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