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Midler, Gordy Among New Kennedy Center Honorees


Midler, Gordy Among New Kennedy Center Honorees
Voice of America
22 Jul 2021, 10:35 GMT+10
WASHINGTON - The Kennedy Center Honors will return in December with a class that includes Motown Records creator Berry Gordy, Saturday Night Live mastermind Lorne Michaels and actress-singer Bette Midler.
Organizers expect to operate at full capacity, after last year s ceremony was delayed for months and later conducted under COVID-19 restrictions.
This 44th class of honorees for lifetime achievement in the creative arts is heavy on musical performers. The honorees also include opera singer Justino Diaz and folk music legend Joni Mitchell.
All will be honored on December 5 with a trademark program that includes personalized tributes and performances that are kept secret from the honorees. ....

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Bette Midler, Berry Gordy among next Kennedy Center honorees


Midler, 75, has won four Grammy Awards, three Emmys, and two Tony Awards, along with two Oscar nominations. Her albums have sold over 30 million copies. In a statement, Midler said she was “stunned and grateful beyond words. For many years I have watched this broadcast celebrating the best talent in the performing arts that America has to offer, and I truly never imagined that I would find myself among these swans.”
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FILE - In this April 5, 2019, file photo Bette Midler attends Variety s Power of Women: New York in New York.
Mitchell, 77, emerged from the Canadian coffee shop circuit to become one of the standard-bearers for multiple generations of singer-songwriters. In 2020, Rolling Stone magazine declared her 1971 album “Blue” to be the third-best album of all time. In a brief statement, Mitchell, said, I wish my mother and father were alive to see this. It’s a long way from Saskatoon.” ....

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