I think of as a great privilege. 1053 00:53:20,997 --> 00:53:24,234 Music has so many wonderful possibilities, 1054 00:53:24,301 --> 00:53:26,236 for so many people. 1055 00:53:26,303 --> 00:53:29,973 Uh, not just for those that play, but for those that listen. 1056 00:53:32,742 --> 00:53:34,778 (applause) 1057 00:53:36,479 --> 00:53:37,914 ESTEFAN: Here's John Lithgow. 1058 00:53:37,981 --> 00:53:41,751 Let me tell you something you may not know about Midori. 1059 00:53:41,818 --> 00:53:44,888 Her passion for her art is rivaled only by her commitment 1060 00:53:44,955 --> 00:53:47,557 to improve lives across the globe. 1061 00:53:47,624 --> 00:53:49,759 Among the several nonprofit organizations 1062 00:53:49,826 --> 00:53:52,929 she founded and manages, Music Sharing 1063 00:53:52,996 --> 00:53:56,266 brings both western classical and Japanese music traditions 1064 00:53:56,333 --> 00:53:59,970 to young people in schools, institutions and hospitals 1065 00:54:00,036 --> 00:54:01,838 in her native Japan. 1066 00:54:01,905 --> 00:54:04,341 Backed by the highest honor bestowed on a citizen 1067 00:54:04,407 --> 00:54:08,345 by the U.N. secretary general, Midori works to raise awareness 1068 00:54:08,411 --> 00:54:11,681 of United Nations efforts worldwide. 1069 00:54:11,748 --> 00:54:14,517 Midori, with a tribute to your humanitarianism, 1070 00:54:14,584 --> 00:54:16,886 it is my pleasure to introduce your friend-- 1071 00:54:16,953 --> 00:54:18,888 and in fact, my good friend-- 1072 00:54:18,955 --> 00:54:20,757 fellow U.N. Messenger of Peace 1073 00:54:20,824 --> 00:54:23,560 and Kennedy Center Honoree Yo-Yo Ma. 1074 00:54:23,627 --> 00:54:25,662 (Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude playing) 1075 00:54:55,659 --> 00:54:57,761 ♪ ♪ 1076 00:55:27,691 --> 00:55:29,726 ♪ ♪ 1077 00:55:59,789 --> 00:56:01,758 ♪ ♪ 1078 00:56:32,222 --> 00:56:34,257 (piece ends) 1079 00:56:38,061 --> 00:56:40,096 The Kennedy Center Concert Hall is home to 1080 00:56:40,163 --> 00:56:42,265 the National Symphony Orchestra 1081 00:56:42,332 --> 00:56:44,868 under the direction of our conductor tonight, 1082 00:56:44,934 --> 00:56:47,036 Maestro Thomas Wilkins. 1083 00:56:47,103 --> 00:56:49,906 And now, to continue our tribute to Midori, 1084 00:56:49,973 --> 00:56:52,876 here's her friend, Tony and Emmy winner 1085 00:56:52,942 --> 00:56:56,479 and two-time Oscar nominee, Bette Midler. 1086 00:56:56,546 --> 00:56:59,482 Although the lovely Midori appears dainty and small, 1087 00:56:59,549 --> 00:57:03,253 make no mistake, she is a giant and a powerhouse. 1088 00:57:03,319 --> 00:57:05,188 In the pantheon of musical legends, 1089 00:57:05,255 --> 00:57:07,757 she stands shoulder to shoulder, chin rest to chin rest 1090 00:57:07,824 --> 00:57:10,260 with the greatest violinists of all time: 1091 00:57:10,326 --> 00:57:13,530 Enescu, Heifetz, Menuhin, Mutter, Mullova and Perelman. 1092 00:57:13,596 --> 00:57:17,200 And I'm someone who knows a thing or two about fiddlers, 1093 00:57:17,267 --> 00:57:19,335 on roofs and off. 1094 00:57:19,402 --> 00:57:21,571 Many years ago I played a small part with Midori 1095 00:57:21,638 --> 00:57:23,740 in the very successful music education foundation 1096 00:57:23,807 --> 00:57:25,375 she began when she was only 21, 1097 00:57:25,441 --> 00:57:27,377 called Midori and Friends. 1098 00:57:27,443 --> 00:57:30,313 Even at that age, this extraordinary artist 1099 00:57:30,380 --> 00:57:32,649 saw the need to bring music into young lives 1100 00:57:32,715 --> 00:57:34,984 in underserved communities in New York City. 1101 00:57:35,051 --> 00:57:37,287 And since then, Midori and Friends has inspired 1102 00:57:37,353 --> 00:57:40,990 nearly half a million students to become lifelong music lovers. 1103 00:57:41,057 --> 00:57:43,459 And now I am so very pleased to introduce 1104 00:57:43,526 --> 00:57:45,862 this special tribute to my friend Midori. 1105 00:57:45,929 --> 00:57:48,364 Performing with the National Symphony Orchestra, 1106 00:57:48,431 --> 00:57:51,835 here are violin virtuosos Gil Shaham 1107 00:57:51,901 --> 00:57:54,070 and Adele Anthony. 1108 00:57:54,137 --> 00:57:56,105 (applause) 1109 00:57:56,172 --> 00:58:00,076 Midori's musical identity is rooted in the music 1110 00:58:00,143 --> 00:58:02,712 of Johann Sebastian Bach. 1111 00:58:02,779 --> 00:58:05,882 ANTHONY: We would like to play for our friend Midori 1112 00:58:05,949 --> 00:58:09,686 an excerpt from Bach's Concerto for Two Violins. 1113 00:58:09,752 --> 00:58:12,722 Much love to you, Midori. 