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Kennedy Center Honors 34th Annual Kennedy Center Honors

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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced the selection of the individuals who will receive the 2011 Kennedy Center Honors. Recipients to be honored at the 34th annual national celebration of the arts are: singer Barbara Cook, singer and songwriter Neil Diamond, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, saxophonist and composer Sonny Rollins, and actress Meryl Streep.

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Watch and Listen Highlights 2011 click to watch the video Kennedy Center Honors Highlights 2011 Highlights 2010 click to watch the video Kennedy Center Honors Highlights 2010 Presitdent Obama and the 1st lady just entered the balcony witt the Honorees: Mel Brooks, Dave Brubeck, Grace Bumbry, Robert De Niro, and Bruce Springsteen. click to watch the video Kennedy Center Honors Highlights 2009 Honors Highlights click to watch the video Kennedy Center Honors Highlights 1978 - Present

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