1114 00:58:12,789 --> 00:58:15,758 (applause) 1115 00:58:19,929 --> 00:58:21,965 ♪ ♪ 1116 00:58:41,951 --> 00:58:43,987 ♪ ♪ 1117 00:59:05,909 --> 00:59:07,944 ♪ ♪ 1118 00:59:27,931 --> 00:59:29,966 ♪ ♪ 1119 00:59:43,379 --> 00:59:47,550 (applause) 1120 00:59:53,222 --> 00:59:54,657 ESTEFAN: To perform the third movement 1121 00:59:54,724 --> 00:59:58,261 of Bernstein's Serenade, after Plato's Symposium, 1122 00:59:58,328 --> 01:00:01,764 please welcome virtuoso Hilary Hahn. 1123 01:00:01,831 --> 01:00:03,166 (applause) 1124 01:00:06,269 --> 01:00:09,505 ♪ ♪ 1125 01:00:29,792 --> 01:00:31,828 ♪ ♪ 1126 01:00:52,382 --> 01:00:54,817 ♪ ♪ 1127 01:01:14,103 --> 01:01:16,105 ♪ ♪ 1128 01:01:33,756 --> 01:01:36,793 (applause) 1129 01:01:45,902 --> 01:01:48,938 ANNOUNCER: Next, our celebration of the arts continues 1130 01:01:49,005 --> 01:01:52,909 with a special performance from rising stars 1131 01:01:52,975 --> 01:01:54,710 of music and dance. 1132 01:01:54,777 --> 01:01:59,382 And later, legendary icons pay tribute to Garth Brooks. 1133 01:02:09,459 --> 01:02:12,895 Now, please welcome the chairman of the Kennedy Center, 1134 01:02:12,962 --> 01:02:14,897 David Rubenstein. 1135 01:02:14,964 --> 01:02:18,267 The Kennedy Center exists as a performing arts center 1136 01:02:18,334 --> 01:02:19,836 as well as a living memorial 1137 01:02:19,902 --> 01:02:22,371 to the legacy of President John F. Kennedy. 1138 01:02:22,438 --> 01:02:25,208 Under federal law, we are a platform to encourage 1139 01:02:25,274 --> 01:02:27,510 and foster both artistic excellence 1140 01:02:27,577 --> 01:02:29,879 and education across the country. 1141 01:02:29,946 --> 01:02:32,014 An important part of our mission is creating 1142 01:02:32,081 --> 01:02:35,485 a moment for America to unite and celebrate the pinnacle 1143 01:02:35,551 --> 01:02:37,887 of artistic achievement through our annual 1144 01:02:37,954 --> 01:02:39,222 Honors celebration. 1145 01:02:39,288 --> 01:02:41,057 Of course, much has changed 1146 01:02:41,124 --> 01:02:44,627 since our 42nd Honors in December of 2019. 1147 01:02:44,694 --> 01:02:46,329 Performing arts centers shut down, 1148 01:02:46,395 --> 01:02:48,798 leaving artists without traditional places to perform 1149 01:02:48,865 --> 01:02:51,467 or create, and patrons with no doors to open 1150 01:02:51,534 --> 01:02:54,103 to see a show or listen to music. 1151 01:02:54,170 --> 01:02:57,573 Tonight represents change and hope for the future, 1152 01:02:57,640 --> 01:03:00,710 and symbolizes the resilience of the arts and our country. 1153 01:03:00,776 --> 01:03:02,678 Tonight also marks a path 1154 01:03:02,745 --> 01:03:04,313 toward reopening the Kennedy Center 1155 01:03:04,380 --> 01:03:06,716 and performing arts centers nationwide. 1156 01:03:06,782 --> 01:03:10,786 I am grateful to our longtime broadcast partner CBS 1157 01:03:10,853 --> 01:03:13,156 for its dedication to this year's Honors, 1158 01:03:13,222 --> 01:03:16,225 and to you, for your support of and belief in 1159 01:03:16,292 --> 01:03:18,194 the importance of performing arts 1160 01:03:18,261 --> 01:03:20,396 to our national spirit and culture. 1161 01:03:20,463 --> 01:03:22,632 At the Kennedy Center, we work every day 1162 01:03:22,698 --> 01:03:25,434 to fulfill our leadership role in national performing arts, 1163 01:03:25,501 --> 01:03:28,604 education policy and programs for young people, 1164 01:03:28,671 --> 01:03:30,940 families, adults and educators. 1165 01:03:31,007 --> 01:03:32,909 Not just here in our nation's capital, 1166 01:03:32,975 --> 01:03:35,344 but across America. 1167 01:03:35,411 --> 01:03:37,980 ♪ ♪ 1168 01:03:39,248 --> 01:03:41,217 The arts were what got me through life. 1169 01:03:41,284 --> 01:03:43,052 BAEZ: Anything that can be done 1170 01:03:43,119 --> 01:03:46,856 to enhance kids' lives with art, music and dance 1171 01:03:46,923 --> 01:03:48,357 is on the right track. 1172 01:03:48,424 --> 01:03:50,259 Sounds shimmer. 1173 01:03:50,326 --> 01:03:51,494 A little bit more speed. 1174 01:03:51,561 --> 01:03:52,895 MIDORI: As a teacher, I think it is 1175 01:03:52,962 --> 01:03:53,930 the greatest kind of honor 1176 01:03:53,996 --> 01:03:55,998 to be able to participate 1177 01:03:56,065 --> 01:03:59,802 in the development of another person. 1178 01:03:59,869 --> 01:04:04,574 I started Midori and Friends to bring musical opportunities 1179 01:04:04,640 --> 01:04:07,910 and music education to kids in underserved communities 1180 01:04:07,977 --> 01:04:09,845 in New York City. 1181 01:04:09,912 --> 01:04:11,214 VAN DYKE: There are schools that have dropped 1182 01:04:11,280 --> 01:04:13,783 their music programs 1183 01:04:13,849 --> 01:04:15,952 and their dramatic programs 1184 01:04:16,018 --> 01:04:17,353 because of cost. 1185 01:04:17,420 --> 01:04:20,856 We need art, music. 1186 01:04:20,923 --> 01:04:23,226 I think it gives us the deepest understanding of ourselves. 1187 01:04:23,292 --> 01:04:25,661 GARTH BROOKS: Things like art programs 1188 01:04:25,728 --> 01:04:28,531 kept me in school long enough for me 1189 01:04:28,598 --> 01:04:31,601 to mature enough to go, "Oh, I need an education." 1190 01:04:31,667 --> 01:04:33,069 That was the joy of going to school, 1191 01:04:33,135 --> 01:04:35,538 was you had these other programs. 1192 01:04:37,306 --> 01:04:38,574 I created DADA 1193 01:04:38,641 --> 01:04:41,010 because young people are 1194 01:04:41,077 --> 01:04:44,080 our future, our hope, 1195 01:04:44,146 --> 01:04:47,883 and we have to let them dream. 1196 01:04:47,950 --> 01:04:51,654 Well, what makes you think you couldn't do that? 1197 01:04:51,721 --> 01:04:54,490 I always let them know that they can do it. 1198 01:04:54,557 --> 01:04:58,194 They must be able to make the world feel. 1199 01:04:58,261 --> 01:05:00,429 And that's the heartbeat of the Kennedy Center. 1200 01:05:00,496 --> 01:05:02,131 (cheers and applause) 1201 01:05:06,602 --> 01:05:08,804 Arts education is a passion shared by all 1202 01:05:08,871 --> 01:05:10,740 of this year's honorees. 1203 01:05:10,806 --> 01:05:12,608 Of the many charitable foundations 1204 01:05:12,675 --> 01:05:14,310 Midori has established 1205 01:05:14,377 --> 01:05:16,912 is her Orchestra Residencies Program, 1206 01:05:16,979 --> 01:05:20,216 which keeps young musicians engaged, excited 1207 01:05:20,283 --> 01:05:23,552 and motivated during these unusual times. 1208 01:05:23,619 --> 01:05:26,789 Likewise, the nonprofit Debbie Allen Dance Academy 1209 01:05:26,856 --> 01:05:30,026 offers a comprehensive dance curriculum for students 1210 01:05:30,092 --> 01:05:32,695 ranging in age from four to 18, 1211 01:05:32,762 --> 01:05:35,765 regardless of their financial status. 1212 01:05:35,831 --> 01:05:38,067 And so, with a tribute to their commitment 1213 01:05:38,134 --> 01:05:41,203 to enriching young lives through music and dance, 1214 01:05:41,270 --> 01:05:44,640 Midori and Debbie's students are joined by rising star 1215 01:05:44,707 --> 01:05:46,509 violinist Randall Goosby, 1216 01:05:46,575 --> 01:05:50,846 and ballet and contemporary dancer Kylie Jefferson. 1217 01:05:50,913 --> 01:05:52,948 ♪ ♪ 1218 01:06:12,868 --> 01:06:14,904 ♪ ♪ 1219 01:06:34,890 --> 01:06:36,926 ♪ ♪ 1220 01:06:56,912 --> 01:06:58,948 ♪ ♪ 1221 01:07:28,878 --> 01:07:30,913 ♪ ♪ 1222 01:08:02,311 --> 01:08:04,346 ♪ ♪ 1223 01:08:37,713 --> 01:08:39,648 ♪ ♪ 1224 01:08:53,829 --> 01:08:55,431 DIRECTOR: Clear! 1225 01:08:55,498 --> 01:08:57,766 Yeah! 1226 01:08:55,498 --> 01:08:57,766 Nice job, everybody! 1227 01:08:57,833 --> 01:09:00,269 Go home! 1228 01:09:00,336 --> 01:09:02,338 ANNOUNCER: Coming up, we kick off 1229 01:09:02,404 --> 01:09:05,508 our spectacular tribute to Garth Brooks. 1230 01:09:05,574 --> 01:09:07,943 The Kennedy Center Honors. 1231 01:09:14,116 --> 01:09:14,884 ANNOUNCER: The Kennedy Center Honors will continue here. 1232 01:09:14,950 --> 01:09:16,018 This is CBS. 1233 01:09:24,460 --> 01:09:26,929 Blue is a remarkable sculpture, 1234 01:09:26,996 --> 01:09:29,398 symbolizing action, risk, 1235 01:09:29,465 --> 01:09:32,167 performance and energy. 1236 01:09:32,234 --> 01:09:34,436 Those are also words that perfectly describe 1237 01:09:34,503 --> 01:09:37,172 our final honoree, Garth Brooks. 1238 01:09:37,239 --> 01:09:40,142 His tribute begins with a two-time Grammy winner, 1239 01:09:40,209 --> 01:09:43,812 Tony Award and eight-time Academy Award nominee, 1240 01:09:43,879 --> 01:09:45,748 Bradley Cooper. 1241 01:09:45,814 --> 01:09:48,918 There's country music, rock, gospel, honky-tonk... 1242 01:09:48,984 --> 01:09:51,020 and then there's Garth Brooks. 1243 01:09:51,086 --> 01:09:53,889 Garth is a power hitter, who swung for the fences 1244 01:09:53,956 --> 01:09:56,392 and shattered the barriers between musical genres, 1245 01:09:56,458 --> 01:09:58,827 forever expanding the vocabulary of country music 1246 01:09:58,894 --> 01:10:01,196 and changing American culture. 1247 01:10:01,263 --> 01:10:03,799 With his sensitive storytelling, he inspired dreamers 1248 01:10:03,866 --> 01:10:06,769 to follow the river and dare to dance the tide. 1249 01:10:06,835 --> 01:10:09,405 Never one to sit back and play it safe, 1250 01:10:09,471 --> 01:10:11,974 he sang his truth, celebrating the lives of people 1251 01:10:12,041 --> 01:10:14,410 who, like John F. Kennedy, paid the ultimate sacrifice 1252 01:10:14,476 --> 01:10:16,412 for the dream they believed in. 1253 01:10:16,478 --> 01:10:18,414 And with his explosive showmanship, 1254 01:10:18,480 --> 01:10:21,350 he electrified packed arenas and roped the wind. 1255 01:10:21,417 --> 01:10:22,818 And through it all, 1256 01:10:22,885 --> 01:10:24,820 he's remained the humblest man you'll ever meet. 1257 01:10:24,887 --> 01:10:27,690 Garth, congratulations on your Kennedy Center Honor. 1258 01:10:27,756 --> 01:10:30,659 Now, here's more about the unprecedented career 1259 01:10:30,726 --> 01:10:34,063 of Garth Brooks as told by his friend, Wayne Gretzky. 1260 01:10:34,129 --> 01:10:36,632 ♪ ♪ 1261 01:10:36,699 --> 01:10:38,500 WAYNE GRETZKY: To see my friend, Garth Brooks, 1262 01:10:38,567 --> 01:10:41,870 in concert is to witness a cosmic blast in cowboy boots. 1263 01:10:41,937 --> 01:10:43,472 (cheering, clamoring) 1264 01:10:45,007 --> 01:10:47,576 It's to hear the ear-splitting roar of 80,000 strong 1265 01:10:47,643 --> 01:10:50,346 having the time of their lives. 1266 01:10:50,412 --> 01:10:52,982 (cheering) 1267 01:10:53,048 --> 01:10:55,584 And it's to understand with crystal clarity 1268 01:10:55,651 --> 01:10:57,252 how a kid from Oklahoma 1269 01:10:57,319 --> 01:10:58,921 came to transcend musical 1270 01:10:58,988 --> 01:11:00,956 and social boundaries, 1271 01:11:01,023 --> 01:11:03,559 and become the best-selling U.S. solo artist 1272 01:11:03,626 --> 01:11:05,995 of all time. 1273 01:11:06,061 --> 01:11:08,664 ♪ Looking back, yeah... ♪ 1274 01:11:08,731 --> 01:11:11,600 Garth was the baby of six kids to a taskmaster father 1275 01:11:11,667 --> 01:11:14,803 and country-singer mother. 1276 01:11:14,870 --> 01:11:17,006 When his mom traded music for motherhood, 1277 01:11:17,072 --> 01:11:19,675 he picked up her dream, and carried it 1278 01:11:19,742 --> 01:11:20,909 to Nashville. 1279 01:11:20,976 --> 01:11:22,244 ♪ Pour me another one ♪ 1280 01:11:22,311 --> 01:11:23,879 ♪ I'm dealing with the other one ♪ 1281 01:11:23,946 --> 01:11:25,381 ♪ I'm drinking my baby goodbye... ♪ 1282 01:11:25,447 --> 01:11:27,783 Garth's versatile voice got him a gig 1283 01:11:27,850 --> 01:11:30,352 singing demos alongside another young hopeful 1284 01:11:30,419 --> 01:11:31,987 named Trisha Yearwood. 1285 01:11:32,054 --> 01:11:34,657 ♪ The thunder rolls and the lightning strikes... ♪ 1286 01:11:34,723 --> 01:11:36,825 With hardcore determination 1287 01:11:36,892 --> 01:11:38,494 and a little bit of luck, 1288 01:11:38,560 --> 01:11:41,363 Garth landed himself a record deal 1289 01:11:41,430 --> 01:11:42,731 and never looked back. 1290 01:11:42,798 --> 01:11:44,033 (audience cheering) 1291 01:11:44,099 --> 01:11:47,069 Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Garth Brooks! 1292 01:11:47,136 --> 01:11:50,039 Is anybody out there as scared as I am by any chance? 1293 01:11:50,105 --> 01:11:51,974 It would help a lot. 1294 01:11:52,041 --> 01:11:55,577 ♪ If tomorrow never comes... ♪ 1295 01:11:55,644 --> 01:11:57,680 GRETZKY: Garth went from playing clubs 1296 01:11:57,746 --> 01:11:59,648 to headlining arenas in one year, 1297 01:11:59,715 --> 01:12:02,651 connecting with euphoric audiences 1298 01:12:02,718 --> 01:12:04,486 who felt like every song 1299 01:12:04,553 --> 01:12:06,689 was written for them. 1300 01:12:06,755 --> 01:12:09,491 The Entertainer of the Year is.... 1301 01:12:09,558 --> 01:12:11,226 BOTH: Garth Brooks! 1302 01:12:11,293 --> 01:12:12,227 ALL: Garth Brooks! 1303 01:12:12,294 --> 01:12:14,196 Garth Brooks! 1304 01:12:14,263 --> 01:12:17,433 Artist of the Decade, Garth Brooks! 1305 01:12:17,499 --> 01:12:20,135 GRETZKY: And when he reached the mountaintop, 1306 01:12:20,202 --> 01:12:22,304 Garth walked away from his career 1307 01:12:22,371 --> 01:12:25,040 to raise his kids in Oklahoma. 1308 01:12:25,107 --> 01:12:27,876 BROOKS: I don't know how else to say it. 1309 01:12:27,943 --> 01:12:30,446 I'm here to... 1310 01:12:30,512 --> 01:12:33,015 announce my retirement, it's a... 1311 01:12:33,082 --> 01:12:35,184 thing that I feel that I'm trading it for, 1312 01:12:35,250 --> 01:12:38,487 is more important at this point in my life. 1313 01:12:38,554 --> 01:12:41,623 GRETZKY: After devoting more than a decade to family life, 1314 01:12:41,690 --> 01:12:44,727 Garth went back on tour with spirited encouragement 1315 01:12:44,793 --> 01:12:46,295 from his biggest fan. 1316 01:12:46,361 --> 01:12:48,397 And the rest of his fans? 1317 01:12:48,464 --> 01:12:49,698 They hadn't gone anywhere. 1318 01:12:49,765 --> 01:12:50,833 ALL: Showtime! 1319 01:12:50,899 --> 01:12:52,568 ♪ I got friends ♪ 1320 01:12:52,634 --> 01:12:54,436 ♪ In low places ♪ 1321 01:12:54,503 --> 01:12:57,106 ♪ Where the whiskey drowns... ♪ 1322 01:12:57,172 --> 01:12:59,742 Garth, in the 20-plus years I've known you, 1323 01:12:59,808 --> 01:13:01,977 I've watched you give everything you've got, 1324 01:13:02,044 --> 01:13:03,812 to everyone around you. 1325 01:13:03,879 --> 01:13:07,182 And that gets you friends in low places, 1326 01:13:07,249 --> 01:13:08,550 in high places, 1327 01:13:08,617 --> 01:13:10,552 all places. 1328 01:13:10,619 --> 01:13:13,255 ♪ In low places. ♪ 1329 01:13:13,322 --> 01:13:15,557 ESTEFAN: Here's Jason Aldean. 1330 01:13:15,624 --> 01:13:17,359 I'm going to let you in on something. 1331 01:13:17,426 --> 01:13:20,162 I once told Garth Brooks when I was a kid, 1332 01:13:20,229 --> 01:13:21,930 I had his poster on my wall. 1333 01:13:21,997 --> 01:13:23,198 True story. 1334 01:13:23,265 --> 01:13:24,933 Back then, he was "the guy." 1335 01:13:25,000 --> 01:13:26,268 And he still is. 1336 01:13:26,335 --> 01:13:27,870 He knocked down a lot of doors for the artists 1337 01:13:27,936 --> 01:13:30,439 who followed him, especially performers like me 1338 01:13:30,506 --> 01:13:32,975 who aren't what you would call "traditional." 1339 01:13:33,041 --> 01:13:35,277 Garth not only made it okay to mix country music 1340 01:13:35,344 --> 01:13:37,946 with rock and roll, but he made it cool. 1341 01:13:38,013 --> 01:13:40,549 It's been an honor for me to walk through those doors, 1342 01:13:40,616 --> 01:13:42,885 a dream come true to perform with Garth, 1343 01:13:42,951 --> 01:13:46,255 and a mind-blowing experience to call him my friend. 1344 01:13:46,321 --> 01:13:48,891 Now, to perform one of Garth's hits-- 1345 01:13:48,957 --> 01:13:51,760 actually one of the greatest songs in country music-- 1346 01:13:51,827 --> 01:13:54,463 here's Grammy and ACM Award winner, 1347 01:13:54,530 --> 01:13:56,498 my good friend, Kelly Clarkson. 1348 01:13:56,565 --> 01:13:58,600 (cheering, applause) 1349 01:14:04,907 --> 01:14:08,410 ♪ Looking back ♪ 1350 01:14:08,477 --> 01:14:11,980 ♪ On the memory of ♪ 1351 01:14:12,047 --> 01:14:15,717 ♪ The dance we shared ♪ 1352 01:14:15,784 --> 01:14:19,121 ♪ 'Neath the stars above ♪ 1353 01:14:19,188 --> 01:14:22,624 ♪ For a moment ♪ 1354 01:14:22,691 --> 01:14:25,761 ♪ All the world was right ♪ 1355 01:14:25,828 --> 01:14:29,531 ♪ How could I have known ♪ 1356 01:14:29,598 --> 01:14:33,702 ♪ That you'd ever say goodbye ♪ 1357 01:14:33,769 --> 01:14:36,405 ♪ And now ♪ 1358 01:14:36,471 --> 01:14:40,042 ♪ I'm glad I didn't know ♪ 1359 01:14:40,108 --> 01:14:43,946 ♪ The way it all would end ♪ 1360 01:14:44,012 --> 01:14:47,616 ♪ The way it all would go ♪ 1361 01:14:49,451 --> 01:14:51,887 ♪ Our lives ♪ 1362 01:14:51,954 --> 01:14:55,691 ♪ Are better left to chance ♪ 1363 01:14:55,757 --> 01:14:59,228 ♪ I could have missed the pain ♪ 1364 01:14:59,294 --> 01:15:03,565 ♪ But I'd have had to miss ♪ 1365 01:15:03,632 --> 01:15:08,070 ♪ The dance ♪ 1366 01:15:10,305 --> 01:15:13,876 ♪ Holding you ♪ 1367 01:15:13,942 --> 01:15:17,279 ♪ I held everything ♪ 1368 01:15:17,346 --> 01:15:21,016 ♪ For a moment ♪ 1369 01:15:21,083 --> 01:15:24,953 ♪ Wasn't I the king ♪ 1370 01:15:25,020 --> 01:15:28,657 ♪ If I'd only known ♪ 1371 01:15:28,724 --> 01:15:32,127 ♪ How the king would fall ♪ 1372 01:15:32,194 --> 01:15:35,697 ♪ Hey, who's to say ♪ 1373 01:15:35,764 --> 01:15:39,334 ♪ I might have changed it all ♪ 1374 01:15:39,401 --> 01:15:41,837 ♪ And now ♪ 1375 01:15:41,904 --> 01:15:45,874 ♪ I'm glad I didn't know ♪ 1376 01:15:45,941 --> 01:15:49,378 ♪ The way it all would end ♪ 1377 01:15:49,444 --> 01:15:53,015 ♪ The way it all would go ♪ 1378 01:15:54,716 --> 01:15:57,052 ♪ Our lives ♪ 1379 01:15:57,119 --> 01:16:01,290 ♪ Are better left to chance ♪ 1380 01:16:01,356 --> 01:16:04,626 ♪ I could have missed the pain ♪ 1381 01:16:04,693 --> 01:16:07,696 ♪ But I'd have had to miss ♪ 1382 01:16:09,598 --> 01:16:11,900 ♪ Our lives ♪ 1383 01:16:11,967 --> 01:16:15,737 ♪ Are better left to chance ♪ 1384 01:16:15,804 --> 01:16:18,807 ♪ I could have missed the pain ♪ 1385 01:16:18,874 --> 01:16:23,111 ♪ But I'd have had to miss ♪ 1386 01:16:23,178 --> 01:16:26,315 ♪ The ♪ 1387 01:16:26,381 --> 01:16:30,252 ♪ Dance. ♪ 1388 01:16:32,854 --> 01:16:34,890 (cheering, applause) 1389 01:16:35,991 --> 01:16:38,660 Congratulations, Garth. I love you. 1390 01:16:41,096 --> 01:16:43,432 ANNOUNCER: Our tribute to Garth Brooks continues, 1391 01:16:43,498 --> 01:16:46,201 with more unforgettable performances 1392 01:16:46,268 --> 01:16:50,172 next on the Kennedy Center Honors. 1393 01:16:59,848 --> 01:17:01,917 Welcome back to our celebration at the Kennedy Center 1394 01:17:01,984 --> 01:17:03,385 for the Performing Arts. 1395 01:17:03,452 --> 01:17:05,854 Now, to continue our tribute to Garth Brooks, 1396 01:17:05,921 --> 01:17:09,291 here's Emmy winner and two-time Academy Award nominee 1397 01:17:09,358 --> 01:17:11,293 John Travolta. 1398 01:17:11,360 --> 01:17:13,462 Thanks to my movie Urban Cowboy, 1399 01:17:13,528 --> 01:17:16,565 I've gotten a lot of credit for popularizing western shirts 1400 01:17:16,631 --> 01:17:18,066 and cowboy hats. 1401 01:17:18,133 --> 01:17:20,435 But the real credit for bringing country music style 1402 01:17:20,502 --> 01:17:23,105 to the public, and style to country music, 1403 01:17:23,171 --> 01:17:25,874 goes to my very dear friend, Garth Brooks. 1404 01:17:25,941 --> 01:17:28,210 In fact, Garth is more than just a friend. 1405 01:17:28,276 --> 01:17:30,045 He's a part of my family. 1406 01:17:30,112 --> 01:17:32,080 He's been there for me during some difficult times, 1407 01:17:32,147 --> 01:17:33,882 always with a strong shoulder, 1408 01:17:33,949 --> 01:17:36,318 a sympathetic ear, and a word of wisdom 1409 01:17:36,385 --> 01:17:37,819 to help me get through. 1410 01:17:37,886 --> 01:17:40,188 Likewise, his songs give us a safe space 1411 01:17:40,255 --> 01:17:42,057 during moments of struggle, 1412 01:17:42,124 --> 01:17:44,426 reminding us to tell our loved ones how we feel 1413 01:17:44,493 --> 01:17:47,162 while they're here, to embrace our differences, 1414 01:17:47,229 --> 01:17:48,964 or just dream. 1415 01:17:49,031 --> 01:17:51,433 Now, to sing one for the dreamers 1416 01:17:51,500 --> 01:17:53,301 is the artist whose music inspired Garth 1417 01:17:53,368 --> 01:17:55,737 to pick up his guitar and write it. 1418 01:17:55,804 --> 01:17:59,107 Performing "The River" with the National Symphony Orchestra, 1419 01:17:59,174 --> 01:18:02,611 here's my dear friend, James Taylor. 1420 01:18:05,580 --> 01:18:07,449 ♪ ♪ 1421 01:18:11,853 --> 01:18:15,924 ♪ Well, a dream is like a river ♪ 1422 01:18:15,991 --> 01:18:18,760 ♪ Ever changin' as it flows ♪ 1423 01:18:18,827 --> 01:18:21,863 ♪ And a dreamer's just a vessel ♪ 1424 01:18:21,930 --> 01:18:24,299 ♪ That must follow where it goes ♪ 1425 01:18:24,366 --> 01:18:28,703 ♪ Trying to learn from what's behind you ♪ 1426 01:18:28,770 --> 01:18:31,506 ♪ Never knowing what's in store ♪ 1427 01:18:31,573 --> 01:18:35,077 ♪ Makes each day a constant battle ♪ 1428 01:18:35,143 --> 01:18:39,081 ♪ Just to stay between the shores ♪ 1429 01:18:41,616 --> 01:18:44,920 ♪ Too many times we stand aside ♪ 1430 01:18:44,986 --> 01:18:47,989 ♪ Watch the waters slip away ♪ 1431 01:18:48,056 --> 01:18:52,194 ♪ Till what we put off until tomorrow ♪ 1432 01:18:52,260 --> 01:18:54,563 ♪ Has become yesterday ♪ 1433 01:18:54,629 --> 01:18:58,300 ♪ So don't you sit upon that shoreline ♪ 1434 01:18:58,366 --> 01:19:01,803 ♪ And say you're satisfied ♪ 1435 01:19:01,870 --> 01:19:04,806 ♪ You must choose to chance the rapids ♪ 1436 01:19:04,873 --> 01:19:08,710 ♪ Dare to dance the tide ♪ 1437 01:19:08,777 --> 01:19:12,747 ♪ Yes, I will sail my vessel ♪ 1438 01:19:12,814 --> 01:19:15,750 ♪ Till the river runs dry ♪ 1439 01:19:15,817 --> 01:19:19,054 ♪ Like a bird upon the wind ♪ 1440 01:19:19,121 --> 01:19:22,624 ♪ These waters are my sky ♪ 1441 01:19:22,691 --> 01:19:27,229 ♪ I'll never reach my destination ♪ 1442 01:19:27,295 --> 01:19:29,231 ♪ If I never try ♪ 1443 01:19:29,297 --> 01:19:32,734 ♪ So I will sail my vessel ♪ 1444 01:19:32,801 --> 01:19:36,071 ♪ Till the river runs dry ♪ 1445 01:19:37,472 --> 01:19:41,042 ♪ Yeah, there's bound to be rough waters ♪ 1446 01:19:41,109 --> 01:19:44,613 ♪ And I know I'll take some falls ♪ 1447 01:19:44,679 --> 01:19:47,582 ♪ But with the good Lord as my captain ♪ 1448 01:19:47,649 --> 01:19:51,419 ♪ I can make it through it all ♪ 1449 01:19:52,888 --> 01:19:55,857 ♪ I will sail my vessel ♪ 1450 01:19:55,924 --> 01:19:58,760 ♪ Till the river runs dry ♪ 1451 01:19:58,827 --> 01:20:02,164 ♪ Like a bird upon the wind ♪ 1452 01:20:02,230 --> 01:20:05,267 ♪ These waters are my sky ♪ 1453 01:20:05,333 --> 01:20:08,970 ♪ I'll never reach my destination ♪ 1454 01:20:09,037 --> 01:20:12,107 ♪ If I never try ♪ 1455 01:20:12,174 --> 01:20:15,610 ♪ And I will sail my vessel ♪ 1456 01:20:15,677 --> 01:20:19,548 ♪ Till the river runs dry ♪ 1457 01:20:19,614 --> 01:20:22,083 ♪ Till the river runs dry ♪ 1458 01:20:23,552 --> 01:20:26,821 ♪ Till the river runs dry. ♪ 1459 01:20:28,690 --> 01:20:30,725 (applause, cheering) 1460 01:20:45,273 --> 01:20:46,908 And now let's head back outside 1461 01:20:46,975 --> 01:20:49,211 for more of Garth's most beloved hits. 1462 01:20:49,277 --> 01:20:52,547 Here's Academy of Country Music Award winner Jimmie Allen. 1463 01:20:52,614 --> 01:20:54,716 (applause) 1464 01:21:01,656 --> 01:21:03,692 ("The Thunder Rolls" begins) 1465 01:21:07,329 --> 01:21:10,265 ♪ 3:30 in the morning ♪ 1466 01:21:10,332 --> 01:21:13,301 ♪ And not a soul in sight ♪ 1467 01:21:13,368 --> 01:21:15,637 ♪ The city's lookin' like a ghost town ♪ 1468 01:21:15,704 --> 01:21:18,740 ♪ On a moonless summer night ♪ 1469 01:21:18,807 --> 01:21:21,109 ♪ Raindrops on the windshield ♪ 1470 01:21:21,176 --> 01:21:23,912 ♪ There's a storm movin' in ♪ 1471 01:21:24,913 --> 01:21:26,848 ♪ He's headed back from somewhere ♪ 1472 01:21:26,915 --> 01:21:30,185 ♪ That he never should have been ♪ 1473 01:21:30,252 --> 01:21:33,421 ♪ And the thunder rolls ♪ 1474 01:21:35,991 --> 01:21:38,660 ♪ And the thunder rolls ♪ 1475 01:21:42,964 --> 01:21:45,200 ♪ Every light is burnin' ♪ 1476 01:21:45,267 --> 01:21:48,637 ♪ In a house across town ♪ 1477 01:21:48,703 --> 01:21:51,139 ♪ She's pacing by the telephone ♪ 1478 01:21:51,206 --> 01:21:54,609 ♪ In her faded flannel gown ♪ 1479 01:21:54,676 --> 01:21:56,978 ♪ Askin' for a miracle ♪ 1480 01:21:57,045 --> 01:22:00,181 ♪ And hopin' she ain't right, no ♪ 1481 01:22:00,248 --> 01:22:02,784 ♪ Praying it's the weather ♪ 1482 01:22:02,851 --> 01:22:06,087 ♪ That's kept him out all night ♪ 1483 01:22:06,154 --> 01:22:09,157 ♪ And the thunder rolls ♪ 1484 01:22:11,793 --> 01:22:13,862 ♪ And the thunder rolls ♪ 1485 01:22:17,899 --> 01:22:20,302 ♪ The thunder rolls ♪ 1486 01:22:20,368 --> 01:22:22,837 ♪ And the lightnin' strikes ♪ 1487 01:22:22,904 --> 01:22:26,041 ♪ Another love grows cold ♪ 1488 01:22:26,107 --> 01:22:29,010 ♪ On a sleepless night ♪ 1489 01:22:29,077 --> 01:22:31,813 ♪ As the storm blows on ♪ 1490 01:22:31,880 --> 01:22:33,715 ♪ Out of control ♪ 1491 01:22:35,016 --> 01:22:37,886 ♪ Deep in her heart ♪ 1492 01:22:37,952 --> 01:22:42,290 ♪ The thunder rolls. ♪ 1493 01:22:43,858 --> 01:22:46,494 (cheering, applause) 1494 01:22:46,561 --> 01:22:48,797 ("Friends in Low Places" begins) 1495 01:22:54,936 --> 01:22:57,138 ♪ Blame it all on my roots ♪ 1496 01:22:57,205 --> 01:22:59,641 ♪ I showed up in boots ♪ 1497 01:22:59,708 --> 01:23:03,178 ♪ And ruined your black tie affair ♪ 1498 01:23:04,179 --> 01:23:05,714 ♪ The last one to know ♪ 1499 01:23:05,780 --> 01:23:08,483 ♪ Was the last one to show ♪ 1500 01:23:08,550 --> 01:23:12,687 ♪ I was the last one you thought you'd see there ♪ 1501 01:23:12,754 --> 01:23:15,523 ♪ And I saw the surprise ♪ 1502 01:23:15,590 --> 01:23:17,859 ♪ And the fear in his eyes ♪ 1503 01:23:17,926 --> 01:23:21,896 ♪ When I took his glass of champagne ♪ 1504 01:23:21,963 --> 01:23:24,699 ♪ And I toasted you ♪ 1505 01:23:24,766 --> 01:23:26,835 ♪ Said, honey, we may be through ♪ 1506 01:23:26,901 --> 01:23:31,806 ♪ But you'll never hear me complain ♪ 1507 01:23:31,873 --> 01:23:36,745 ♪ 'Cause I've got friends in low places ♪ 1508 01:23:36,811 --> 01:23:38,680 ♪ Where the whiskey drowns ♪ 1509 01:23:38,747 --> 01:23:43,485 ♪ And the beer chases my blues away ♪ 1510 01:23:43,551 --> 01:23:45,086 ♪ Yeah! ♪ 1511 01:23:45,153 --> 01:23:49,290 ♪ And I'll be okay ♪ 1512 01:23:49,357 --> 01:23:54,028 ♪ Well, I'm not big on social graces ♪ 1513 01:23:54,095 --> 01:23:57,098 ♪ Think I'll slip on down ♪ 1514 01:23:57,165 --> 01:23:59,734 ♪ To the oasis ♪ 1515 01:23:59,801 --> 01:24:02,837 ♪ Oh, I've got friends, yeah ♪ 1516 01:24:02,904 --> 01:24:06,074 ♪ In low places ♪ 1517 01:24:06,141 --> 01:24:08,676 Come on, y'all, help me sing this song. 1518 01:24:08,743 --> 01:24:13,748 ♪ 'Cause I've got friends in low places ♪ 1519 01:24:13,815 --> 01:24:15,517 ♪ Where the whiskey drowns ♪ 1520 01:24:15,583 --> 01:24:19,988 ♪ And the beer chases my blues away ♪ 1521 01:24:20,054 --> 01:24:21,456 ♪ Yeah! ♪ 1522 01:24:21,523 --> 01:24:24,959 ♪ And I'll be okay ♪ 1523 01:24:26,761 --> 01:24:31,199 ♪ No, I'm not big on social graces ♪ 1524 01:24:31,266 --> 01:24:33,568 ♪ Think I'll slip on down ♪ 1525 01:24:33,635 --> 01:24:36,271 ♪ To the oasis ♪ 1526 01:24:36,337 --> 01:24:39,641 ♪ Oh, I've got friends, yeah ♪ 1527 01:24:39,707 --> 01:24:43,778 ♪ In low places ♪ 1528 01:24:43,845 --> 01:24:45,513 ♪ Yeah ♪ 1529 01:24:45,580 --> 01:24:48,983 ♪ 'Cause I got friends ♪ 1530 01:24:49,050 --> 01:24:54,556 ♪ In low places. ♪ 1531 01:24:54,622 --> 01:24:56,858 (cheering, whooping) 1532 01:24:59,327 --> 01:25:00,929 Mr. Brooks, thank you so much. 1533 01:25:00,995 --> 01:25:02,096 Love you. 1534 01:25:02,163 --> 01:25:03,798 Thanks for everything you've done, man. 1535 01:25:03,865 --> 01:25:05,066 (cheering, whistling) 1536 01:25:03,865 --> 01:25:05,066 ♪ ♪ 1537 01:25:05,133 --> 01:25:06,801 ANNOUNCER: Our tribute to Garth Brooks 1538 01:25:06,868 --> 01:25:10,338 concludes with a thrilling performance next. 1539 01:25:10,405 --> 01:25:12,440 The Kennedy Center Honors. 1540 01:25:16,711 --> 01:25:18,746 ♪ ♪ 1541 01:25:20,815 --> 01:25:23,117 Welcome back to the Kennedy Center Honors. 1542 01:25:23,184 --> 01:25:24,919 As a final tribute, 1543 01:25:24,986 --> 01:25:28,223 performing Garth's hit "We Shall Be Free," 1544 01:25:28,289 --> 01:25:31,926 here's the Empress of Soul, Gladys Knight. 1545 01:25:31,993 --> 01:25:34,028 (applause, cheering) 1546 01:25:39,367 --> 01:25:40,602 KNIGHT: Oh, my goodness! 1547 01:25:40,668 --> 01:25:43,805 (mouthing) 1548 01:25:46,508 --> 01:25:48,142 Yeah, I started in country. 1549 01:25:48,209 --> 01:25:50,044 ♪ ♪ 1550 01:25:51,212 --> 01:25:55,149 ♪ This ain't comin' from no prophet ♪ 1551 01:25:59,187 --> 01:26:04,826 ♪ Just an ordinary man ♪ 1552 01:26:06,361 --> 01:26:09,364 ♪ When I close my eyes, I see ♪ 1553 01:26:10,999 --> 01:26:15,403 ♪ The way this world shall be ♪ 1554 01:26:16,704 --> 01:26:23,811 ♪ When we all walk hand in hand ♪ 1555 01:26:26,548 --> 01:26:27,815 ♪ Yeah ♪ 1556 01:26:27,882 --> 01:26:29,851 ♪ ♪ 1557 01:26:27,882 --> 01:26:29,851 (singers vocalizing) 1558 01:26:31,419 --> 01:26:32,887 KNIGHT: Come on. 1559 01:26:37,559 --> 01:26:41,563 ♪ When the last child cries for a crust of bread ♪ 1560 01:26:41,629 --> 01:26:44,299 ♪ When the last man dies ♪ 1561 01:26:44,365 --> 01:26:46,568 ♪ For just words that he said ♪ 1562 01:26:46,634 --> 01:26:51,539 ♪ When there's shelter over the poorest head ♪ 1563 01:26:51,606 --> 01:26:55,243 ♪ Then we shall be free ♪ 1564 01:26:56,377 --> 01:26:59,013 ♪ When the last thing we notice ♪ 1565 01:26:59,080 --> 01:27:01,182 ♪ Is the color of skin ♪ 1566 01:27:01,249 --> 01:27:04,285 ♪ And the first thing we look for ♪ 1567 01:27:04,352 --> 01:27:06,387 ♪ Is the beauty within ♪ 1568 01:27:06,454 --> 01:27:11,526 ♪ When the skies and the oceans are clean again ♪ 1569 01:27:11,593 --> 01:27:14,963 ♪ Then we shall be free ♪ 1570 01:27:15,029 --> 01:27:17,031 ♪ We shall be free ♪ 1571 01:27:17,098 --> 01:27:19,200 ♪ We shall be free ♪ 1572 01:27:17,098 --> 01:27:19,200 You said it. 1573 01:27:19,267 --> 01:27:22,203 ♪ Oh, we shall be free ♪ 1574 01:27:22,270 --> 01:27:24,439 ♪ Yes ♪ 1575 01:27:22,270 --> 01:27:24,439 ♪ We shall be free ♪ 1576 01:27:24,505 --> 01:27:25,540 ♪ Uh-huh ♪ 1577 01:27:25,607 --> 01:27:27,742 ♪ Stand straight ♪ 1578 01:27:27,809 --> 01:27:30,144 ♪ Walk proud ♪ 1579 01:27:30,211 --> 01:27:31,646 ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ 1580 01:27:31,713 --> 01:27:34,849 ♪ We can be free ♪ 1581 01:27:31,713 --> 01:27:34,849 ♪ We shall be free ♪ 1582 01:27:34,916 --> 01:27:36,417 ♪ Oh ♪ 1583 01:27:38,086 --> 01:27:40,054 ♪ When we're free to love ♪ 1584 01:27:40,121 --> 01:27:42,290 ♪ Anyone we choose ♪ 1585 01:27:42,357 --> 01:27:44,792 ♪ When the world's big enough ♪ 1586 01:27:44,859 --> 01:27:47,228 ♪ For all different views ♪ 1587 01:27:47,295 --> 01:27:50,498 ♪ When we all worship ♪ 1588 01:27:50,565 --> 01:27:52,934 ♪ From our own kind of view ♪ 1589 01:27:53,001 --> 01:27:55,436 ♪ Then we shall be free ♪ 1590 01:27:55,503 --> 01:27:56,504 Come on, y'all. 1591 01:27:56,571 --> 01:27:58,873 ♪ We shall be free ♪ 1592 01:27:58,940 --> 01:28:00,008 ♪ We shall be free ♪ 1593 01:28:00,074 --> 01:28:01,509 ♪ Oh ♪ 1594 01:28:01,576 --> 01:28:03,711 ♪ We shall be free ♪ 1595 01:28:03,778 --> 01:28:05,480 ♪ We shall be free ♪ 1596 01:28:05,546 --> 01:28:06,614 Come on. 1597 01:28:06,681 --> 01:28:09,417 ♪ Have a little faith ♪ 1598 01:28:09,484 --> 01:28:11,319 ♪ Hold out ♪ 1599 01:28:11,386 --> 01:28:15,423 ♪ 'Cause we shall be free ♪ 1600 01:28:17,792 --> 01:28:20,261 ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ 1601 01:28:20,328 --> 01:28:23,598 ♪ We shall be free ♪ 1602 01:28:25,433 --> 01:28:28,536 ♪ We shall be free ♪ 1603 01:28:28,603 --> 01:28:30,071 ♪ Oh ♪ 1604 01:28:30,138 --> 01:28:32,707 ♪ We shall be free ♪ 1605 01:28:30,138 --> 01:28:32,707 ♪ We shall be free ♪ 1606 01:28:32,774 --> 01:28:34,375 KNIGHT: I like this part. 1607 01:28:34,442 --> 01:28:36,611 ♪ Stand straight ♪ 1608 01:28:36,678 --> 01:28:38,846 ♪ Walk proud ♪ 1609 01:28:36,678 --> 01:28:38,846 ♪ Walk proud ♪ 1610 01:28:38,913 --> 01:28:40,548 ♪ Hold out ♪ 1611 01:28:40,615 --> 01:28:41,949 ♪ Have a little faith ♪ 1612 01:28:42,016 --> 01:28:43,384 ♪ We shall be free ♪ 1613 01:28:42,016 --> 01:28:43,384 ♪ Hold out ♪ 1614 01:28:43,451 --> 01:28:45,920 ♪ We shall be free ♪ 1615 01:28:45,987 --> 01:28:48,289 ♪ We shall be free ♪ 1616 01:28:48,356 --> 01:28:49,857 Come on, do it with me. 1617 01:28:49,924 --> 01:28:51,025 Here we go. 1618 01:28:51,092 --> 01:28:53,761 ♪ We shall be free ♪ 1619 01:28:53,828 --> 01:28:56,631 ♪ Stand straight ♪ 1620 01:28:53,828 --> 01:28:56,631 ♪ Have a little faith ♪ 1621 01:28:56,698 --> 01:28:59,600 ♪ Walk proud ♪ 1622 01:28:59,667 --> 01:29:03,938 ♪ 'Cause we shall be ♪ 1623 01:29:04,005 --> 01:29:07,141 ♪ Free. ♪ 1624 01:29:07,208 --> 01:29:09,844 I like that song! 1625 01:29:09,911 --> 01:29:11,813 ♪ ♪ 1626 01:29:11,879 --> 01:29:13,715 I love that song! 1627 01:29:14,849 --> 01:29:16,551 Thank you so much! 1628 01:29:17,618 --> 01:29:19,887 (cheering) 1629 01:29:17,618 --> 01:29:19,887 Good night, everybody. 1630 01:29:24,759 --> 01:29:26,327 ESTEFAN: It's been a wonderful celebration 1631 01:29:26,394 --> 01:29:28,062 for this year's honorees. 1632 01:29:28,129 --> 01:29:29,731 We look forward to the time 1633 01:29:29,797 --> 01:29:32,266 when we can once again gather together 1634 01:29:32,333 --> 01:29:34,168 inside the Opera House. 1635 01:29:34,235 --> 01:29:35,803 We'll see you then. 1636 01:29:35,870 --> 01:29:37,605 ANNOUNCER: Reconnect with the arts. 1637 01:29:37,672 --> 01:29:39,340 Reconnect with travel. 1638 01:29:39,407 --> 01:29:41,743 Delta is proud to be the official airline 1639 01:29:41,809 --> 01:29:43,711 of the Kennedy Center Honors. 1640 01:29:43,778 --> 01:29:45,813 Delta. Keep climbing. 1641 01:29:45,880 --> 01:29:48,149 ♪ ♪ 1642 01:30:15,610 --> 01:30:17,311 ♪ ♪ 1643 01:30:46,140 --> 01:30:48,476 ♪ ♪ 1644 01:30:52,146 --> 01:30:54,081 Captioning sponsored by CBS 1645 01:30:54,148 --> 01:30:56,150 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org